Program: 3Rd Annual National Fire Safety and Prevention Seminar

Program: 3rd Annual National Fire Safety and Prevention Seminar

Day One

Date: Thursday, 03 March 2016 (08:00 - 17:30) Venue: Department of Public Works Conference Centre, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal

OBJECTIVE: The objective of the seminar is to provide a platform for interactive dialogue amongst fire safety and prevention practitioners and professionals in order to contribute to the national fire risk reduction agenda.

08:00 Arrival ALL 08:00 – 08:30 Registration ALL Ite Program Director Mr S Ngema / Ms.T m Terblanche 09:00 – 11:10 OPENING 1 09:00 – 09:10 Reading of Fireman prayer Uniform member from eThekwini Fire Department 2 09:10 – 09:20 Opening and Introductory Remarks Mr Jonty Ndlazi Acting Head: KZN Provincial Disaster Management Centre 3 09:20 – 09:30 Purpose of the seminar Mr Lloyd Phetlhu Manager: Fire Services Coordination 4 09:30 – 09:40 Priorities of Fire Safety and Prevention Mr Moses Khangale Senior Manager: Fire Services Coordination 5 09:40 – 10:10 Fire safety within KZN environment Mr Enock Mchunu Acting Chief Fire Officer Fire & Emergency Services Unit City of eThekwini 10:10 - 10:30 QUESTIONS & DISCUSSIONS Mr Lloyd Phetlhu Manager: Fire Services Coordination 10:30 – 11:00 TEA 11:00 – 13:20 KEY NOTES 6 11:00 – 11:40 Dangerous goods transportation by road Mr Johan van Wyk (specific focus on recent major incidents) Senior Specialist: Supply Chain Emergency Response Sasol Group Services (Pty) Ltd 7 11:40 – 12:20 Fire Safety Risk Assessment for Residential Mr David Poxon care facilities General Manager: Fire Protection Association of Southern Africa (FPASA) 8 12:20 – 12:40 Community Fire Risk Management Mr Rodney Eksteen Assistant Director: Fire Services Department of Local Government, Western Cape 12:40 – 13:00 QUESTIONS & DISCUSSIONS 13:00 – 13:40 LUNCH

13:40 – 15:00 SESSION 2: Commission A : Community Lloyd Phetlhu Fire Risk Management Jones Mokoena & Samuel Tlhapi 9 13:40 – 14:00 Rural Fire risk mapping – veld fires Mr Malcom Procter Fire Advisor, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries , Free State Region 10 14:00 – 14:20 Rural fire risk reduction Mr Hennie Homann Working on Fire: Provincial Operations Manager: KwaZulu Natal 11 14:20 – 14:40 Role of traditional leadership Mr Xolani Blose Chief Fire Officer : Umlalazi Local Municipality 14:40 – 15:00 QUESTIONS & DISCUSSIONS 15:00: – 16:20 SESSION 3: Commission B : Dangerous Mandla Masina Goods Management Thulani Mthethwa / Moses Khangale 12 15:00 – 15:20 Transportation Mr Pieter Venter Fire Safety Officer City of eThekwini 13 15:20 – 15:40 Storage, usage and handling Mr Himanth Seeparsad Acting Fire Safety Manager City of eThekwini 14 15:40 – 16:00 MHI – Roles and responsibilities of local Ms. Nonhlanhla Mkhwanazi authorities Chief Fire Officer Kwadukuza Local Municipality 16:00- 16:20 QUESTIONS & DISCUSSIONS All 16:20 – 18:00 SESSION 4: Commission C: Fire Anthony Bruno Engineering Petrus Brits / Nhlanhla Mdadane & Northern Cape 15 16:20 – 16:40 The role of dynamic risk assessment and the Mr David Poxon safe person concept General Manager: FPASA 16 16:40 – 17:00 Rational Designs Mr David Poxon General Manager: FPASA 17 17:00- 17:20 National Building Regulation (SANS 10400) Mr Lucky Potelo Divisional Chief (Code Application), Fire Safety City of Johannesburg 18 17:20 – 17:40 Evacuation plans in schools Ms. Tanja Terblanche Deputy Fire Chief Officer: Fire Safety City of Tshwane 17:40- 18:00 QUESTIONS & DISCUSSIONS All Program: 3rd National Fire Safety and Prevention Seminar

Day Two

Date: Friday, 04 March 2016 (08:30 - 14:00) Venue: Department of Public Works Conference Centre, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal

OBJECTIVE: The objective of the fire prevention seminar is to provide a platform for interactive dialogue amongst fire safety and prevention practitioners and professionals in order to contribute to the national fire risk reduction agenda..

07:30 – 08:00 Arrival ALL 08:00 – 08:30 Registration ALL Program Director Mr Rodney Eksteen / Ms. Shelly Shabalala 08:30 – 08:40 OPENING 1 08:40 – 09:00 Recap of key issues raised on the first day Mr Lloyd Phetlhu Manager: Fire Services Coordination 2 09:00 – 09:15 Reducing fire risks through partnerships. Mr Moses Khangale Presentation by the National Disaster Senior Manager : Fire Management Centre Services Coordination 3 09:15 – 09:30 Career path Mr Petrus Brits Senior Manager: Codes Fire Safety City of Ekurhuleni 4 09:30- 09:50 Presentation by the National Regulator of TBC Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) 09:50 – 10:15 Mental and Physical Health of fire fighters Mr Jonty Ndlazi Acting Head: KZN Provincial Disaster Management Centre 10:15 - 10:40 TEA 5 10:40 – 11:00 Reporting (Commission A): Community Mr Lloyd Phetlhu Fire Risk Management Manager : Fire Services Coordination 11:00- 11:15 Questions and Discussions ALL 6 11:15 - 11: 30 Reporting (Commission B): Dangerous Mr Mandla Masina Goods Manager: Fire Services, Gauteng Provincial Government 11:30 – 11:40 Questions and Discussions ALL 7 11:40 – 13:00 Reporting (Commission C): Fire Mr Anthony Bruno Engineering Midvaal Fire Safety Division, Chairperson Provincial Fire Safety Technical Task team 13:00 – 13:15 Questions and Discussions ALL 8 13:15- 13:30 WAY FORWARD Mr Moses Khangale SM : Fire Services Coordination 9 13:30 – 13:40 Closing remarks Mr Ken Terry, Head of the National Disaster Management Centre 13:40 – 14: 10 LUNCH