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Good is no longer good enough Gary Laird Committee member IOSH Fire Risk Management Group (FRMG) frmg@ioshnetworks.co.uk

A world which is safe, healthy and sustainable The world is changing at a rapid speed, as a major safety organisation we need to provide a very strong professional lead for the future. As an organisation IOSH has over 46,000 members globally. The IOSH Fire Risk Management Group has over 3,700 members, we are all volunteers.

IOSH Fire Risk Management Group Where we are now: • Over 3,700 Group members • Certificate in Fire Risk Management (NEBOSH) • IOSH Training programmes with CPD awards • Website - regular news & information updates • All Party Parliamentary Fire and Rescue Group • Active involvement in Fire Sector Federation: – Executive; Forum; Technical Guidance & Workforce Development work streams

Changes in the fire sector Long term focus: • Impact of an ageing population • Care Quality Commission • Expectations and profile of Fire Safety • Finance

Rose Park

Rose Park

Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 • Mirrors the Health and Safety at Wok Act 1974. • Capability Regulations • Legal requirement • Written record in the form of an assessment. • Enforced by the Fire Service. • New legal definitions e.g. responsible person, competent person and the relevant person.

14 June 2017 • The day the systems failed • When it comes to fire safety “good enough” is no longer good enough • This was in fact predictable • Who could have known that in the second decade of the 21 st century, the eyes of the whole world would have been watching with horror, a disaster captured on live TV, in the capital of the fifth biggest economy in the world • What do we mean by “due diligence ”?

What happens when the fire alarm goes

Fire Wardens

Fire detection – warning and firefighting

Fire safety risk assessment • Competency- experience, of the fire risk assessor. • Knowledge and understanding of the legal requirements relating to fire risk assessment. • Ability to plan the fire risk assessment. • Analysis of the workplace and work activity • Selection of fire control measures- active and passive. • Consider fire suppression systems – sprinklers, water mist. • Automatic fire detection systems as compensatory feature .

Thank you for your attention Any questions? Gary Laird – frmg@ioshnetworks.co.uk