Webinar: Compartmentation and Fire Doors: The Critical Line of Defence for Property Professionals

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Did you know that inadequate fire compartmentation or poorly maintained fire doors can turn a minor fire into a catastrophic event? Protecting lives, properties, and reputations starts with understanding why compartmentation and fire doors are your first – and most critical – line of defence.

Webinar Synopsis:

In a landscape of increasing regulation and heightened expectations for building safety, property managers, safety directors, and building owners face the immense challenge of ensuring their properties are fire-safe and compliant. Compartmentation and fire doors are not just requirements – they are lifesaving measures.

Join Ark Workplace Risk’s fire safety expert, David Hills, FRICS, FIIRSM, MIFireE,  in this in-depth webinar, where we will unpack:

• The Fundamentals of Compartmentation: What it is, why it matters, and where it often goes wrong in BTR.
• Fire Doors: The Weakest Link?: Common failures, real-world examples, and how to ensure they’re fit for purpose.
• Regulations and Compliance: Navigating the Building Safety Act, Fire Safety Regulations, and staying ahead of evolving requirements for BTR.
• The Cost of Failure: Case studies of property professionals who faced fines, reputational damage, and devastating outcomes due to overlooked fire safety issues.
• Practical Takeaways: Step-by-step guidance on surveying, assessing and maintaining compartmentation and fire doors across your property portfolio.

This is your chance to learn from an industry leader, ask pressing questions, and leave with actionable insights to safeguard your properties, your people, and your reputation.

Speaker:

David Hills (FRICS, FIIRSM, MIFireE)

David has been working at Ark Workplace Risk for 25 years, following a career within Local Authority building control, where he looked after major construction sites. David is a compliance expert, and is well known and respected in the property sector, sitting on various boards and delivering training for numerous key industry bodies, including; The ARL, The Property Institute and the BPF. Given his high-level connections, David is often first to know about changes in legislation and how this might impact Health, Safety and Risk compliance management.