Fire safety requirements and the role of the fire engineer through the gateways

Recorded: 27 June 2023

Timing: 14:40 – 15:30 (BST)

What’s this Fire Safety Requirements webinar about?

Join us for a deep dive into the Building Safety Act 2022 requirements now placed on duty holders to develop and submit fire safety information and deliverables. Note the requirements differ significantly from the existing building control regime.

With speakers from HSE and IFE, this webinar will describe and explain the process that fire engineers and fire safety consultants should adopt when supporting the principal accountable person in the development of fire safety information and deliverables that will be assessed during the three Gateways.

Who should attend the Fire Safety Requirements webinar?

• Client organizations
• Housing providers
• Architects
• Design/multi-disciplinary firms
• Fire engineering firms
• Regulators

What will participants gain?

• An introduction to the Building Safety Act Gateways
• A clear understanding of the process to adopt when supporting the development of fire safety information and deliverables for higher-risk buildings
• The chance to put your questions to HSE and IFE experts
• A post-event copy of all presentations and a recording of the webinar for reference

AGENDA

Welcome and Introduction

Introduction to the gateways

Fire safety information through the gateways

Q&A

Summary & Close

Mark Chubb is chair of the Institution of Fire Engineers’ Board of Trustee Directors and currently serves as the Institution’s technical director. Over a career spanning more than 40 years, Mark has held senior executive and technical roles in the public, private, and non-profit sectors in the United States and New Zealand. He has also led or supported strategic fire safety initiatives in developing countries, including most recently Bangladesh and Somaliland. His experience developing, implementing, and evaluating strategic fire safety solutions includes extensive work with both prescriptive and performance-based regulatory models. Much of Mark’s previous work involves devising strategies for managing the risk of latent human error in the design, operation, maintenance, and inspection of complex systems.

Colin has worked in the building control profession for over 30 years in both the public and private sectors, working on a variety of projects, including high rise residential and commercial developments as well as involvement with Hinkley Point C nuclear power station. Colin has also provided technical training for the RIBA and RICS, is an RICS APC Chairman and Assessor as well as being an RICS Registered Expert Witness. Colin’s role within the Building Safety Programme is to lead the operational policy development for the building control function for higher risk buildings.  

Ant heads up the Built Environment Sector team at the National Standards Body. In addition to providing subject matter expertise and thought leadership he also oversees the identification of new areas of research, standardization and supporting product needs, via engagement with key stakeholders from across government and the wider sector. He also oversees the promotion of the standards portfolio to national and international marketplaces.

A Chartered building surveyor and engineer by background, he has more than 32 years’ experience working in the sector, having worked as both an enforcer, and for 16 years was the UK fire regulator and then head of technical policy for the English Building Regulations. Ant has considerable experience in working directly for UK government ministers and representing the UK at European Commission level on construction related discussions and negotiations.

Ant is a full member of the Government’s statutory Building Regulations Advisory Committee and is Immediate Past President of the Chartered Association of Building Engineers. 

This event contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goal 3 on good health and well-being and Goal 11 on sustainable cities and communities.