The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Neil Gibbins Iain Cox Fire Safety Enforcement “Threats and Opportunities”

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service What do we want the future to look like? How do we get where we want to go?

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Can we put the ‘Rated’ in ‘Integrated’? A real cohesion of design, build, use, maintenance and repair. Regulation 16B

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Regulation 16B (Building Regulations) “The person carrying out the work shall give fire safety information to the responsible person not later than the date of completion of the work, or the date of occupation of the building or extension, whichever is the earlier.”

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service “If the designer doesn’t know how can the builder, if the builder doesn’t know, how can the owner, if the owner doesn’t know, how can the occupier, and if the occupier doesn’t know how can the Fire & Rescue Service?”

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Regulation 16B (Building Regulations) “Fire safety information” means information relating to the design and construction of the building or extension, and the services, fittings and equipment provided in or in connection with the building or extension which will assist the responsible person to operate and maintain the building or extension with reasonable safety”

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service AD B Recommends third party accreditation of materials and workmanship to “provide confidence”. In Appendix G it also suggests the provision of information to meet Regulation 16B. Even for ‘Simple’ premises it suggests, inter alia, an “as built plan”.

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Accurate information about the building and its design should enable more effective Fire Risk Assessments What will the FRS do with them?

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Consistency.v. Uniformity Risk to Service Reputation EMM Arbiter – LBRO?

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Status of ‘Guidance’ –‘Do you have paying guests? – CFOA Fire Alarm Policy –CLG Premises Guides –‘Stay Put’ policies

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Prioritisation Post Fire InspectionsPost Fire Inspections ComplaintsComplaints Fires of Special InterestFires of Special Interest IRS SystemIRS System

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Training & Qualifications Fire Risk AssessorsFire Risk Assessors Fire Safety AuditorsFire Safety Auditors National Occupational StandardsNational Occupational Standards Premises Specific?Premises Specific?

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Role of CFOA LACORS HiMO MoULACORS HiMO MoU Residential Care (NASHICS)Residential Care (NASHICS) Prosecutions RegisterProsecutions Register Common PracticeCommon Practice

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Structure of CFOA - Proposal Regional Meetings ¼lyRegional Meetings ¼ly NFSC Meetings6 monthlyNFSC Meetings6 monthly National Seminar AnnualNational Seminar Annual

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Looking Forward ‘Standard’ Risk Assessment‘Standard’ Risk Assessment DeterminationsDeterminations Technical GuidanceTechnical Guidance 3rd Party Accreditation FRA’s3rd Party Accreditation FRA’s High Rise Flats (Prem Cat)High Rise Flats (Prem Cat)

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service What Do You Think?