FPA info zone
The Fire Protection Association will be hosting a series of free seminars and surgeries covering a variety of topical issues including timber frame fires, fire risk assessment competency requirements and business continuity planning. Visitors will also have the opportunity to meet with our experts for informal one-on-one sessions.
The info zone will also be a place for visitors to relax and network with free refreshments and regular demonstrations of new FPA products and initiatives including FPA Academy – a new online learning portal.
FPA info zone seminar timetable (view this as a PDF)
Places at the FPA info zone seminars will be limited. To reserve your free place(s), email fpa@thefpa.co.uk with your name(s), email address and the title of the seminar(s) you wish to attend.
Mon 16 May
11.30-12.00 - Training solutions in the fields of fire detection, alarms and emergency lighting
Mike Floyd, FPA Associate Trainer
12.30-13.00 - A design for life
Examining the installation and maintenance of built-in structural fire protection in buildings
Alan Oliver, Managing Director, Checkmate Fire Solutions
Tue 17 May
11.00-11.25 - Staying free from prosecution
The Fire Safety Order and the lessons to be learnt from recent prosecutions
Neil Cheyne, Senior FPA Trainer & Technical Consultant
11.45-12.10 - In-house fire safety training – the dos and don’ts
What to cover in your workplace fire induction training programmes
Steve Solomon, FPA Trainer & Consultant
12.30-13.00 - Taking Care
Tackling fire safety problems in residential care homes
Adair Lewis, Technical Manager, Fire Protection Association
Wed 18 May
11.00-11.25 - Fire risk assessment fundamentals
The principles of fire risk assessment and the pitfalls to avoid
John Revington, FPA Associate Trainer
11.45-12.10 - Are you prepared for the unexpected?
Ensuring the continuity of your business
David Teed, Teed Business Continuity
12.30-13.00 - The search for good guidance
With a plethora of fire safety guidance now available, where should you go to source information?
Howard Passey, Education & Training Director, Fire Protection Association
Thu 19 May
11.00-11.30 - Which way to safety?
A legislative update on fire safety signs including reference to ENISO 7010
Nick Hemmings, Business Development Manager, Jalite
12.30-13.00 - Means of escape for disabled people
Ensuring the safe evacuation of disabled people
Su Peace, Qequality
Insurers Fire & Security Seminar
Seats will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis at the Insurers fire & security seminar. To reserve your free place (and those of guests), please email libbotson@thefpa.co.uk with the names and contact details of those wishing to attend.
Tuesday 17 May
Fire
9.30 Registration – with refreshments
10.00 Welcome
10.15 Fire Alarm & Detection Systems, John Judd, BAFE
10.50 The Coalition Government’s Fire Strategy – Implications for Insurers
11.25 Coffee Break
11.45 Modern Methods of Construction, Dr James Glockling, Technical Director, Fire Protection Association
12.20 Q&A
12.30 Lunch – International Firex Exhibition Hall
Security
12.30 Lunch – International Firex Exhibition Hall
13.20 Welcome
13.40 Alarm Signalling Systems, Martin Aris, Building Research Establishment
14.10 Where next for detector activated CCTV? Adam Wiseberg, Security Consultant
14.40 Management of personal attack alarm activations and technology breakthrough for lone worker security, Ken Meanwell, Association of Chief Police Officers
15.10 Q&A
15.30 Close
FPA Members Educational Seminar
This event is open to FPA members only. To reserve your free place (plus those of a guest if required), email membership@thefpa.co.uk quoting your membership number.
Wed 18 May
9.30am Registration with refreshments
10.00 Welcome, Jonathan O’Neill, Managing Director, Fire Protection Association
10.10 Staying out of jail, Andy Jack, London Fire Brigade
10.40 Making the most of your membership, Jane Thurgood, Associate Director Publications; Sue Tyley, Associate Director Training; Peter Wilkinson, Associate Director Fire and Risk Services
11.10 Coffee Break
11.30 Fire risk assessor competency, Dave Sibert, Fire Brigades Union
12.00 Q&A Panel Discussion
12.30 Lunch
