Tall Building / High Rise Construction Fire Safety Conference

High Rise Construction Fire Safety Conference, Tuesday 16th May 2023 at London's EXcel as part of FIREX
– will cover all issues connected with the management of fire risk during all stages of construction fire safety in high rise buildings. The conference will consider the latest guidance from the UK and Internationally, including Insurance requirements. Case studies of recent high rise construction fires will be examined. Best practice along with innovative products and processes will be showcased.
Key words: HSG 168, Combined Code, NFPA 241, Tall Timber, Modular, MMC.

Draft Programme:

08:45     Registration Opens

09:00     Delegate Breakfast Networking at exhibition stands

09:45     Conference room opens

09:55     All Delegates Seated

10:00 – 10:10     Housekeeping and Notices

10:10 – 10:30     VIP Opening Address and Welcome + questions VIP (TBC)

10:30 – 11:00     Mark Cooper, Regional Safety Lead, Wates Construction London
-HSG 168, FPOCS V 10  - ‘What’s Changed?’

11:10 – 11:40     Case Study of construction fire (TBC)

11:40 – 12:10     Steve Lakin (Head of Fire Balfour Beatty)
– Providing Facilities for Firefighters during High Rise Construction

12:10 – 12:40     Hazard of Lithium-Ion Batteries on construction sites (TBC)

12:40 – 14:10     Lunch and visit exhibition

14:05     All Delegates Seated

14:10 – 14:40     US Experience and NFPA 241  - Ray O’Brocki, Construction Fire Safety Coalition

14:40 – 15:10     Tom Gilbert (Head of Fire Lendlease)
                              - Managing Fire Safety during ‘Load Out’ phase of High Rise Construction (TBC)

15:10 – 15:40     Construction Insurance Risk Engineers Group – (TBC)

15:40 – 16:50     Question Time Panel

Gary Neal (Head of Fire Skanska), Ray O’Brocki,

16:50     Closing remarks

17:00     Close