Fire Safety Seminar Cambridge
Details
- Date: 25 April 2012
- Location: Holiday Inn, Cambridge
Pricing and places
- Member Price: £10.00
- Non Member Price: £10.00
- Places remaining:5
Description
This April we are holding a Fire Safety Seminar at the Holiday Inn Cambridge with support from Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service which aims to inform the Responsible Persons of all commercial properties about fire safety and provide clarity about your fire safety duties, in accordance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
About the Seminar
The event is relevant to anyone responsible for fire safety in all commercial businesses including office and retail premises, care homes, sleeping accommodation, and warehouses.
The seminar is aimed to help you provide a safe environment for occupants and staff alike. We aim to advise owners of commercial premises; facilities managers; health & safety managers; building designers & consultants about the importance and benefits of incorporating fire safety management protection measures, no matter what size of business.
The Agenda
09.00-09.30 Registration
09.30-09.40 Introduction & Welcome by Cambridgeshire FRS
09.40-10.05 Fire Safety Order including Fire Risk Assessments
10.05-10.30 Fire Fighting by Staff: Portable Fire Extinguishers
10.30-10.55 Refreshment Break
10.55-11.15 Building Fire Protection – Compartmentation & Fire Doors
11.15-11.40 Means of Escape/Emergency Lighting
11.40-12.05 Sprinklers
12.05-12.55 Sandwich Lunch
12.55-13.15 Fire Detection and Alarm
13.15-13.40 Tackling False Alarms
13.40-14.05 Open Forum
14.05 Close
The Facts
- Major fires often result in businesses closing completely. The economic cost of fire in the UK is on the increase. In 2008, commercial fire damage cost £865 million, up 15% on 2007.
- Where a building is not destroyed there can still be significant commercial pressures on the owners and operators resulting from the large losses incurred. Business interruption following fires in 2008 resulted in insurance claims of around £200m.
- In 2008, the Fire and Rescue Services attended fires in many different types of buildings including: Retail distribution – 3,700 fires; Restaurants, cafes, public houses etc – 2,600 fires; Industrial premises– 1,800 fires; Recreational – 1,400 fires
- In the same year in the UK, there were 451 fire-related deaths and 12,200 non-fatal fire casualties. Fires in premises such as sleeping accommodation, especially those catering for the elderly, and hotels and guesthouses – with people not familiar with the building- present their own serious hazards. In particular, evacuation of the building at night with limited staff may prove difficult.
Why Attend
Delegates learn key fire safety points related to their working environment as well as having the chance to talk to the local Fire and Rescue Service, manufacturers, installers, suppliers and maintainers of fire protection equipment, and fire risk assessors at the table top exhibition.
Location
Holiday Inn Cambridge
Lakeview
Bridge Road
Impington
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB24 9PH
Tel: 0871 423 4942
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