Institute of Fire Safety Managers Chair, Dave White leads this panel discussion on the standards, qualifications, skills and knowledge required to carry out comprehensive fire safety assessments and why competence is still top of the agenda when it comes to compliance with fire safety regulations.

🎙️Speakers:

• Dave White, Chairman - IFSM
• Matthew Spivey, Managing Director - Synergy Fire Engineering
• Victoria Swaine, Director - 3Safety
• Julie Saunders, Head of Fire Safety - First Port

This podcast was recorded live at The Fire Safety Event in April 2025 and the session took place at the Fire Safety Leaders Summit, sponsored by RiskBase.

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In this session from the Smoke Control Association, learn about the newly released guide on electrical control equipment, the key points, new changes in controls and the new approach to manual controls to simplify firefighter interactions.

🎙️Speakers:

• Simon Sheldon, Technical Manager - Smoke Control Association

This podcast was recorded live at The Fire Safety Event in April 2025 and the session took place at the Fire Safety Leaders Summit, sponsored by RiskBase.

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The Silicon Valley tech bros’ mantra might be ‘AI or die’ but when it comes to safety, we can’t shrug our shoulders and blame ChatGPT if someone gets hurt.

The fire and safety sectors are worlds mired by conflicting standards; the value we add is helping people navigate and justify what should or shouldn’t apply

Along with Andy (the brains behind AI risk assessment engine Intuety.io), we'll be asking questions like:

• Are smaller businesses limited to products like Copilot and ChatGPT?
• Why it’s (generally) dangerous to rely on generic AI for anything safety critical
• Practical applications of AI in fire and safety (including custom LLMs)

🎙️Speakers:

• Adam Sanders, Technical Director - RiskBase
• Peter Thomas, Founder - Mysafetyconsultant
• Andrew Ryan, Chief Technical Officer

This podcast was recorded live at The Fire Safety Event in April 2025 and the session took place at the Fire Safety Leaders Summit, sponsored by RiskBase.

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In this fireside chat, Catherine Levin talks to Pete Apps about the aftermath of the publication of the final Grenfell Tower Inquiry report and what needs to be done to maintain the pace of change as the 8th anniversary of the fire comes around.

🎙️Speakers:

• Catherine Levin, Editor - Emergency Services Times
• Pete Apps, Freelance - Journalist

This podcast was recorded live at The Fire Safety Event in April 2025 and the session took place at the Fire Safety Leaders Summit, sponsored by RiskBase.

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The panel will discuss the risks of lithium-ion batteries in the built environment, how to mitigate the risks and the potential legal consequences of failing to do so.

This will include consideration of the risks and potential mitigation of the storage of electric scooters in escape routes and the risk of having EVs in basement car parks for blocks of flats.

🎙️Speakers:

• Laura White, Senior Associate - Pinsent Masons
• Matt Humby, Senior Technical Consultant - Fire Chief Global
• Matt Partridge, Head of Product Development - Armorgard

This podcast was recorded live at The Fire Safety Event in April 2025 and the session took place at the Fire Safety Leaders Summit, sponsored by RiskBase.

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Join Ken Bullock, BAFE's Technical Schemes and Assurance Manager who will discuss how competency can be appropriately evidenced to comply with fire safety legislation and recent changes to the BAFE SP205 Life Safety Fire Risk Assessment Scheme.

🎙️Speakers:

• Ken Bullock, Technical Schemes and Assurance Manager - BAFE Fire Safety Register

This podcast was recorded live at The Fire Safety Event in April 2025 and the session took place at the Fire Safety Leaders Summit, sponsored by RiskBase.

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The world of standards can seem opaque and complex but its importance cannot be underestimated when it comes to keeping people safe from fire.

Join this discussion to understand the current issues, concerns and opportunities to shape the future in a post Grenfell environment.

🎙️Speakers:

• Peter Ashworth, Director & Head of Specification & OEM - ASSA ABLOY
• Ray Puttock, Commercial/Marketing Manager - Carrier
• Ian Moore, Chief Executive Officer - Fire Industry Association
• Chris Wilson BSC, FIFireE, FRSPH, Managing Director - Oxford Fire Safety Ltd

This podcast was recorded live at The Fire Safety Event in April 2025 and the session took place at the Fire Safety Leaders Summit, sponsored by RiskBase.

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In this panel led by the Fire Protection Association, they get into the issue of how to deliver the approval process that the new building control regime requires and what Principal Accountable Persons should be doing to meet the new requirements.

Speakers:

• Gavin Dunn, Chief Executive - FPA
• Gary Cass, CEO - Herts Building Control
• Chris Miles, Commercial Director - Fire Protection Association
• Melissa Fazackerley, Director - Dimension H & S Ltd

This podcast was recorded live at The Fire Safety Event in April 2025 and the session took place at the Fire Safety Leaders Summit, sponsored by RiskBase.

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