The
Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) is the UK's leading trade
association for passive fire protection. The ASFP serves and represents
the needs of its members and the wider passive fire protection industry, by
raising safety, competence and standards through best practice, training,
testing, certification and quality of installation for the benefit of all.
It aims to offer the industry it serves by advancing knowledge and guidance on
all aspects of ‘built-in' fire protection; providing technical support and
impartial advice; leading regulatory and behavioural change through industry
authority and improving competence and quality through training.
The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) will be welcoming
visitors to the ASFP Passive Fire Protection Zone; which brings together in one
location a number of ASFP member companies, representing a cross section of the
passive fire protection sector.
The Zone will allow visitors to gain a greater understanding of the essential
role of passive fire protection within today's built environment and offers
advice for all involved from designers, specifiers and contractors, to building
owners, risk assessors and facilities managers. It will encourage greater
cooperation at every stage of the design and build process and throughout the
life of a building.
The ASFP will be showcasing its range of services, including its training
courses; publications; technical advice and membership. The ASFP's Foundation
Course in Passive Fire Protection aims to equip candidates with the knowledge
required to demonstrate competency, while also offering a route for progression
and academic recognition in this key fire protection specialism. The Level
2 and Level 3 qualifications are the only internationally recognised
qualifications in passive fire protection. The qualifications are examined and
awarded by the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) awarding organisation, which
is regulated by the qualification regulators Ofqual and CCEA.
The
ASFP will also be showcasing its new e-learning course, which consist of 13
online video. The Online Introduction to Passive Fire Protection is
designed to equip installers or new entrants to the sector with a basic knowledge
of passive fire protection and its role in the overall fire strategy of a
building.
This year the ASFP will also be hosting a series of Practical Workshops as well as a
Lunchtime Lecture each day featuring a keynote address from a guest speaker.
Workshops will include:
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Protecting building infrastructure
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Firestopping
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Auditing & upgrading existing protection
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Fire door considerations
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Managing PFP maintenance & risk assessment
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Specifying the right product
ASFP
CEO Niall Rowan will also be speaking in the Firex Expertise & Guidance
Theatre from 10.45-11.15 on Wednesday 19 June and 11.10-11.40. The seminar sessions
will focus on the Government Response to Hackitt and Competency in Passive Fire
Protection.
For further information on the ASFP visit www.asfp.org.uk
What's new at the Fire Industry Association for
2019?
The Fire Industry
Association (FIA), Europe's largest trade association for the fire protection
sector, has lots of new and exciting things for visitors at FIREX.
Those visiting the
stand will be pleasantly delighted at the new and improved FIA Bar, where
guests can relax, unwind, have a drink, and catch up with new and old colleagues. It's a great space for networking
and a great space to meet with other members of the Association.
Membership of the FIA
has been growing at an exponential rate over the last year – over 800
companies nationwide are now members, with some joining from outside the UK.
Membership of the FIA has some excellent benefits – use of the FIA logo on all
your marketing materials such as your website and vehicles for added
credibility, discounts on British Standards and all FIA training and
qualifications, and access to exclusive members-only technical councils,
working groups, and events.
Known throughout the
industry as the hub of technical excellence, the FIA has a wealth of technical
expertise on a range of areas from fire detection and alarms, to extinguishing
systems, to fire risk assessment and more. If you have a technical question, visit
the FIA stand to have a chat with a technical manager who will be able to
provide you with technical advice and guidance.
Lastly, but certainly
not least, visit the FIA stand to have a chat about the qualifications that the
FIA has to offer. Qualifications are all Level 3 on the Regulated
Qualifications Framework (RQF), and will qualify a technician to design,
install, maintain, or commission fire detection and alarm systems.
Each qualification is
comprised of four units of study – the Foundation unit, Health and Safety,
Environmental, and one specialist advanced unit from a list of four options:
Designer, Installer, Maintainer, or Commissioner. The selection of the
specialist unit will determine the qualification gained (Installer gets you a
qualification in fire detection and alarm installation, and so forth).
New for 2019 is the
addition of an FIA ECS card – which lists all qualifications gained on the back
of the card and features the FIA logo.
The FIA will be
presenting a number of seminars at FIREX where you can learn more about the
qualification structure, topics studied, and any required pre-learning, as well
as the new FIA ECS card. You can also find out more about any of the above –
and pick up a prospectus – at the FIA bar, where FIA staff will be on hand to
explain the courses in detail and help you with any training requests.
www.fia.uk.com
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) represents companies that make, supply or fit, glass and glazing products both in the UK and internationally.
Being the industry authority, the GGF promotes best practice and sets the highest technical and health & safety standards.
The Federation is also the voice of the industry in local and national politics helping shape and influence policy and legislation.
As well as offering an array of benefits to its members, the GGF guides and protects homeowners when buying glass or glazing products and services.
Operating within the Federation, the Fire-Resistant Glazing Group (FRGG) is committed to the development and advancement of best practice in the manufacture, testing, specification, application and installation of fire-resistant glazed systems.
We will continually seek to meet these objectives by bringing together and making available the latest expert advice of those who work with fire-resistant glazing systems. We will also lead the industry in the development and application of the most appropriate best practice relevant to such systems
The Institute of Sound and Communications Engineers is a
professional society committed to raising standards within the sound industry. Membership is for technical and non-technical
individuals, as well as corporate members, who show their support for the
Institute's aim to improve technical standards and practices. We offer training, on-line technical advice
and networking opportunities at our organised events. ISCE are the only professional body
authorised to issue the ISCE Sound Engineer ECS card to its members.
www.isce.org.uk
The SSAIB is a specialist Certification Body, which offers a wide scope of accreditation within the specialist fields of security services, electronic security and fire systems. Our aim is to provide a comprehensive range of certification services within these specialist sectors. SSAIB's approach is inclusive of small and larger providers alike. We aim to offer guidance and encouragement to certificated firms and to firms considering certification. With around 1750 companies of all sizes on our register, we certificate the greatest number of security service providers. As a body our remit is to ensure high standards of service and business ethics within the security and fire communities as such we aim to attract professional installers and service providers, of all sizes, to give users a choice of reputable suppliers in their area.
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