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THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
Fire Strategy for New BuildsPeter Wilkinson
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
Business continuity planning; How it can influence resilient building designPeter Wilkinson
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
Agenda
• Performance-based fire safety design• Business Continuity Planning• Business Impact Analysis• BIA in QDR
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
• ‘If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.’
Vince Lombardi, US football coach (1913 - 1970)
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
• ‘If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.’
Vince Lombardi, US football coach (1913 - 1970)
• ‘Give a man a fire and he's warm for the day. But set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.’ Terry Pratchett.
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
Performance Based Design
Performance based design is a practice that provides a framework for developing rational methodology for the design of buildings based upon the application of scientific and engineering principles to achieve stated and agreed objectives
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
Definition
What is fire engineering?
Application of scientific and engineering principles, rules, and expert judgement, based on an understanding of the phenomena and effects of fire and the reaction and behaviour of people to fire, to protect people, property and the environment from the destructive effects of fire.
Institution of Fire Engineers
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
Definition
What is fire engineering?
Use of engineering principles for the achievement of fire safety.
PD7974-3:2003
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
Development of prescriptive rules
• Reaction to disaster
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
Fire engineering origins
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
Fire engineering origins
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
Development of a fire engineering code
• DD 240
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
Development of a fire engineering code
• BS 7974
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
Development of a fire engineering code
• BS 7974
• PD 0: Design framework• PD 1: Initiation and development of fire
within the enclosure of origin;• PD 2: Spread of smoke within and
beyond the enclosure of origin;• PD 3: Structural response• PD 4: Detection of fire and activation of
fire protection systems;• PD 5: Fire service intervention;• PD 6: Evacuation;• PD 7: Probabilistic fire risk assessment.
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
Fire engineering today
• Allows innovative design
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
Fire engineering today
• Allows innovative design• New applications
• Super tall buildings• Sustainable buildings
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
Fire engineering today
• Allows innovative design• New applications
• Super tall buildings• Sustainable buildings
• Concerns• Data• Motivations• Life safety objectives only
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
The insurer’s role
• Not often active participants in QDR• Not identified at design stage• Not invited• Do not contribute• Contract works insurers • Brokers• Commercial considerations
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
What is Business Continuity?
The ability to maintain continuity of business in the event of a disruption to normal operations
• An integral part of an organisation’s risk management programme
• Often (wrongly) perceived to be all about (and owned by) IT
• But also falls within remit of HSE, Facilities, Finance, Risk, etc.
• Includes emergency response, incident management and other recovery plans
• Focuses on effect of an incident rather than cause
• Ultimately helps to achieve business resilience.
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
Why We Need BCM
To be able to counteract the negative impacts arising from a disruption
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
BCMProgramme
Management
Developing and
Implementing
BCM Response
Determining
BCM Strategy
Exercising, Maintaining& Reviewing
Understandingthe Organisation
The Business Continuity
Management Process:
Source BS 25999
The BCM Lifecycle
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1. Define business continuity scope, policy, aim & objectives
2. Assign pre-incident roles & responsibilities
3. Assign budget and resource to the programme
BCM Programme Management
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1. Identify current level of BC preparedness
2. Carry out scenario-focused business impact analysis discussions involving select business representatives
• Define recovery times for all critical activities
• Obtain views on implications of an incident based upon current preparedness
• Produce a “shopping list” of minimum resource requirements
3. Conduct Risk Assessment for resources required by critical activities and act on findings
Understanding the Organisation
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
1. Identify Required versus Achievable gaps
2. Develop cost effective recovery strategies
3. Present options to management in a form that will allow them to decide upon appropriate solution and acceptable level of residual risk
Determining BCM Strategies
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
Some Solutions• Make what the organisation has as robust as possible• Buy more time with contingencies & workarounds• Take advantage of advances in technology• Third party supplier solutions can help keep it simple• Improve data backups and off site storage• Buffer management for supplies• Find alternative suppliers• Improve supply lead times or contracts• Reciprocal arrangements with other companies• Implement manual workarounds• Do nothing! – organise post incident.
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1. Define incident management & recovery organisation
2. Document clear and concise plans
3. Incorporate all pre-incident actions within BC Actions Log and monitor progress
Developing & Implementing BCM Response – The Plan
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
Worst Case Focus
• Plan for the worst case scenario
• i.e. where a single incident would have the largest impact on the organisation, regardless of the probability e.g. complete, destructive loss of premises and contents
• Lesser scenarios should therefore be covered by the planning
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
1. Carry out tabletop exercises for people and plans
2. Carry out technical recovery exercises for IT, telephony and data communications
3. Define maintenance & review responsibilities
Exercising, Maintaining & Reviewing
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
1. Initial & ongoing BC awareness activity
2. BCM to become an integral part of future projects, business change discussions & supplier contract negotiations
3. Ongoing expansion of scope to respond to potential threats
Embedding BCM in the Organisation’s Culture
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
10 Benefits of BCM
1. Be in control post-incident
2. Help safeguard human life
3. Stand out from competitors
4. Improve insurance terms
5. Understand and accept risk exposure
6. Keep impacts within acceptable levels
7. Maintain critical activities
8. Protect jobs
9. Protect reputation
10. Sleep at night….
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
ROBUST
• Developed by FPA and RISCAuthority• Backed by UK insurers• Free of charge
https://robust.riscauthority.co.uk
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
Fire engineering processStart
Qualitative design review
(QDR)
Quantitative analysis of
design
Reporting and presentation of
results
Un- satisfactory
Satisfactory
End
Assessment against criteria
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
Fire engineering process
• Qualitative design review (QDR)• Quantitative analysis• Assessment against criteria
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
Business continuity planning
• Business impact analysis (BIA)
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
Business continuity planning
• Business impact analysis (BIA)• Identify critical activities• Identify resources to support activities• Identify fire safety objectives to protect resources.
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
Business continuity planning
Architecture driven
Form
Fire safety objectives
New building
Function Life safetyBusiness resilience
Legislation driven
Business & insurance
driven
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
BIA within QDR
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
BIA within QDRBIA
Review activities
Review resources
Examples:PremisesEquipmentProcess machineryWarehousingData/archives
Prioritise
Tactics
Examples:DuplicationOutsourceProtectionSeparation
QDR
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British Standard
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
British Standard
• Part 8: Property protection, mission continuity and resilience
• DPC early 2012
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
Conclusion
• Architects and engineers will be able to ask their clients the right questions
• Interpret existing BIA information• Facilitate a BIA• Define the most appropriate fire safety objectives• Design appropriately resilient buildings
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
• I violated the Noah rule: Predicting rain doesn't count; building arks does.Warren Buffett
THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATIONProtecting people, property, business and the environment
Contact
Peter Wilkinson
Associate Director
Fire Protection Association