IFEDA Fire alarm courses

Great start with the new IFEDA fire alarm courses - excellent feedback - can't wait for the first maintenance course 8th May in Basildon (design on 7th) then up to Glasgow.

Please follow the link to find course information re all our training courses www.ifeda.org/training

IFEDA 3 day extinguisher course - Nazeing

‎The 3 day extinguisher course advertised for Folkestone has been moved to Nazeing in Essex 2 - 4th April

This course and the certification is recognized by BAFE for the SP101/ST104 scheme.

IFEDA : New Fire Alarm Courses

As announced at our AGM IFEDA today launches it new fire alarm training courses

Situation Vacant

General Administrator/Book-keeper


(Part-time)



IFEDA, an independent fire trade association,

seeks a General Administrator/Book-keeper for its

Buckingham, (North Bucks, UK) office



Must be capable of using Sage Accounts Package and Microsoft Office, the person will be adept at working on their own initiative, with high attention to detail, in a small office environment. Good telephone manner, literacy, numeracy, customer service and organisational skills in liaising with members and suppliers alike, a necessity.



27.5 hours per week (Monday – Friday)



For an application form please contact



grahamferris@ifeda.org

HSE - income from Business NOT taxpayer

Did you know that the Government has declared that the cost of the Health & Safety Executive must no longer be supported/funded by the government/tax payer, but that the costs of running it must ultimately lie with businesses.


They have already piloted this fee income generation programme, and it has seen costs to businesses of circa £16,000. The new 'scheme' includes £124.00 per hour i.e. the fee for any written intervention by the HSE.
Businesses include anyone in the 'supply' chain of products i.e. fire alarms, extinguishers etc

To meet concerns of IFEDA members IFEDA has joined forces with HR Specialists Fitzpatrick Wilkes & Co to deliver a H&S  seminar.

IFEDA looking after members interests

Extra dry riser training course

Re Dry Riser Maintenance – Stockport



Please be advised that the next course on 13/14th November is FULL. Therefore there will be an extra course the following week i.e. 20/21st November.

Other training dates before Christmas

We still have places available on:-

Fire extinguisher initial training course & Examination 3 days

Course number 3.088.1 16/17/18th October, 2012 at Stockport, Cheshire

Course number 3.089.1 20/21/22nd November, 2012 at Fareham, Hampshire

Course number 3.090.1 4/5/6th December, 2012 at Stockport, Cheshire



Fire Extinguisher One Day Refresher (as required by BS5306-3)

Course number R091.1 15th October, 2012 at Stockport, Cheshire

Course number R092.1 19th November, 2012 at Fareham, Hampshire

Course number R093.1 3th December, 2012 at Stockport, Cheshire



Fire Hose Reel maintenance

Course number HR.023.1 19th October, 2012 at Stockport, Cheshire


Course number HR.024.1 7th December, 2012 at Stockport, Cheshire


To book any of the above courses please contact Pam via info@ifeda.org


Costs and course info can be found via www.ifeda.org/training


n.b. all of the above courses carry CPD accreditation please let us know if your candidate requires a CPD certificate in addition to the IFEDA one.

IFEDA: Latest breach of FSO

You may find the latest breach of the FSO interesting from the point of view that the prosecution is more about the failure to provide information rather than the usual specific breach:  ignorance or hoping the F&RSS will go away just doesn’t work.

Hove couple fined for obstructing Fire Officers

On 20th September 2012 a couple from Hove were convicted for breaches of fire safety legislation relating to their premises, (a mix of business and residential occupancies within the one building).

Following the trial at Brighton Magistrates Court, local business persons Mr Gamal Khalil Ibrahim Khalil and Mrs Fulorina Fuad Sayidhum were fined £500 each and ordered to pay costs totalling £2,890 by Brighton Magistrates’ Court, despite pleading not guilty to a breach of Fire Safety legislation relating to their premises.

Following a serious fire at the premises on 9th July 2011, a Fire Safety Inspector from East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service (ESFRS) visited the premises and identified a number of possible breaches of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Further investigations resulted in a notice being served on both Mr Khalil and Mrs Sayidhum. This notice required the provision of information to enable East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service’s Fire Safety Inspectors to ascertain whether the provisions of The Order had been complied with within the premises. Mr Khalil and Mrs Sayidhum failed to comply with this notice, which is an offence under The Order.

Business owners across the City of Brighton & Hove and East Sussex are advised to pay attention to their legal obligations to ensure that their premises are safe from fire. Richard Fowler, Head of Protection for ESFRS, said:


“East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service would like to take this opportunity to remind all persons responsible for buildings of their legal responsibility to protect their occupiers and any staff against the risk of fire. The public should continue to be reassured that we take any breaches of Fire Safety very seriously, including the duty to provide information when requested, as this is fundamental to enabling Inspectors to carry out their statutory functions.

"It is disappointing that Mr Khalil and Mrs Sayidhum chose to ignore their statutory duty to provide information as requested, as this failure has resulted in our investigation into their premises being hindered."


IFEDA would like to remind all business owners that it is the duty of the Responsible Person* to undertake and ultimately have available a suitable and sufficient Fire Risk Assessment.

IFEDA members are third party accredited or working towards this goal. If you would like to find a fire protection comnpany in your area please see www.ifeda.org/members

*Duty Holder in Scotland and Appropriate Person in N.I.