COMMENT IHEEM The role and work of the AE in focus


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A well-attended IHEEM webinar in mid-June focused on the key role that Authorising Engineers play in the safe running of critical systems, such as water, electrical, and medical gases, in hospitals and other healthcare facilities. The Institute’s president, Paul Fenton, and CEO, Pete Sellars, explained in some detail why it had been decided to review the Terms of Reference for both IHEEM’s Technical Platforms and AE Boards of Registration, to ensure good governance, meet Engineering Council criteria, and maintain high standards of competence among such personnel. Reports in this issue of HEJ go into further detail, while there is also an article discussing some of the important partnerships that IHEEM has entered into with training providers in recent months, and some of the wide range of courses on offer from these organisations. This edition of HEJ is, of course, also an IFHE issue, and in the ‘IFHE News’ section you can read a personal view from the IFHE’s President on some of the lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of how future healthcare facilities will need to be designed to ‘flex’, to be even more resilient, and to take particular account of the needs of local communities. There is also news of the launch of an exciting new IFHE energy awards


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Never compromise on quality, emergency lighting specialist warns


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The importance of your emergency lighting system should not be underestimated. Simply put, lives depend on it. But how can you be sure your system will perform when it’s most needed?


P4, the UK’s largest independent self-testing emergency lighting specialist, has been focusing on providing its customers with the evidence that ‘by choosing P4, they’re choosing the best’. It secured its first BSI


Kitemark in 2019 for self-testing emergency lighting systems, followed by the BSI Mark of Trust Kitemark for IOT (Internet of Things) Devices for its MWeb controller system. UK Sales and Marketing director, Steve Rham, said: “Despite having gained a reputation for quality over the past 30 years, we’re always looking for ways to improve our service, and the Kitemark certification – recognised globally as a mark of quality, safety, and trust – does just that, setting us apart as a manufacturer that really cares about quality.”


The IOT Kitemark has particular significance for the healthcare industry, P4 says, ‘minimising


operational risk by offering an unrivalled level of protection against data breaches and the risk of service disruption by hackers’. P4 was also accepted into Made in Britain in 2020, due to its commitment to UK manufacturing, and holds LIA and ICEL membership, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification, and BAFE accreditation.


Steve Rham added: “Upgrading your current system to ensure you’re not compromising on quality is relatively painless, even for continuously occupied buildings, due to our systems’ wireless design, while removing the need for manual testing offers significant cost savings over time. So, not only are our systems reliable in terms of guiding people to safety in an emergency, but they’re also secure, UK- made, and a sound economic choice for any healthcare estate.” P4 Limited


1 Wymans Way, Fakenham Norfolk NR21 8NT T: 01328 850 555 E: info@p4fastel.co.uk www.p4fastel.co.uk


programme, under which any healthcare facility with a five per cent or greater energy reduction, measured from 2019 as the baseline, and 2021 as the performance year, will be eligible for recognition. The ‘Best in Country’, and an overall winner, will be revealed at the IFHE’s 27th annual Congress in Toronto in September 2022. The Institute News section, meanwhile, includes an update on plans for this year’s ‘hybrid’ Healthcare Estates event in October, with the conference – set to be held online, and with presentations ‘streamed in’ to Manchester (where a live exhibition will take place simultaneously) – set to have five key themes for each day: n Hospitals of the Future. n Infrastructure & Future Resilience. n Science & Innovation. n Workforce. n International.


Further details on Healthcare Estates 2021 will be published on the Healthcare Estates and IHEEM event websites, and in HEJ, as the plans and programme come together further.


Jonathan Baillie I Editor jonathanbaillie@stepcomms.com


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