Fire Safety Event returns to NEC this April

The event is being backed by a number of key associations in the fire sector including the Institution of Fire Engineers, Rail Industry Fire Association, Association for Specialist Fire Protection, British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association, Institute of Fire Safety Managers, Association of Insurance Surveyors and the National Association of Healthcare Fire Officers, Independent Fire Engineering and Distributors Association, BAFE and SSIAB who have agreed to exhibit and speak at the event.

Attendees will have access to more than 20 hours of seminars, which is being split across two theatres – The Fire Safety Keynote Theatre (Sponsored by Advanced) and the Fire and Evacuation Theatre. 

In addition, delegates are invited to attend breakfast briefings on all three days where they will enjoy refreshments while networking and enjoying sessions on cladding fires (10 April), fire protection in tall buildings (11 April) and Protecting Buildings with Sprinklers (12 April). The sessions start at 9am, which is an hour before the doors open, and will provide attendees with an first look at the exhibition.

10 April

The keynote theatre will boast three sessions on day one, beginning with Advanced’s Neil Parkin delivering an address on how to eliminate false alarms. This will be followed by a mock trial on the Fire Safety Order, which will be led by Pinsent Masons LLP. Dr Bob Docherty will also deliver a session titled passport to fire safety, which will focus on ensuring your workplace is compliant with fire safety laws.

The Fire and Evacuation Theatre will host a session on the devastating effects of fires on trains, buses and at sea and how to take steps to mitigate against the risks and a panel debate on how to safely evacuate premises.

11 April

Highlights from day two include a corporate responsibility mock trial, which will be delivered on behalf of Turner and Townsend by Gerard Forlin QC from Cornerstone Barristers. Gerard has been involved in over 300 fatality cases and has appeared in many of the major cases in this field in the last ten years. Other sessions include guidance on how to evacuate safely during terrorist attacks and how to identify a competent contractor to carry out fire safety work. 

Kingspan’s Tony Ryan will address the key topic of fire safety of insulated panels and facade systems, which has become a mainstream focus in recent months. There will also be a panel debate on fire safety in hospitals, which will explain how to keep patients and premises safe in the event of a fire and key steps to preventing fires. 

12 April

The final day will include keynote sessions on passive fire protection – complying with the law, lessons learned from Grenfell Tower fire and how to protect vulnerable people during fires.

C-Tec will also deliver a session on how to ensure your visual alarm devices are legally compliant. There will be one final panel debate on reliable protection and safe evacuation of premises.

You can attend The Fire Safety Event for FREE so register now and reserve you place for any of the seminar sessions on offer at www.firesafetyevents.com