Updated June 18, 2017 14:25:04

Photo: Search teams at the top of the Grenfell Tower in London (AP: PA/David Mirzoeff)

The New South Wales Government is considering tougher regulations on the use of combustible cladding in the wake of the deadly Grenfell Tower fire in London.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the state's building safety measures were being reconsidered "with a sense of urgency" after reports cheap cladding used on the outside of the London tower block fuelled the inferno now believed to have killed nearly 60 people.

State Government documents have warned up to 2,500 buildings in NSW could be fitted with flammable cladding.

"We have been working very hard behind the scenes since the tragedy in London," Ms Berejiklian said.

"We are making sure there is no stone left unturned here in NSW.

"We've got our agencies working with a sense of urgency about this and as soon as we can we will bring forward any action we need to take."

And how can landlords and local councils act now to help prevent another disaster?

This week cabinet will consider setting up an interdepartmental taskforce to prevent risky building products from being used.

The NSW Master Builders Association said the danger came from imported products that do not meet safety requirements.

"It's important to stop the tragedies that happen as we saw in London," executive director Brian Seidler said.

"There has to be some form of border protection on products that come into Australia.

"If there's some sort of task force that is established that assists in identifying non-conforming building products then we would have to support that."

Ms Berejiklian said she also believed it was appropriate to have a discussion about national laws relating to regulations.

Photo: Combustible cladding may be regulated in NSW due to the Grenfell Tower fire. (AP: Matt Dunham)

Topics: fires, states-and-territories, building-and-construction, residential, nsw, united-kingdom

First posted June 18, 2017 12:54:26