BAFE

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BAFE was established in 1984 and is committed in developing, maintaining, and promoting UKAS Accredited Third-Party Certification Schemes for the fire safety industry. These competency Schemes are regularly reviewed to ensure they continue to support the highest standards and represent the best levels of quality for fire safety organisations to achieve. The BAFE Fire Safety Register is used by Responsible People to find and verify evidentially competent organisations to help them meet their fire safety obligations. The BAFE Fire Safety Register features over 1,900 organisations who hold Third-Party Certification to one or more BAFE competency Schemes available.

BAFSA

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Advocating for the installation of automatic fire sprinkler and water-based fire suppression systems in all residential and commercial buildings across the UK.

CABE

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Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) is a unifying voice within the construction sector.

As a professional body we bring together members who work across the life-cycle of the built environment, specialising across a wide range of disciplines. CABE shares knowledge, raises standards, and develops professionals, enabling them to meet the highest standards we all expect of them.

By supporting our members CABE improves collaboration and competency, ensuring that buildings meet our essential human needs, today and tomorrow.

The Emergency Planning Society

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Since its creation in 1993, the Emergency Planning Society has become the driving force in the world of resilience.
Through regular consultation with the Government we provide a voice for our members to influence change at the highest level.

Our members come from all areas of the resilience profession and as a society we work hard to ensure their voices are heard. We provide a forum through our extensive network of regional branches to share our experiences and disseminate good practice.

As a member you have the opportunity to be part of an international network of professionals that can provide support and give you a voice that is already acknowledged as one of the leaders in the field.

FDIS

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The Fire Door Inspection Scheme (FDIS) was launched in 2012 to create a quality training and educational programme to improve an individual’s knowledge of fire door safety and to establish a leading independent fire door inspection scheme. Our main aim is to transform people’s knowledge about how fire doors work and the potential dangers of getting it wrong to ensure fire doors installed in properties are fit for purpose and will keep occupants and buildings safe.

This is achieved in two ways, the educational programme, which results in the individual achieving the FDIS Diploma when passing the independent end of course examination and access to our register of FDIS fully trained, assessed and certified fire door inspectors.

FIA

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The FIA is the largest fire protection trade association in the UK with 1000+ members.

We are a not-for-profit organisation and a major provider of fire safety training.

Our objective is to promote, improve and perfect fire protection methods, devices, services and apparatus.

We achieve this through the representation of our members, providing technical support, guidance and opportunities for professional advancement through education and appropriate regulation.

Fire Protection Association

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The Fire Protection Association is the UK’s leading fire safety organisation, committed to setting the highest industry standards, influencing policy and supporting our members with the most comprehensive fire safety news, advice, training, resources and exclusive member benefits to support you in your role.

Fire and Rescue Services Association

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The Fire & Rescue Services Association (FRSA) is an independent trade union in accordance with the Trade Union & Labour Relations Act 1992. We have no political affiliation and therefore all monies from union subscriptions are ploughed back into maintaining a first class value for money service.

While we reserve the right to undertake industrial action as an action of last resort, we refuse to use strike action as a means of progressing our arguments. Our members have never challenged the FRSA Executive to change this stance. Our members provide an emergency service in the same community in which they live and/or work which renders it unethical to take strike action against the very people who hold them in such high regard and are also their own friends, family and neighbours.

We are an organisation which fully understands the strengths of the RDS. Our commitment to the welfare of those employed on this duty system is our top priority and we need to be vigilant to keep RDS issues to the forefront of the national and local agenda as well as being fully supportive of our members when things go wrong.

We believe we are the best option, whether it is through ongoing lobbying on members collective behalf, representing you in disciplinary or grievance processes, or deploying our Legal Team to protect you if you are injured on duty.

FSA

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FSA – Fire & Security Association, is a specialist group of ECA for the fire, emergency & security systems and monitoring centres industry. We aim to drive growth and prosperity for the industry and our Member organisations.

With over 2,500 Members and a network of industry commercial, consultant, specifier & educational associates, we represent Members from across England, Wales & Norther Ireland and have been doing so since 1901.

We offer national representation and the highest level of expertise and support for those who design, install, commission, maintain and monitor fire, emergency and security systems to help build business resilience, drive growth, get you specified and get your voice heard.

Fire Sector Federation

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The Federation is a not for profit non-government organisation established to act as a forum for the discussion of fire-related issues of interest to its membership and to evolve as a central source of information on all aspects relating to fire. It brings together representatives from a range of stakeholders which make up the UK Fire Sector.

Originally formed in 2011 as the Fire Sector Partnership, the Fire Sector Federation was established in June 2012 following a merger with the Federation of British Fire Organisations (FOBFO).

The FSF was originally established in response to the Fire Futures review. Launched in July 2010 by the Fire and Rescue Minister Bob Neill MP, this was a strategic review of fire and rescue provision designed to enable sector partners to shape the future direction of fire and rescue services in England. It was undertaken and led by the sector with contributions from a wide range of representative bodies and organisations.

ICEL

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ICEL is the Industry Committee for Emergency Lighting. Its mission is to strengthen the industry and promote the benefits of good quality lighting. It represents all aspects of UK, EU and international legislation and standards at the highest level, whilst protecting the interests of the public and LIA ICEL Members. A division of the Lighting Industry Association, it specialises in providing support to the market for Emergency Lighting requirements.

IFSM

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The Institute of Fire Safety Managers is a professional body of highly respected individuals and companies who all share the same objective:

“To raise the awareness of fire safety at a local, national and international level, promoting fire prevention, fire protection and reducing the risk from fire as far as reasonably practicable.”

Our members are at the forefront of the fire profession industry, receiving the latest news, standards, technical advances and dissemination from other fire related organisations worldwide.

National Association of Healthcare Fire Officers (NAHFO)

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NAHFO is an organisation that acts as a national voice for all those associated with healthcare fire safety.

Working closely with other organisations to promote the highest standards of fire safety within our healthcare environments, NAHFO has been established for over 30 years and in this time its members helped to shape the guidance and legislation used in healthcare today.
NAHFO is an organisation that acts as a national voice for all those associated with healthcare fire safety.

Working very closely with other UK fire safety organisations and is considered as an authority in healthcare fire safety.

NSI

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The National Security Inspectorate is the UK’s most highly trusted and respected, independent, UKAS-accredited certification body in the security and fire safety sectors.

As a not-for-profit organisation helping to protect homeowners, businesses, the public sector and the general public, we count premium local providers, as well as the UK’s premier national security and fire safety providers amongst our clients.

Our mission is to secure the highest standards of safety and security for buyers of commercial and domestic fire and security systems, guarding and security services, through independent, third party audit and certification in the UK and Eire.

RSA

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The Residential Sprinkler Association (RSA) is committed to delivering information and training, ideas and technical support to its members and every individual whose professional role demands they have a greater knowledge and comprehensive understanding of the practicalities and effectiveness of automatic fire sprinklers with a primary focus on residential and domestic properties.

The RSA is a not-for-profit organisation, managed by volunteers. We will endeavour to provide support facilities to the residential sector of the UK fire sprinkler industry in whatever manner is deemed necessary by its Membership.

We aim to deliver clear and accurate information which will provide decision makers, regulators and project leaders the knowledge to identify and specify the correct and compliant sprinkler products and systems installed to the highest standard by skilled and competent contractors.

Security Industry Federation

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The Security Industry Federation trade union represent all of those that work within the UK security industry including the cyber security industry. We recognise that you are skilled workers having undergone rigorous SIA training, passed exams and put yourself in harms way to protect the public. You are often the first responder’s and offer vital evidence to the police and partner organisations.

Because of the very nature of your work it is unfortunate that you may find yourself suffering with PTSD and other mental health disorders on top of the stress of justifying your actions, from internal discipline meetings with your employer to civil or criminal court cases.

The Security Industry Federation will offer you expert advice, support and continued protection.

Skills for Security

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Skills for Security is a Grade 2, Good, Ofsted national provider, with training centres across the UK. We hold direct claims status with two Awarding bodies and a direct contract with the ESFA. We are a part of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) and we are a company limited by guarantee.

As the leading apprenticeship training provider in the UK we are proud to play a key role in apprenticeship training across the Electronic Fire & Security sector, achieved through a range of mixed delivery methods we have a reach like no other.

Our links with individuals, employers and stakeholders are at the very heart of what we do. We aim to strengthen and develop these relationships and the services we offer. A nationally renowned centre of excellence for high-quality learning, teaching and employer engagement.

​We work with apprentices, stakeholders and employers to ensure training is designed and delivered to be fit for purpose.

SSAIB

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The Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board (SSAIB) is the leading certification body for organisations providing security systems and services, fire detection, management & monitoring systems.

Women in the Fire Service UK

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Women in the Fire Service UK (WFS) was set up in the 1990s as a self-help and not for profit organisation. Our members of all genders, come from all roles across the Fire and Rescue Service – from firefighters and control staff, administrative and support staff and senior officers, to members of airport, defence and works fire services.

Since its formation, the membership have sought to influence the equality agenda, taking active roles in research, for example into women’s fit fire kit, supporting positive action initiatives, working with the government in nationwide campaigns for recruitment and playing a part in national groups with other stakeholders. We are recognised nationally, currently holding a seat on the Fire Sector Federation, amongst other inputs to the local and national agenda.