Experts in various fire safety skills are becoming Fire Aware Educators, assisting those in the supply chain to navigate new legislation and compliance requirements.
The Building Safety Act introduces key changes such as mandatory data collection at critical construction stages, amendments to Approved Document B, and new regulations for Residential Evacuation Plans, effective in 2026.
The growing organization, Fire Aware, includes specialist members who provide technical guidance on these legislative challenges.
Training Courses on Fire Safety
According to Gavin Skelly, CEO of Fire Aware, members offer training courses focused on fire safety and management. These courses are crucial for designers, main contractors, domestic trades, material suppliers, building management personnel, hotels and leisure facilities, commercial and private landlords, and local authorities.
"At a time of increasing concern for the safety of the public who use our buildings and spaces, the fire safety industry is under increasing scrutiny and those with a duty of care should understand this is more than a job, it is a vocation," said Skelly.
He further emphasized that, "We believe there is enough legislation to ensure safety if they are understood and followed. We have specialists who can help guide anyone in the supply chain around some of this new legislation because it can be challenging given its complexity and scale."
Focus on Responsibility and Ethical Conduct
The continued expansion of the industry body aims to shift the culture within the fire safety supply chain towards emphasizing moral responsibility. This includes designers, developers, asset owners, managers, and other relevant stakeholders.
Fire Aware is implementing a series of charters designed to instill a moral code of conduct, thereby influencing how member companies maintain their duty of care. As a recognized membership body servicing the built environment and related sectors, Fire Aware remains committed to promoting responsible work and trade practices to uphold public safety standards.
Experts in a diverse range of skills in fire safety are becoming the Fire Aware Educators to help guide those in the supply chain trying to find their way around the wave of legislation and compliance currently being introduced.
Key changes under the Building Safety Act involve data collection for all information at key stages of construction, while there have been amendments to Approved Document B and new regulations for Residential Evacuation Plans which come into effect in 2026.
The growing fire safety industry body Fire Aware has a number of specialist members who also act as technical guidance experts for members who need help around the new challenges of legislation.
Training courses relating to fire safety
Gavin Skelly, Fire Aware CEO, said members specifically provide training courses relating to fire safety and management relevant for designers, main contractors, domestic trades, material suppliers, building management, hotel and leisure, commercial and private landlords and local authorities.
He said: “At a time of increasing concern for the safety of the public who use our buildings and spaces, the fire safety industry is under increasing scrutiny and those with a duty of care should understand this is more than a job, it is a vocation."
“We believe there is enough legislation to ensure safety if they are understood and followed. We have specialists who can help guide anyone in the supply chain around some of this new legislation because it can be challenging given its complexity and scale.”
Expanding industry
The expanding industry body is paving the way by focusing on the moral responsibility of all those working in the fire safety supply chain including designers, developers, asset owners, managers and other stakeholders.
It aims to change the culture of the built environment sector by introducing a moral code of conduct via a series of charters designed to influence how member companies behave in upholding their duty of care.
Fire Aware is a recognized membership body serving the built environment and related sectors with a common aim to work and trade responsibly to all best practice standards in the interests of the safety of the general public.
