Fire Safety Matters Podcast - Episode 48

Fire Safety Matters Podcast - Episode 48

From Fire Safety Matters Podcast by fsmpodcast

May 28, 2026 · 57 min · Episode 48

About this episode

Episode 48 features interviews on fire safety training, industry updates, and major news impacting the sector.

Episode 48 of the Fire Safety Matters Podcast features exclusiveinterviews with Elan Penn (training manager at Siderise, the passive fire protection solutions specialist) and Martin Green (commercial training and support manager) and Mick Hall (regional sales manager) at Hochiki Europe (the manufacturer of fire detection and emergency lighting products). Elan concentrates on several core subjects, among them Best Practive in fire stopping and also how the industry’s response to training is evolving in the wake of recent fire safety legislation. Returning guest Martin and his colleague Mick examine updates to British Standards, the compliance agenda and also the integration of fire systems with other technologies (including security solutions). As always, Brian and Mark review major news impacting the sector. On this occasion, developments covered include the latest updates from the Metropolitan Police Service in relation to the Grenfell Tower investigation process, the Government’s proposed Remediation Bill having been confirmed in The King’s Speech, several senior-level appointments at BAFE and FireQual and the National Fire Chiefs Council’s call for fire safety to be built into…

People in this episode

Hosts: Brian, Mark

Guests: Elan Penn, Martin Green, Mick Hall

Topics covered

  • fire safety training
  • fire stopping
  • British Standards updates
  • fire system integration
  • fire safety legislation
  • Grenfell Tower investigation
  • planning process

Keywords

  • fire safety
  • training
  • fire protection
  • British Standards
  • compliance
  • fire detection
  • emergency lighting
  • Grenfell Tower
  • Remediation Bill
  • fire systems

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Siderise, Hochiki Europe, Metropolitan Police Service, BAFE, FireQual, National Fire Chiefs Council

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