PASC UK Members can ask for help with their fire questions either by phone or by email. And in complex cases we involve Paul Bray, our retained fire expert.
- Fire Webinar – One, Fire detection, Fire Suppression, Older properties, and fire alarm systems.
- Fire Webinar – Two, Fire Doors 1 and general explanation of fire risk management
- Fire Webinar – Three, Matthew Armer, Head of Fire Safety, Home Office, legislation and Q&A
- Fire Webinar – Four, Matthew Armer, Head of Fire Safety, Home Office, legislation and Q&A
- Fire Webinar – Five, Matthew Armer, Head of Fire Safety, Home Office, how to find the free fire safety information
- Fire Webinar – Six – Fire Doors 2 Steve Emery, Fire doors expert. (There is an accompanying set of PowerPoint slides here: Fire Doors 2 PowerPoint Slides
- PASC UK Members Fire Webinar 13 June 2024, With Matthew Armer, Home Office and Paul Bray, fire expert, coverage of larger properties included
- PASC UK Agencies Fire Webinar 21 November 2024, With Matthew Armer, Home Office and Paul Bray, fire expert, covering larger properties, open plan and two storey
- PASC UK Fire Webinar 27 November 2024, With Alexander French from the Home Office and Paul Bray, fire expert, covering open plan, two storey and more..
Fire Webinar One
This webinar features a Keynote presentation from Bob Bantock, who is responsible for all the National Trust properties and how he will be meeting the challenge of getting them compliant, followed by Yusuf Muhammad from Plumis limited, leaders in Misting solutions, particularly interesting for open plan properties and Dave Richmond from AICO Ltd, leaders in linked Fire Detection systems.
This is followed by a Q&A with the panellists, where they are joined by Paul Bray, the PASC UK retained Fire expert.
Date held: 11 July 2023
Time: 1100-1230 BST
Panel:
- Alistair Handyside, Chair PASC UK
- Paul Bray, PASC UK Retained Fire safety expert
- Bob Bantock, National Trust, Keynote Speaker
- Yusef Muhammad. Director Plumis Ltd. Fire Suppression and Automist Solutions
- David Richmond from AICO Ltd, specialists in fire detection systems
Fire Webinar Two – Fire Doors 1
- 15 years operational experience with Avon Fire and Rescue Service
- 12 years as the fire safety officer for the City of Bath
- 15 years as the fire officer for English Heritage and Historic England
- 6 years as the fire officer for the University of Oxford
- Now director of the Heritage Fire Consultancy Limited, advising on fire doors, and fire resistance of elements of structure. Clients include Landmark Trust, National Trust and Palace of Westminster.
Date held: 1 August 2023
Time: 1100-1230 BST
Panel:
- Alistair Handyside, Chair PASC UK.
- Paul Bray GIFire E, PASC UK Retained Fire safety expert
- Steve Emery CMIFireE, Heritage Fire Consultancy
- Q&A
Fire Webinar Three
The keynote Speaker is Matthew Armer, who heads up Fire Policy at the Home Office. Matthew provide us with an update on what the changes are and the impact that they are having on doing Fire Risk Assessments, which will become law for all in England and Wales on 1 October 2023.
The webinar also introduces Property Care, who have an inexpensive app, simple and easy to set up, that will enable property owners to maintain an ongoing log of the safety checks necessary to comply with the Fire Regs.
Date held: 15 August 2023
Time: 1100-1230 BST
Panel:
- Alistair Handyside, Chair PASC UK.
- Paul Bray GIFireE E, PASC UK Retained Fire safety expert
- Keynote speaker: Matthew Armer, Head of Fire Policy at the Home Office
- Henry Bennett, Director, Property Care
- Q&A
Fire Webinar Four
This fire webinar is applicable to anyone who has a self-catering business. From the 1st October 2023 everyone who lets even a room must have a written Fire Risk Assessment by law. Fire Risk Assessments should follow the Government Guidance provided by the Home Office.
This webinar covers….. what has changed, what this means to you as a business, how you can find all the necessary free information to help you complete your Fire Risk Assessment and much more. This webinar was followed by a Q&A Session.
Date held: 26 September 2023
Time: 1100-1230 BST
Panel:
- Matthew Armer: Head of Fire Policy at the Home Office
- Pail Bray GIFireE: Fire Safety Consultant and Fire Risk Assessor
- Alistair Handyside: Chair, PASC UK
- Q&A
Fire Webinar Five
This fire webinar is applicable to anyone who has a self-catering business. From the 1st October 2023 everyone who lets even a room must have a written Fire Risk Assessment by law. Fire Risk Assessments should follow the Government Guidance provided by the Home Office.
This webinar covers….. what has changed, what this means to you as a business, how you can find all the necessary free information to help you complete your Fire Risk Assessment and much more. This webinar was followed by a Q&A Session.
Date held: 27 September 2023
Time: 1100-1230 BST
Panel:
- Matthew Armer: Head of Fire Policy at the Home Office
- Pail Bray GIFireE: Fire Safety Consultant and Fire Risk Assessor
- Alistair Handyside: Chair, PASC UK
- Q&A
Fire Webinar – Fire Doors 2
This Webinar is to help try and provide further clarity on Fire Doors. We will be welcoming back the leading expert on Fire Doors, Steve Emery, as well as Paul Bray, the PASC UK retained Fire Expert. It supplements the previous Fire Doors webinar.
During the Webinar Historic doors, ledge and brace doors, nominal and notional fire doors are all covered, as well as running through some example floor plans to help owners determine where Fire Doors may or may not be required. There is a recorded Q&A at the end.
Date held: 2 November 2023
Time: 1100-1230 BST
Panel:
- Paul Bray GIFireE: Fire Safety Consultant
- Steve Emery CMIFireE: Fire Safety Consultant
- Alistair Handyside: Chair PASC UK
- Q&A
PASC UK Owners Fire Webinar
Webinar to cover new ‘draft’ two storey open plan guidance and any other questions arising
Date held: 21 November 2024
Time: 1100-1200 BST
Panel:
- Alistair Handyside: Chair PASC UK
Matthew Armer, Head of Fire Safety, Home Office
Paul Bray GIFireE. MIFSM. PASC UK retained Fire Expert
PASC UK Fire Webinar
Covering the new ‘draft’ guidance on ‘two story open plan’ and much more
Date held: 27 November 2024
Time: 1100-1200 BST
Panel:
- Alistair Handyside: Chair PASC UK
Alexander French: Home Office
Paul Bray GIFireE. MIFSM : PASC UK retained Fire Safety Expert.
Joining PASC UK is easy, a single property is just £90 (plus VAT from 1 January 2025) per annum. Membership gives a range of benefits including email and phone support and numerous sector specific papers on topics ranging from legal papers providing Terms and Conditions, CCTV etc, plus papers dealing with VOA, Business Rates, EV Charging etc as well as access to discounts via the PASC UK Buying Club.