Conference Agenda - 6 March 2012
9:30 – 9:40 Chairman’s Introduction
David Smith, Chairman, BSI Committee, FSH/14 (Fire precautions in buildings)
Keynote
9:40 - 9:55 The latest Government update on Fire Safety Regulation and Fire Rescue Service
Sir Ken Knight, Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser
9:55 - 10:20 Fire safety and enforcement issues
- General policy and principles
- Consistency of approach
- Enforcement action
Iain Cox, Chief Fire Officer, Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service
How standards can help
10:20 - 10:45 BS 9999 Revision
- Who is using BS 9999 and how is it being used?
- Why the is a need to revise the standard?
- Where are we now?
David Smith, Chairman, BSI Committee, FSH/14 (Fire precautions in buildings)
10:45 – 11:10 BS 9999 Fire safety in the design, management and use of residential buildings – Code of practice
- Scope and development
- Applicability
- Practical implications
Alan Brinson, Executive Director, European Fire Sprinkler Network
11:10 – 11:20 Questions and answers
11:20 – 11:40 Tea and coffee
11:40 – 12:05 BS 6266:2011 Code of practice for fire protection for electronic equipment installations
- Principal changes
- Risk categories
- Reinstatement of detection performance tests
- Strategic implications
Peter Massingberd-Mundy, Technology & Expert Practices Manager, Xtralis
Passive Fire Protection – Risk assessment
12:05 – 12:30 ASFP Guide to inspecting Passive Fire Protection for Fire Risk Assessors
- Common sense approach
- Using the document
- Liabilities of Responsible Person
Niall Rowan, Technical Officer, Association for Specialist Fire Protection
12:30 – 12:50 Case Study: Risk assessment in practice
Arnold Tarling, Associate DirectorHindwoods
12:50 – 13:00 Questions and answers
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 14:20 Table discussion – Defining a competent assessor?
Fire safety products
14:20 – 14:45 CE marking and passive fire protection products
- European Classification
- End use application
- Fire resistance test – test methodology?
- What is happening currently?
- What will happen in the future?
Dr Debbie Smith, Director of Fire Sciences, BRE Global
14:45 – 14:50 Questions and answers
14:50 – 15:15 Tea and coffee
15:15 – 15:35 What goes in, must come out - Evacuation strategies for disabled people
Elspeth Grant, Director, Triple A Consult
15:35 – 15:55 Case Study - A practical and cost effective option for existing high rise social housing
- Hazards associated with high rise social housing utilising case studies
- Review of relevant legislation and guidance
- Background and description of pilot project to retrofit sprinklers to a high rise block in Sheffield
- Identifying potential for sprinklers to be installed to existing high rise housing
Steve Seaber OBE, Project Manager, High Rise Retrofit Pilot Project, BAFSA
15:55 – 16:05 Questions and answers
16:05 – 16:25 Innovative fire design strategies
Andy Passingham, Global Director of Fire Engineering, Buro Happold
16:25 – 16:50 Are insurance requirements preventing innovative fire engineering?
Rob Dakin, Risk Control Manager, Property AXA Insurance UK plc
16:50 – 17:00 Questions and answers
17:00 Chairmans closing remarks
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