Clearview National September 2017 - Issue 190 | Page 128

Fire Safety & Security
FIREX 2017 – Facing the future
» » WITH RECENT, TRAGIC
events in all our minds, fire safety
is very much to the fore; without
a doubt, it is a crucial part of a
successful business, economy and
country. At FIREX International
2017 in June, professionals from
every area of the industry came
together to reflect on where this
industry is and what its priorities
should be.
The fire industry united to
discuss the latest pressing issues
facing the industry, including the
necessity in changing regulations
following Grenfell Tower and
London Fire Brigade highlighting
the inadequate fire risk assessments
discovered on a daily basis.
Building regulations must be
reassessed as part of the inquiry
into the Grenfell tower fire,
according to a panel of experts
at FIREX International. In an
emotional debate, which begun
with a one-minute silence to
commemorate the victims,
Dennis Davis of the Fire Sector
Federation (FSF) said the industry
was ‘creating the legacy for the
next 50 years’ following the
Grenfell tower fire.
The importance of certification
across the industry became a
common theme across the show,
from the launch of the FIA’s new
qualifications programme to
demos by Exova Warringtonfire
and Exova BM TRADA on the
correct installation of fire doors.
The Fire Industry Association
(FIA) officially launched its new
qualifications in fire detection and
alarms at FIREX 2017.
FIA general manager Martin
Duggan (pictured) delivered
three presentations about the new
qualifications, one on each day of
the three-day exhibition.
The FIA said the new courses
met with a positive response from
attendees working in all areas
of the supply chain, as well as
interest from beyond the UK.
“There are four new
qualifications: designer, installer,
maintainer, and commissioner,”
explained Mr Duggan. “They
are equivalent to a level 3 in the
UK, so that is the same as an
A-Level, but in Europe it is the
same as a level 4 qualification
on the European qualifications
framework.”
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