Fire and safety seminar - The changing face of regulation in building control and fire safety

Overview

This one day seminar organised by the Fire and Safety Division of Engineers Ireland will focus on the recent changes in the regulation of building control. Presentations will address changes like the introduction of disability access certificates, the new fire safety certificates and on how these changes might impact on fire safety design and the concept of ‘access/egress for all’ as set out in the proposed revisions to part M of the building regulations and TGD-M.

It will also examine some specific fire safety engineering design challenges and will include BS5588/BS9999, smoke ventilation, case studies etc.

The panel of speakers for the seminar includes design consultants, professional fire safety engineers and contractors specialising in the above areas.

• Venue: Engineers Ireland, 22 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
• Date: 15th April, 2010
• Session Time: 9.10am to 4.00pm, Registration and tea/coffee at 8.30am
• Fee:
• • Engineers Ireland Members €295
  • Non-members €350
• CPD Credit: 1

Seminar aim

This seminar will enable delegates to understand recent changes in the regulation of building control and some specific fire safety engineering design challenges including BS5588/BS9999, smoke ventilation, etc.

Programme

• Topic 1: Building control regulations - A practitioner's view
• Topic 2: Smoke control in windowless large volumetric spaces
• Topic 3: Disability access certificates and fire safety
• Topic 4: Operating the 2009 building control regulations
• Topic 5: Statutory declarations and fire safety certificate applications
• Topic 6: Building Control provides for effective fire safety design
  

Who should attend

The seminar is addressed at:

• professional engineers
• architects
• fire safety engineers
• access/egress designers
• building control officers
• fire prevention officers
• contractors
• engineering students
• regulators.

It will be an opportunity for those interested in solving problems in the practice of building design and of fire safety engineering to meet other professionals and to update themselves on current thinking in this area.

Course contact

CPD Training, Engineers Ireland 
T +353 (0)1 665 1305
F +353 (0)1 665 1370
E cpdtraining@engineersireland.ie