CIBSE seminar ‘Firefighters and Evacuation Lifts’
The CIBSE Lifts Group Seminar – updates on Firefighters and Evacuation Lifts will be held on 2 February.
Date/Time: Wednesday 2 February 2022 14:00 GMT
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Programme
Chair: Gina Barney, Gina Barney Associates
14.00 Ruth Carter CEO of CIBSE
Session 1
14.05 Update on Firefighters and Evacuation Lifts
Nick Mellor, MHE/4 Chair and CEO of LEIA
The relationship between BS EN81-72: 2015 and BS EN 81-72:2020, published interpretations and LFB approach to deviations
Why calls to modernise lifts to be “firefighting lifts” is erroneous and BS 8899 on modernisation on lifts for fire service. Identification of different types of lifts for fire service use.
The speaker will present evacuation lifts as an ever-changing topic. BS 9999, Annex G as the only description of an evacuation lift in British Standards.
A resume of the different areas of work looking at means of escape for disabled people and evacuation lifts will follow.
14.45 The importance of firefighters and evacuation lifts within the broader Fire Strategy for a building
Farrokh Azad, Associate Director – Operations Manager Fire of Sweco
This session will discuss the part firefighters’ lifts and evacuation lifts play in the development of a Fire Strategy for a building. It will outline the methodology behind determining how many firefighters’ lifts are required, and where they need to be located. It will touch on the latest thinking around evacuation lifts and the role they need to serve.
Session 2
15.30 The London Plan 2021 and its implications for lift system design.
Adam Scott, CLG Chair and Technical Director – Vertical Transportation of Sweco
March 2021 saw the publication of the new London Plan. This document is a Spatial Development Strategy for Greater London and set out a framework for how London will develop over the next 20-25 years. The Plan is part of the statutory development plan for London, meaning that the policies in the Plan should inform decisions on planning applications. The Plan has implications for the provision of both firefighters and evacuation lifts in buildings, however guidance on how to meet these requirements remains in draft format currently and is not particularly clear.
This session explores the requirements of the Plan and sets the scene for later sessions on engagement and lobbying from the lift industry bodies seeking clarity on the guidance.
16.00 MHE/4 Fireman
Special Guest from National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC)
