In this IIL Property Investors lecture Bill Tucker will outline the current approach to managing fire risks in the business community following the transition from prescriptive legislation to one based on assessment of risk. Those attending will gain an insight to the legal imperatives required of owners and occupiers of premises and some on the gaps in the relationship between the risk assessors, enforcers and the insurance industry.

This session will highlight the key requirements of UK fire law and how property owners and managing agents meet these through the process of a risk based approach. The fire safety requirements of Building Regulations in new build will be discussed along with the challenges of meeting adequate fire safety standards in existing buildings where am ore flexible approach can be applied by fire engineering. The limitations of fire risk assessments will be discussed and how the process may be profiled with the insurers role in assessing Passive Fire Protection.

By the end of this lecture members would have gained an insight into:

1. Current UK fire safety law and its limitations
2. Fire Risk Assessment methodology
3. Provide impetus to enhance joint working with other sectors of the UK fire industry

Speaker Bio:
35 years UK Fire & Rescue Service which included executive posts to Chief Fire Officer level and Head of Fire Safety Engineering at the Fire Service College. Practising Magistrate in the adult criminal courts for 15 years.

Chair: Kevin Luckett ACII, European Real Estate, JLT Specialty Ltd.