Fire Protection Association New Zealand NEWSLETTER Commentary Welcome to the newsletter for July. Membership Renewal With the recent tragedy at the Over the past few weeks, I have been trying to catch up Grenfell Tower apartment building, with as many members as I can. With the start of a new the response has been both membership year, I have tried to get to anyone I have not disappointing and encouraging. The bumped into or spoken with over the year and am yet to disappointment lies in the extent connect with some of you. I have found the experience to which some organisations and really rewarding to say the least, and it has been great to individuals are milking it purely hear so many positive comments about the changes and Scott Lawson for their own benefit. However, progress the industry is making. it is encouraging that so many We still have much to do, but it’s heartening that progress organisations are using it to look harder locally to ensure is being noticed. It is also great that many of you are the same does not happen here. getting the newsletter because, as I am sure you are aware, We do need to wait for the full findings around this it’s the most effective method for us to communicate tragedy, but enough information is coming out to give us with the entire membership en masse. key areas on which to focus. I hear many people discussing the building cladding FireNZ Delegates Prospectus systems used and the effects of those. My personal view is We have sold over two-thirds of the exhibition space at that our expertise is in fire protection, so our comments FireNZ 2017! This year, we are aiming to be even bigger should be based purely around that area. than before. It is also worth noting that some new Our association includes several areas of specialisation, suppliers and product distributors from Australia and so we also need to be mindful that fire protection should further afield will be attending for the first time. We are be viewed holistically. Consider the following special working on an opening event on 11 October to give you interest groups (SIGs): even more time to get along to see the tradeshow. • Sprinkler & Fire Alarms Contractors, We are close to finalising the delegates’ programme and • Passive Fire Protection, prospectus, which will be released very shortly. We are • Hand-Operated Fire-Fighting Equipment, and continued next page... • Evacuation Consultants. This seems to be something that isn’t always considered ❱ JULY 2017 ISSUE when people talk about fire protection. As we each have our own area of expertise, it is sometimes easy to forget that fire protection involves more than that. In this issue... Sprinkler Contractor Listing Formalised Agreement .. 2 In New Zealand, it is more likely than not that many buildings will have multiple systems, including passive Evacuation Consultants SIG Update .............................. 3 protection systems, active systems such as sprinkler HOFFE SIG Update .......................................................... 3 systems and fire alarms, fire extinguishers, and evacuation Training SIG Update ........................................................ 3 schemes. It is the view of FPANZ that all these systems Passive Fire Protection SIG Update ................................ 4 play a part in total occupant safety and provide added FireNZ 2017 Conference & Exhibition .......................... 5 levels of redundancy. Events Schedule ............................................................... 6 The public and media are showing intense interest in fire FPANZ Team-Up Calendar .............................................. 6 protection since the Grenfell Tower disaster. Clearly, we Calling all Halon Fire Extinguisher Owners .................. 7 need to identify where there is room to improve standards FPANZ Council for 2016 - 2017 ..................................... 9 and safety, but—more importantly—we actually need Attendance Record ........................................................10 to provide solutions. To this end, the purpose of and FPANZ Membership 2016 - 2017 ................................11 outcomes from the SIGs are more critical than ever, and Listings ...................................................................... 12-14 I encourage you to be part of these. You will see in the Fire Saves .................................................................. 15-17 monthly SIG updates that we as an association have a FPANZ Events Calendary 2017 ....................................18 lot going on and are working on some exciting projects. CLICK TO VIEW PAGE FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION NEW ZEALAND 1 Commentary cont. building on the three-day programme and have a great • Veron Building Consultants Ltd selection of topics and speakers. • Today’s Building Solutions Make sure you lock 11–13 October into your calendar, if • Bartons Sound you haven’t already. Until next month Regards, Scott Lawson New Members Executive Director, FPANZ Welcome on board to the following new members who have recently joined us: • FireMint • Passafe Fire Protection Ltd 2017 11TH – 13TH OCTOBER 2017 GREENLANE • AUCKLAND The forum of Fire Protection, Fire Safety and Fire Engineering Professionals Sprinkler Contractors Listing Formalized Agreement NEW ZEALAND - Author Chris Mak – Aon New Zealand Aon is pleased to announce that it has formalized an agreement that its Sprinkler Contractors Listing Scheme will now be managed by the Fire Protection Association of New Zealand. In conjunction with the Association, Aon is aiming at applying a higher level of rigor to the listing scheme, and place a greater emphasis of ensuring that contractors aim at ensuring that installations are correctly certified. New listing application forms will be available in due course. In the interim, the previous forms should be used, with submissions copied to both [email protected] and [email protected] www.fireprotection.org.nz FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION NEW ZEALAND 2 Special Interest Groups UPDATE Evacuation Consultants SIG Update Author Phil Jackson – Evacuation Consultants SIG Chair Our last meeting attracted a larger than usual audience, As you will be aware from my previous articles, we there was robust discussion around high rise buildings- have established a training SIG, submissions have now managing the evacuees once they had left the building, been made to the group with regards to content for an managing facilities such as day cares on the higher levels, Evacuation Consultant strand to form part of a core and covering carparks within evacuation schemes. module. Another topic of interest was that of liability around Our next meeting is at 1400 hrs on 9th August we look fire wardens and their training, responsibilities and forward to receiving your input. maintaining competency – watch this space for a guest – Phil Jackson speaker in the near future. Evacuation Consultants SIG Chair 2017 With the introduction of the Fire Emergency NZ Act 2017, it is confirmed that the Fire Safety and Evacuation of Buildings Regulations 2006 will be reviewed in the very near future; the SIG will be contributing to this document. HOFFE SIG Update Training SIG Update - Author Steve Smith – HOFFE SIG Chair - Author Trent Fearnley– Training SIG Chair Well the weather is getting colder & we are heading Kia ora koutou, toward the last part of the year now, Team N.Z has the Since my last report we have not yet had a meeting. Our America’s Cup (now N.Z’s Cup??) & the rugby looks like next meeting is after the FPA Council meeting on Friday it’s hotting up, can’t be a bad thing!! 28th July. We have been working away on the product register for In that last report spoke of the the possibility of a Fire Extinguishers & thankfully we were able to show a Diploma of Engineering - Fire Engineering, now we want working example of this register to our members at the to know what you would like to see in that Diploma last meeting. The members agreed that we have made and also what qualifications are currently out there in good progress & the group endorsed moving forward your speciality field in relation to fire. The reason for with the register. We are also pleased to be able to confirm this is that at the diploma level we want to create good that part of the fire extinguisher product registration fee all round fire practitioners. Ideally people who gain the will be going towards the revision costs of NZS 4503. Diploma would be able to progress further within their The other part of the registration fee will go toward the company andKeith the Blind industry.<[email protected]> That is why we would like October 10, 2014 2:30 PM admin cost for setting up the register, the percentage to see the DiplomaTo: Yvette Harris an <[email protected]> all round Diploma for the fire which is the admin fee will reduce next year leaving a Cc: "Jenna @ FPA" <[email protected]> industry. FW: Safety Charter UPDATE eNewsletter - September 2014 greater contribution towards the revision of NZS4503. So please if you have ideas then share them with your The Fire Extinguisher Product Register is for suppliers & respective SIGYvette groups and the SIG group chair will bring as such is referenced by the FPA Code Of Practice for it to our trainingCan you meeting. add t5his into the newsletter as well suppliers of HOFFE. As a step to ensure that a good level thanks Noho ora mai, of quality is maintained the criteria for this initiative is From: Canterbury Rebuild Safety Charter [mailto:[email protected]]