The Ventilation Hygiene Elite (VHE) scheme is approved and administered by the Association’s independent certification arm BESCA and is based on the best practice outlined in TR/19. It is designed to give clients the peace of mind that comes from employing a verifiably competent specialist ventilation hygiene contractor so they can keep their building occupants safe; satisfy the increasing demands of insurers; and protect their corporate reputation. BESA also runs a training scheme that supports TR/19 and seeks to ensure high standards throughout the sector by promoting the high level of technical competence needed to ensure ventilation cleaning meets legal requirements. The VHE scheme will help managers create an auditable trail for the ventilation hygiene provider and is also a good way of recording employees’ work and ensuring they are maintaining high standards. It also reduces insurance risk and should, therefore, have a positive impact on premiums. BESCA will audit firms’ work to ensure standards are maintained and manage a database of post-clean reports, which can be used as an auditable trail by the member firm; their clients and insurers. BESCA will also carry out ongoing surveillance of each registrant to confirm continuing compliance. A BESCA certificate for all notified cleans that meet the requirements will be automatically generated for issue to the end client. The scheme is now open to any firm operating in the sector, who can provide
proof of competence and professionalism. Eligible BESA members, who meet the scheme’s criteria, will be allowed to join for free, but all firms will be subject to the ongoing audit process.
The scheme is also a way for a ventilation hygiene company to market themselves, with help from BESA, as providing a robust and verifiable industry recognised expert service. “Fire spreading into and through kitchen extract ductwork continues to be a
significant concern to property owners, occupiers and insurers,” said Howard Passey, principal consultant at the Fire Protection Association. “Such systems are without doubt a high fire risk element, particularly when serving commercial catering environments and the scope and scale of damage is often disproportionate to the size of the establishment,” he added. It is essential, therefore, that standards of cleanliness and the competence of those engaged in the work are raised through schemes like the VHE and the training Visi t
implemente d i n support. ” Fire safety at heart of BESA Conference
Fire safety in buildings will also be one of the key topics covered during BESA’s 2018 National Conference. The one-day event entitled ‘Engineering the Future’ will take place at the Park Plaza Victoria hotel in London on November 1. Fire safety – meeting the Hackitt challenge: Will be a main conference session jointly hosted by BESA and the Smoke Control Association (SCA). It will be followed by a session looking at fire-rated products, fixings and new fire resistant materials. The seminar and debate will be chaired by SCA chairman Dave Mowatt and will feature smoke and fire control expert Conor Logan – a former SCA chairman and technical director at Colt International. The presentations will consider the outcome of the Hackitt Review of the role
played by the building regulations and fire safety measures in the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Delegates will be able to ask questions and raise debating points in a Q&A session. The BESA Conference will look closely at Dame Judith Hackitt’s proposals and discuss their implications for the industry: For more information go to:
www.thebesaconference.com
www.besca.org.uk
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