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Fire & Risk Management London Road, Moreton in Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0RH +44 (0)1608 812 532 www.frmjournal.com


Editor William Roszczyk wroszczyk@thefpa.co.uk


Production Editor Jan Wassall


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Managing Director Jonathan O’Neill OBE


RISCAuthority Director Dr Jim Glockling


Advertising Jamie Wyatt


Foreword W


Editor William Roszczyk introduces this month’s edition


ELCOME TO the March issue of F&RM, which focuses on competency and third party certification. Those twin topics are integral to how an industry should function when it comes to offering services as important as fi re detection or protection, and post Grenfell you would hope that they become mandatory requirements for businesses across our sector. Looking at competency first, having experienced good and bad practice, Bob Glendenning of Sherwin-Williams discusses safety concerns arising from a lack of competency specifi cally in the realm of intumescent coating design. The Fire Sector Federation’s (FSF’s) Dennis Davis meanwhile describes how the impact of the Grenfell Tower fi re has further shaped work already begun to improve industry competency, and the FSF’s work on this. Then, with criminal charges and imprisonment possible for


ISSN 1757-1324


The views expressed in articles by outside contributors are those of the authors and not necessarily those of The Fire Protection Association. Claims made for products and services in news items, articles or adverts do not imply endorsement by The Fire Protection Association. No responsibility is accepted for such views or claims.


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Articles can cover aspects related to fire, business and resilience planning, protection of lives and buildings, or insurance.


Our minimum word count is 1,500 words – we also require a two to three sentence author bio and print quality author headshot, for our contributors’ page, and high resolution images to support your piece. We do not run overt advertorial – the best way to proceed is to explain general principles or technologies in the context of fire and other risks, with mention of relevant products in a case study.


If you’d like to write for F&RM, please contact us at frm@thefpa.co.uk


breaching fi re regulations, Mark Taylor of Advanced explores some of the ways in which these risks can be mitigated through competency. On the products side, third party certification allows a business to present itself to potential customers with proof of its compliance with standards, and ensures a general raising of the quality levels across the board once such certification becomes accepted and desired. Jon Cole of Secured by Design charts for us how the


organisation introduced third party certification into its work with the police service and fire service to help keep a wide range of building types safe and secure. In the realms of the oil and gas industry, Dr Nikola Stoyanov and Jifeng Yuan explain how ensuring that a hydrocarbon fire safety system remains relevant can present unique challenges. In his focus, IFC Group’s Peter Barker flags up some of


the key issues identifi ed in the Hackitt report as central to a more robust, transparent and efficient approach to fire safety and assurance in construction. The last article on this theme meanwhile sees SSAIB’s Keith Strugnell impart the point that third party certifi cation is a benchmark which risk management service providers should aim for, so they can deliver assurance of high standards to customers. Our current affairs features this month include a report


from yours truly on the FPA’s seminar on commercial kitchen fi re risks, which was held at the Fire Service College in early January. The second piece comes from the FPA’s Mike Jay, who discusses the new Security Handbook publication in the light of neglect of security risks and growing levels of crime. If you’d be interested to write for a future issue of F&RM, or


if you’d like to let me know what you think about the new look and name, please get in touch with me via email at wroszczyk@thefpa.co.uk


4 MARCH 2018 www.frmjournal.com


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