Webinar
Magdalena Prus, and Janice Tam, both Associate Technical Directors in HKA’s buildings/architectural team will be chairing sessions during the RICS UK Fire Safety conference taking place on the 1 & 2 November 2023.
The fire safety agenda in the UK continues to be of critical importance for surveying professionals. Constant changes to government policy, regulatory updates and new guidance make it more important than ever for those working in the built environment to come together to pause, reflect and take stock of how regulations and ways of working are evolving each year, whilst also looking forward and preparing for what is to come.
Key topics covered include;
- Regulation, standards, and guidance – reviewing the Fire Safety Act 2021 and Building Safety Act 2022, PAS 9980 and insights on the status of Professional Indemnity Insurance
- Navigating updates on the National Regulator for Construction Products
- The latest on engineered timber buildings and the rising issues with Lithium-ion batteries.
1 November 2023 @ 12.15 – 13.00
Session 1B: Fire Safety regulations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Join this session for an overview of the latest regulatory changes in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and insights on what could be coming over the year.
• Summary of the developments of fire safety regulation in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland over the past 12 months
• How is regulation in each nation diverging from the other?
• What does the future of fire safety across the UK look like?
Panelists
Alan McAulay MRICS, Building Standards Hub Director, Scottish Building Standards Futures Board
Mark O’Donnell, Deputy Secretary for Housing, Urban Regeneration, Local Government, Northern Ireland
Sarah Cullen, Head of Building Safety Reform, Welsh Government
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2 November 2023 @ 11.15 – 12.30
Session 2B: Fire Safety documentation
• Regulation 38 Fire Safety Information
• Essential parts of the fire safety documentation story
• What a fire strategy is, and where a fire strategy is and is not required
• What is the difference between a fire risk assessment, a fire strategy, a fire statement and a building safety case?
• What types of buildings might each of these be applicable for?
• What documents are also needed from the Building Safety Act
Chair
Janice Tam
Associate Technical Director, HKA
Panelists
Andrew Foolkes BSc. (Hons) MSc. MRICS CEng MIFireE, Associate Director, Tenos
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2 November 2023 @ 12.40 – 13.25
Session 3B: Moving towards safety equity for evacuating existing residential buildings
This session will explore the use of evacuation lifts in existing residential buildings, looking at:
- The status quo with regards anyone who can’t evacuate from existing residential buildings using the stairs.
- Challenges faced by operators and the fire and rescue service regarding disabled evacuation.
- Difficulties in incorporating evacuation lifts in existing buildings to the standard expected by prescriptive guidance.
- Ways in which existing passenger lifts could be used for this purpose.
Chair
Janice Tam
Associate Technical Director, HKA
Panelists
David Stow CEng MIFireE, Associate Director, Fire engineering, Arup
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