Courses and Workshops

• Understand the concept of Fire Risk Assessment validation.
• Identify the components of a good FRA.
• Learn auditing techniques for validation purposes.
• Examine the process and importance of validation.
• Understand how validation can foster continuous improvement.
• Successfully validate an FRA.

• Respect: Respect fellow participants and the instructor. Create a supportive and inclusive learning environment.
• Engagement: Actively participate in discussions, activities, and group exercises.
• Cell Phones and Devices: Keep mobile phones and other electronic devices on silent mode during class. Minimise distractions caused by personal devices. If you need to take a call, leave the classroom.
• Confidentiality: Respect the confidentiality of information shared within the course. Do not disclose sensitive details discussed by participants.
• Safety: Adhere to safety guidelines during practical exercises. Follow instructions provided by the instructor to ensure personal safety and the safety of others.
• Compliance: Comply with all course policies and guidelines set forth by the instructor and institution.

The course will follow a structured approach starting from the general fundamental principles of combustion flammability and heat transfer, and will lead you through to the more specific study of fire spread and fire development in compartments. Open fires such as pool and jet fires will also be covered. The principles of fire protection practice and technology will be discussed within the context of understanding the fire development mechanism and the response of structures to fires. Your learning experience will be enhanced through worked examples and brief problems that you’ll be asked to attempt on your own or in groups. There will also be an opportunity for some hands-on experience with predictive PC packages.

2–4th December 2024 will see the 8th International Tall Building HRB Conference (UK) come to London alongside Anticipate London at the Excel exhibition centre.

Speakers from around the World will provide valuable insights into current best practice and Tall Building Fire Safety innovation. Delivered over 3 days, the conference will focus on current challenges such as electric vehicles and lithium-ion battery fire safety.

Other topics submitted by members of the Tall Building Fire Safety Network include Façade fire safety testing, ‘Golden thread’ and safety case development, latest fire research and Insurance issues. Each day will also feature a topical and relevant debate:

• Day 1 – ‘How do we get the best from the ‘Golden Thread’ Debate
• Day 2 – ‘Electric vehicles and Lithium-on batteries’ Debate
• Day 3 – ‘How do we make HRB facades Fire Safe’ Debate

Synopsis – The scope of fire risk assessments has changed with the introduction of the Fire Safety Act 2021. The Act has made the inclusion of the buildings’ structure and external walls, and anything attached to the exterior of those walls, an integral part of an FRA under Article 6 of the FSO, where the building contains two or more sets of domestic premises.
Linked to this, PAS 9980:2022 states that there are cases where an FRAEW is NOT required – traditionally built masonry blocks and “cases where the quantity of combustible material within the
external wall construction or on facades, is so small that it can be discounted”.

The course will be delivered by Malcolm Thomas (BSc (Hons) DipTP FRICS MIFSM) and Dr Bob Docherty (QFSM PhD CEng FIFSM (Life) FIFireE MEI), who are both experienced in external wall appraisals.

Lunch, tea and coffee will be provided throughout the day.

These dates are subject to change based on demand. The IFSM reserves the right to cancel if the minimum number of attendees required is not met.

Synopsis – The scope of fire risk assessments has changed with the introduction of the Fire Safety Act 2021. The Act has made the inclusion of the buildings’ structure and external walls, and anything attached to the exterior of those walls, an integral part of an FRA under Article 6 of the FSO, where the building contains two or more sets of domestic premises.
Linked to this, PAS 9980:2022 states that there are cases where an FRAEW is NOT required – traditionally built masonry blocks and “cases where the quantity of combustible material within the
external wall construction or on facades, is so small that it can be discounted”.

The course will be delivered by Malcolm Thomas (BSc (Hons) DipTP FRICS MIFSM) and Dr Bob Docherty (QFSM PhD CEng FIFSM (Life) FIFireE MEI), who are both experienced in external wall appraisals.

Lunch, tea and coffee will be provided throughout the day.

These dates are subject to change based on demand. The IFSM reserves the right to cancel if the minimum number of attendees required is not met.

• Understand the concept of Fire Risk Assessment validation.
• Identify the components of a good FRA.
• Learn auditing techniques for validation purposes.
• Examine the process and importance of validation.
• Understand how validation can foster continuous improvement.
• Successfully validate an FRA.

• Respect: Respect fellow participants and the instructor. Create a supportive and inclusive learning environment.
• Engagement: Actively participate in discussions, activities, and group exercises.
• Cell Phones and Devices: Keep mobile phones and other electronic devices on silent mode during class. Minimise distractions caused by personal devices. If you need to take a call, leave the classroom.
• Confidentiality: Respect the confidentiality of information shared within the course. Do not disclose sensitive details discussed by participants.
• Safety: Adhere to safety guidelines during practical exercises. Follow instructions provided by the instructor to ensure personal safety and the safety of others.
• Compliance: Comply with all course policies and guidelines set forth by the instructor and institution.