FIA

Due to popular demand the Fire Industry Association (FIA) and British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association (BAFSA) are very pleased to be hosting another series of fire safety seminars in 2010.

About the Seminar
The aims of this seminar are to alert all care home managers, premises owners, building designers and consultants about the importance and benefits of incorporating fire safety management protection measures and help them provide a safe, worry free environment for residents and staff alike.

Fires in Cares Homes: A Problem and an Answer
Fires in care homes, especially those catering for the elderly and infirm, present their own serious hazards, particularly at night, as the residents may be unable to leave safely without assistance or they may be immobile as a result of disability, mental incapacity or medication.

There have been a number of serious fires in care homes in many parts of the world resulting in multiple deaths. Even the UK with its strict fire regulations has not been immune. Yet there are simple cost effective ways to protect residents, staff and the business.

Each year there are around 800 fires in homes providing care for older persons in the UK. On average three people die each year and a further 84 are injured. In the worst incident for many years, in 2004, one modern care home in Scotland suffered 14 deaths in a fire. There are also around 350 fires in children’s homes with two or three fatalities and around 650 fires in psychiatric hospitals every year.

Apart from the human tragedy that results from death and injuries, there are significant losses in respect of property damage. Major fires often result in businesses closing for good, as they never recover. Even where a home is not destroyed there can be significant commercial pressures on the owners and operators resulting from the need to provide alternative accommodation.

Agenda
 

9.30-10.00 Registration with tea & coffee

10.00-10.10 Welcome & Introduction

10.10-10.40 Legal Obligations: Fire Safety Order, Building Regulations: What you need to know about your responsibilities

10.40-11.00 Fire Risk Assessments: An introduction for care homes

11.00-11.15 Coffee Break

11.15-11.45 Sprinklers: An aid to flexibility and compliance

11.45-12.15 Fire Detection & Alarm Systems: A case study on care homes

12.15-13.15 Lunch

13.15-13.45 Fire Fighting by Care Home Staff: The use of extinguishers

13.45-14.15 Means of Escape, Emergency Lighting, Signs: Key points for care homes

14.15-14.45 Coffee Break

14.45-15.15 Third Party Certification, Maintenance and Product Approvals: Why these are so important

15.15-15.45 Questions and closing remarks

15.45 Close