This Friday 26th April 2013 – our Technical Director has organised a IFE seminar on:

Fire Safety Law & Legality, 308 years on – Where are we as an Industry and as a Country?

Speakers:

David Stotesbury: Barrister for the FRS – Specialist in Fire Law

Richard Fowler: CMIFireE- Head or Protection ESFRS

David Walden: RBFRS Legal Specialist

Intended for Fire Engineers, Fire Consultants, Fire Safety Officers, Building Control Officers and

other similar Fire Safety professionals, this one day event will develop a greater understanding of

the Legal aspects of Fire Safety, Prosecution, Disclosure, Determinations & Judicial review as

well as current case studies and recent coroner’s verdicts.

If you would like information about this seminar or indeed any other seminars we run, please contact us.

Thanks

On the 27th April 2013 21 year old Type 1 diabetic and London 2012 Olympic Torchbearer Gavin Griffiths will be running from John O Groates to Lands End, he is running 30 miles a day for 30 days. This extreme challenge is for the charities Diabetes UK and JDRF UK, whilst aiming to promote the cause for DIABETES awareness.

Matthew Wood of Millwood will be running on day one and day 30 with him to help support him. We wish them, and all the support crew, family and friends involved, the best of luck and will post pictures up here when we have them.

For more information see:

Gavin Griffiths challenge information

The London Fire and Rescue service have produced an easy to read, printable, fold up card style leaflet that very easily provides the reader with simple instructions and recommendations to follow to help you keep you home and loved ones safe from Fire.

You can download the card here:
http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/Documents/Home_Fire_Safety_Guide.pdf

You might not know, but if the Fire & Rescue Service enforces a company through the Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order 2005, they are required by law to post the details on their web site in the section entitled public register of notices under the Environment and Safety Information Act 1988.
Notices included on the register are:
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

• Alterations notices
• Enforcement notices
• Prohibition/Restriction notices

Health and safety at work, Act 1974

• Section 21 Improvement notice
• Section 22 Prohibition notice

Any visitor to the website can simply click on the borough tab on the right hand side of the page and quickly see the content of the notice including the full company name, property type date of notice and type of notice.
This is bad news for the owners as it brings a lot of bad PR. Currently there are over 1200 notices in place as of 28th Feb 2013, and one of these potentially dangerous sites could be near you!
http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/Notices.asp