Continuing Professional Development
Drawing on over 20 years' experience in the industry, Deaf Alerter is providing its well-established, CPD accredited seminar �Fire Evacuation Communication for Disabled People: The law and the solutions.� This seminar offers best practice guidance on the various legislative duties to provide fire safety and evacuation for disabled people. Building operators face significant difficulties communicating with Deaf and hard of hearing people when informing them of an evacuation and when physically disabled people have been placed in a temporary safe haven or refuge area.The seminar identifies the difficulties, legal responsibilities and the technical solutions that are available to ensure a building provides an equally safe environment for both non-disabled and disabled people. There were huge legislative changes which came into force in 2006; the Regulatory Reform Order and Disability Equality Duty part of the 2005 DDA amendments. In 2008, BS5839-1 was amended and BS9999 was introduced, superseding the entire BS 5588 series (with the exception of BS 5588-1), which will be withdrawn on 6 April 2009. You need to know how they impact on you and what you need to do to comply.
The seminar 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 the seminar has been extremely positive and over 7,000 industry professionals have attended and received the accredited certificate. 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.
With the overwhelming response to the seminar Deaf Alerter plc will once again be joining the Construction CPD Service on their 2010 National Road Seminar Tour. Attendance is free; please see below for venues and dates:
2010
| Wednesday 10th March | Manchester | Lancashire County Cricket Club |
| Thursday 11th March | Leeds | Crowne Plaza Hotel |
| Thursday 25th March | London | Royal National Hotel, Russell Square |
| Wednesday 12th May | Glasgow | Crowne Plaza Hotel |
| Thursday 13th May | Edinburgh | Marriott Hotel |
| Wednesday 19th May | Coventry | Ricoh Arena |
| Thursday 20st May | Cambridge | Menzies Hotel |
| Wednesday 9th June | York | Novotel Fishergate |
| Thursday 10th June | Newcastle | Marriott Gosforth Park |
| Tuesday 22rd June | Plymouth | New Continental Hotel |
| Wednesday 23th June | Bristol | Marriott Royal Hotel |
| Thursday 24th June | Bracknell | Hilton Hotel |
| Thursday 1st July | London | Royal National Hotel, Russell Square |
| Wednesday 15th September | London | Royal National Hotel, Russell Square |
| Thursday 30th September | Southampton | Novotel |
| Wednesday 6th October | Leicester | Stage Hotel |
| Thursday 7th October | Birmingham | Walsall FC |
| Thursday 21st October | Chester | Crowne Plaza Hotel |
| Wednesday 17th November | London | Royal National Hotel, Russell Square |
If you are unable to attend any of the dates below, please contact the Marketing Department to arrange an in-house CPD presentation on 01332 363981 or e-mailCPD@deaf-alerter.com
You can book online for these events on the booking page at the CPD web site www.cpduk.co.uk. For additional information please use the above mentioned e-mail.
General information about the CPD Service is available at www.cpduk.co.uk
