Due to the sell-out success of the Fire Protection Association’s ‘Building a safer future’ seminar in Gloucestershire in February, a similar event has been planned to take place in London in April.The seminar will take a refreshed look at the Hackitt Review implementation plan and how safety standards and regulations are changing in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
Speakers will address the implications for industry, stakeholders, and residents of tall buildings, and how different agencies can work together to improve and promote fire safety.
Karen Beauchamp from Clevertronics attended the Gloucestershire seminar and said:
“I had a really positive experience. It was a great opportunity to be amongst professionals that value quality, compliance and safety above costs and have a common ground to make the environment we live and work in a safer place.”
“There are many grey areas that need un-picking.” FPA MD Jonathan O’Neill
The government’s response to Dame Judith Hackitt’s recommendations, ‘Building a Safer Future’, was released in December in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy and confirmed that a “stronger and more effective regulatory framework’ is required which ‘commits the government to a programme of reform over the coming years.”
Commenting on the relevance of the seminar, Fire Protection Association Managing Director Jonathan O’Neill said:
“Whilst we welcome all the work on building regulations that has been achieved to date by Dame Judith Hackitt, since the government’s implementation plan it has become apparent that there are many grey areas that need un-picking, so that those implementing the recommendations actually understand the implications.”
The event will be chaired by John Smeaton, Chair of the Fire Protection Association and speakers include:
Find out more or book your ticket here – or call the Fire Protection Association’s training team on 01608 812500.
The Fire Protection Association (FPA) is the UK’s national fire safety organisation. We work to identify the dangers of fire and the means by which potential for loss is kept to a minimum.
Since 1946 we have attained an unrivalled reputation for quality of work and expertise in all aspects of fire including research, consultancy, training, membership, publications, risk surveying and auditing. Our products and services are designed to assist fire, security and safety professionals achieve and maintain the very highest standards of fire safety management.
Our engineers, scientists and consultants have a vast knowledge of fire and risk prevention as well an in depth understanding of fire behaviour and the consequences of poor risk management. They work with research companies, government bodies, industry and the insurance community on projects of varying scale and complexity.
Jonathan O’Neill has been Managing Director of the Fire Protection Association since 1999. He sits on several government and ministerial advisory bodies, including the Arson Control Forum and the Operational Guidance Strategy Board.
He was awarded the OBE for services to fire safety in 2017 and the Fire Industry Association Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018.
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