Continuing Professional Development - Fire Evacuation for Disabled People
Post seminar survey result: of those who attend Deaf Alerter plc's CPD – over 90% found the contents of the seminar very useful
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is simply a method of ensuring that you achieve the right skills and knowledge to do your job and maintain and enhance your expertise. CPD embraces everything that you do to improve your job performance and your 'lifelong employability'. Some professional institutions insist on compulsory attendance every year.
Planning can play a major part in reducing risk! CPD creates opportunities for development and advancement with the help of knowledge. Having worked in the specialist radio-communications industry for over 20 years Deaf Alerter plc's experience and knowledge is second to none. Deaf Alerter plc have made a corporate commitment to sharing their expertise and understanding through CPD to help improve equality, access and most importantly, life safety – safe evacuation for disabled people.
The updated CPD explains the new Laws, British and European standards released in 2010 and 2011 (Equality Act, BS5839-9, BS 8300 and EN54-23). The seminar addresses these new and existing requirements and their significance in terms of building design and management. It identifies all of the technical solutions available, such as fire alarms for Deaf people and emergency refuge communication systems (EVC). It also considers their suitability to ensure an equally safe environment for everybody.
Is this seminar for you?
The CPD seminar; 'Fire Evacuation for Disabled People', is not just for those who are required to undertake CPD. It is suitable for access consultants, architects, fire officers, health and safety professionals, building managers and anyone involved in fire safety provision and specification. Feedback from our previous range of seminars has been extremely positive; over 8000 industry professionals have attended and received accredited certificates.
It is an excellent way to gain an understanding of the barriers faced by disabled people and the various solutions available to provide equal access to emergency evacuation warnings to aid egress.
Seminar content includes barriers experienced by Deaf and disabled people every day
Legislation and British Standards (all current versions)
- Equality Act (combining over 100 separate pieces of legislation into one single Act including Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) and Special Educational Needs and Disability Act)
- EN54-23
- Health & Safety Legislation
- Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order/Fire (Scotland) Act
- Corporate Manslaughter & Corporate Homicide Act
- Equality & Human Rights Commission (formally DRC)
- Building Regulations
- Civil Contingencies Act
- British Standards, BS5839-1, BS5839-9, BS9999 and BS8300
The Solutions
- Integrated radio-based fire alarm system
- Refuge area emergency voice communication systems (radio-based/hardwired)
- Flashing Lights: beacons and strobes
- Unsuitable methods: onsite paging, wide area paging, SMS, DECT and induction loops
With another year of overwhelming response to the seminar in 2011 Deaf Alerter plc will once again be joining the Construction CPD Service on their 2012 National Road Seminar Tour. Attendance is free; please see below for venues and dates to book your place here
2012
| Wednesday 14th March | Manchester | Ramada Hotel Salford Keys |
| Thursday 15th March | Leeds | Crowne Plaza Hotel |
| Thursday 29th March | London | Royal National Hotel, Russell Square |
| Thursday 26th April | Portsmouth | Marriott Hotel |
| Wednesday 23rd May | Glasgow | Crowne Plaza Hotel |
| Thursday 24th May | Edinburgh | Marriott Hotel |
| Thursday 31st May | Newcastle | Marriott Gosforth Park |
| Wednesday 20th June | Plymouth | New Continental Hotel |
| Thursday 21st June | Bristol | Marriott Royal Hotel |
| Thursday 27th September | Southampton | Novotel |
| Wednesday 3rd October | Nottingham | Novotel |
| Thursday 20th October | Chester | Crowne Plaza Hotel |
| Thursday 4th October | Peterborough | Marriott Hotel |
| Thursday 17th November | London | Royal National Hotel, Russell Square |
Please contact the Marketing Department for any additional information on 01332 363981 or e-mail CPD@deaf-alerter.com
For general information about the CPD Certification Service and to book on-line visit www.cpduk.co.uk
