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Healthier Firefighters Today:
Evidential Approaches to Effective Decontamination
A ground-breaking event raising the bar on providing workable solutions to improve firefighter health.
Date: July 2nd
Location: West Midlands Fire Service Headquarters, 99 Vauxhall Road, Birmingham B7 4HW
Conference Benefits:
- Inform delegates of global best practice
- Adopt an expert-led scientific approach
- Solution-focused, learning from user experience
- Fully inclusive and FREE for all fire and rescue personnel
Why Attend the Healthier Firefighters Conference?
Held in partnership with Vimpex, Fire Knowledge and FIRE magazine are pleased to present a forthcoming event on the evidence-led approach to decontamination. The Healthier Firefighters Today conference will apply a science-based approach and will inform fire and rescue services on the removal of harmful contaminants from firefighting clothing.
This ground-breaking event will raise the bar on providing workable solutions to improve firefighter health. It will do this by focusing on best practice, adopting an expert-led scientific approach and being solution-focused.
It will include talks from acknowledged experts in laundry and chemistry, alongside user experiences. It will inform on options for short, medium and long-term improvements to firefighters’ health.
The Healthier Firefighters Today conference will:
- Apply science-based and evidence-led approached to decontamination
- Inform fire and rescue services on removal of harmful contaminants from firefighting clothing
- Hear from acknowledged experts in laundry, chemistry and user experiences
- Inform delegates on options for short, medium and long-term improvements to firefighter health
Who should attend?
- Firefighters and frontline responders
- Senior leaders in fire and emergency response
- Fire and rescue personnel
- Occupational health professionals
- Human resources professionals
- Fire authority members
- Police fire and crime commissioners
- Fire industry equipment suppliers
- Fire sector experts and stakeholders
- Leaders from blue light services
Chair:
Brett Egan-Briers, Vice Chair of the NFCC PPE and Clothing Committee
Speakers:
Riccardo Le Torre, Fire Brigades Union, ‘Union perspective – cancer deaths – improved decontamination’ (Confirmed)
Brett Egan-Briers, Vice Chair of NFCC PPE and Clothing Committee, ‘NFCC perspectives on available decontamination technologies’ (Confirmed)
Ingemar Lejon, Lejon Kemi, ‘Perspectives from The Nordics and update on H20 cleaning research’ (Confirmed)
Anna Lorenston, Electrolux Professional, ‘Laundry cleaning – Electrolux’ (Confirmed)
Adam Stone, London FB BA Cleaning Project and new BA roll-out (Confirmed)
David Brown, West Midlands Fire Service, ‘Field decontamination project’ (tbc)
Additional Expert Panellists:
Gorazd Stebe, Co2Dex Combination cleaning – H2O/CO2 (Confirmed)
Jan Hamrefors, SiOX Machines CO2 decontamination (Confirmed)
Hazem Matar, PAH Analysis and Contaminants Identification (Confirmed)
Chris Hands, BA Washing Experiences (tbc)
Healthier Firefighters Today:
Evidential Approaches to Effective Decontamination – Programme
9.30-10.00 Registration & Refreshments
10.00 Introduction: FIRE Editor Andrew Ledgerton-Lynch OBE
10.05 Chair’s Introduction: Brett Egan-Briers
10.10 Session 1: End User Perspectives
Keynote Address 1: NFCC perspectives on available decontamination technologies
Brett Egan-Briers, Vice Chair of NFCC PPE and Clothing Committee
Keynote Address 2: Welcome from West Midlands Fire Service
David Brown, West Midlands Fire Service
11.10 Refreshments
11.30 Session 2: Cancer Deaths and FRS Response
Keynote Address 3: Union perspective – cancer deaths – improved decontamination
Riccardo La Torre, Fire Brigades Union
Keynote Address 4: BA cleaning project and new BA roll-out
Adam Stone, London Fire Brigade
12.30pm Q&A session
1pm Lunch
2pm Session 3: Industry Perspectives
Keynote Address 5: Perspectives from The Nordics and update on H20 cleaning research
Ingemar Lejon, Lejon Kemi
Keynote Address 6: Laundry cleaning – Electrolux
Anna Lorenston, Electrolux Professional
3pm Refreshments
3.20pm Panel Session: Collaborative Solutions
Combination cleaning – H20/C02, Gorazd Stebe, C02Dex
C02 decontamination, Jan Hamrefors, SiOX Machines
Decontamination research, Hazem Matar, Associate Professor, Hertfordshire University
Plus speakers
4.20pm Closing Remarks
Please click the button below to complete our short registration form.
Date: July 2nd 2024
Location: West Midlands Fire Service Headquarters, 99 Vauxhall Road, Birmingham B7 4HW
Healthier Firefighters Today: Evidential Approaches to Effective Decontamination is FREE for all fire and rescue personnel. Non-fire service personnel £150.
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Sponsorship
Contact us to find out more about sponsoring this event:
Beverley Rees – Sales Manager