Diploma in Fire Prevention and Advanced Fire Prevention (CFPA)
The FPASA is the only Association in Africa that offers the aforementioned Diploma in Fire Prevention and Advanced Fire Prevention.
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Desalination Process _ InFIReS 2018
Jeeten Nathoo, Chief Technology Engineer, of Nuwater Global explained the process of desalination in depth. He covered aspects of osmosis, reverse osmosis, and emerging technologies, as well as an energy comparison between desalination versus traditional water treatment. Download the full presentation here.
Western Cape Fire-fighting, InFIReS 2018
Colin Deiner, Head of the Provincial Disaster Managerment Centre in the Western Cape, explains the Western Cape fire-fighting strategy in the current water scarce climate. Wildfire response, recent fire disasters and learnings from Imizamo Yethu, the Swartland Hospital fire, and the Garden Route fire, as well as general strategic response and incident management.
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SAIA Sustainability of Fire Insurance - InFIReS 2018
Susan Walls, Head of Insurance Fire Risk, of the South African Insurance Association (SAIA) digs deeper into how fires impact insurers and the accompanying socio-economic devastation that ensues within the communities affected.
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Fire Engineering in Extreme Water Scarcity _ InFIReS 2018
Trevor Williams, a well reknowned fire engineer in SA, unpacked the concerns of fire engineers when designing fire protection systems. In light of global warming and the corresponding negative impact on water availabilty, Trevor highlighted key focus areas from an engineers perspective. Download the presentation here.
ECSA Fire Protection System Practitioner (FPSP) - InFIReS 2018
John Cato, Executive Head of Policy Development at the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), explained the registration process for all Fire Protection System Practitioners (FPSP). This process applies to those in the field of sprinklers, gas suppression and detection. This topic was particularly interesting to insurers since it means that the Engineering Council will now start regulating the field. Registrations will open in June for select categories.
To get more information download the presentation here.
Latest News
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BSi - A Leader in Standards Dissemination
"A lot of people think standards are just for big companies because they're complex, expensive tools. Nothing could be further from the truth" Howard Kerr, Chief Executive of BSI
BSI is committed to improved fire safety in S.A. and globally. As such they invest considerably in information sharing and supporting local NPO's (like the FPASA) in making significant inroads with regards to improved compliance with the law and best practice.
The FPASA salutes BSI for once again supporting the FPASA at the annual InFIReS Conference.
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InFIReS May 2019 Organiser - Christine van der Westhuizen
The FPASA would like to acknowedge the supreme effort on the part of Christine van der Westhuizen (position: Audit, Risk & Compliance Manager) for her insight and organisational skills in assembling the 2019 conference. This is homage to Christine who is a dilligent team player and always strives for excellence and the creation of shared value.
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InFIReS - 15 May 2019
Reminder: Annual InFIReS Summit, 15 May 2019.
Venue: Gallagher Estate and Conference Centre
Start Time: 08h45
Theme: Holistic approach to Fire Engineering Design in the Built Environment
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