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FROM THE EDITORS

JOIFF, the Joint Occupational Industrial FireForum, the Organisation for EmergencyServices Management in Process Industry, is a

grouping of Companies, represented by theirEmergency Services Manager - or equivalentposition - and nominated Deputies.

For the purposes of JOIFF Membership, a ProcessIndustry is considered to be any Industrial /Commercial Organisation that is engaged inprocessing, storage, handling and/or transport ofhigh risk materials and that has nominatedpersonnel as Occupational Firefighters /EmergencyResponders.

Associate Members of JOIFF are Organisations orIndividuals who do not comply with therequirements for Full Membership but who sharethe same interests. JOIFF provides a forum for discussion amongstpeers, accredited training, informationdissemination and technical advice.

JOIFF welcomes interest from suitableOrganisations who wish to become Members orAssociate Members - contact the JOIFFSecretariat, details on the back page.

JOIFF Ltd. Registration number 362542.

ABOUT JOIFF

2004, Issue 3

www.joiff.com

Septepber 2004

This is the third edition of The Catalyst for2004 and we welcome our growing numbersof Readers. Our policy is to bring you high

quality articles on new developments and otherhappenings in the area of Emergency ServicesManagement. In addition to The Catalyst, currentinformation relevant to Emergency ServicesManagement is posted on the JOIFF website.

As always, we thank those JOIFF AssociateMembers who have contributed articles - for thisedition, DuPont Personal Protection, Insituform,part of the Kidde Products Group and PursuitDynamics. We also thank JOIFF Associate MemberEFA Sales for providing a report on the first AfricanWilliams Foam Workshop and Ten Cate whoannounce the appointment of a new Member oftheir Team. We encourage our Associate Members

to provide technical articles on any new products,services and developments that they believe willbe of interest to our Members and other Readers.

Preliminary detail is given on the forthcomingIndustrial Fire Journal / JOIFF First WorldwideFirefighters Conference which will take place inManchester, UK on 15th and 16th March 2004 andour regular features - New Members, TrainingColumn, Members Section, Diary, PPE Corner - arealso included in this edition.

We sincerely thank our advertisers / sponsorswithout whom we could not function.

At the meeting of the JOIFF Executive in April 2004,Fellowships of JOIFF were awarded to the followingpersons:

Eddie Davies - Immediate Past Chairman of JOIFF,and one of the founding JOIFF members when hewas Chief Fire Officer at Texaco Milford Haven,Wales.Richard Coates - The original founding JOIFFmember and current BP Group Fire Advisor.Roger Marshall - Retired Fire Chief at Lindsey OilRefinery and one of the founding members.Gary Douthwaite - Current Chairman of JOIFF,retired Fire Chief at ICI and one of the foundingmembers.Dave Murray - retiring Fire Chief at ConnocoPhillipsand current JOIFF executive member holding officeas treasurer.

Fellowships of JOIFF are awarded to those who it isfelt have made a significant contribution to JOIFF.

There has been considerable discussion recentlyamongst the United Kingdom JOIFF Members aboutface fit testing for respiratory protective masks.Members may be interested in a Seminar entitled"Respiratory Protective Equipment - the facts aboutfit testing" being organised by the Energy Instituteto take place at their Offices in 61, New CavendishStreet, London W1G 7AR on Friday 8th October2004. The Seminar will include presentations from anumber of key groups on current and futurerequirements and expectations, a view frommanufacturer in design aspects, industry views onpractical aspects of fit testing and a view on themedical aspects of RPE.

The Seminar is open to Members and non-Membersof the Energy Institute. For further details contactFaye Whitnall at + 44 (0) 20 7467 7116

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During the past three months, the Executive of JOIFFwere delighted to welcome the following newMembers:

Members:Merck Sharpe & Dohme (Ireland) Ltd. Ballydine,Clonmel Ireland, represented by Willie O'Donnell,Fire and Security Chief and Roy Johnston Safety andSecurity Manager. There are a small number of fulltime Emergency Services personnel in Merck Sharpeand Dohme but the majority are part time and theywork a shift cycle 24 hrs. 7 days each week. There arealso nurses and trained First Aiders on site and anumber of Emergency Vehicles.

LF & RS Washington Hall International Trainingand Development Centre Chorley, LancashireEngland , represented by Malcolm Knowles,Commercial Manager and Kevin Murray, Head ofTraining Provision. Washington Hall, a JOIFF accreditedTraining Establishment is a major training provider toindustry and Fire Services in the UK and Worldwide,providing training that includes all aspects of FireFighter Training, Emergency Preparedness Training,Management, H&S and Fire Safety training.

Limerick County Council Fire Service, Limerick,Ireland, represented by Ms. Carmel Kirby, Chief Fire

Officer and Assistant Chief Fire Officer Ken Crowley.Limerick County is situated in the South West ofIreland and Limerick County Fire Service is a Brigadeof retained Firefighters spread throughout the Countyunder the Management of the Chief Fire Officer andher team of Senior Officers, the majority of whom areengineers, and a number of administrative personnel.

Members - Associate / Individual:David Turvey of Northamptonshire, England.David has varied Firefighting experience and a deepinterest in and knowledge of industrial fire appliancesin the UK and Europe.

(Ms) Jeanne van Buren of Rozenburg, TheNetherlands, who is a Senior Specialist IndustrialSafety, Fire Department, Rotterdam Port District.Jeanne works on standards for safe storage ofdangerous materials, and is a Member of the Board forcertifying fire safety concepts and specialised inincident investigation under the SEVESO MARS(Mandatory Industry Incident investigation) regime.

We look forward to the involvement of our new andexisting Members in the continuing development ofJOIFF.

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Fire professionals are increasingly expressingconcerns about ageing fire water mains thatcould let them down when they need them most.

Can you rely on your fire water main to deliversufficient water volume and pressure to service youremergency fire fighting plan? If you're not sure, thenread on!

Deteriorating Fire MainsUnderground fire mains are attacked from two sides.From the outside by clay or salts, and from the insideby brackish or salt water. Such corrosion can lead toblockages, fractures and leaks, which in turn cancause serious water supply problems duringemergencies.Repairing cast iron fire main pipes by digging atrench, cutting out faulty sections, and reinstallingnew sections can be hugely expensive and disruptive.Now at last there is a new way of solving the problem!

Thermopipe Thermopipe is a structural relining system thatreinstates fire mains to at least their original ratings.Moreover, it is a trenchless "no dig" technology, whichmeans fast installation times with minimal on-sitedisruption.

In the Thermopipeprocess, a factory foldedpolyester-reinforcedpolyethylene liner is pulledfrom an access pit througha deteriorated fire mainusing a winch. Once inplace, it is inflated andheated with steam,enabling it to achieve aclose fit with the host pipe.Thermpipe provides acontinuous, impermeablepressure pipe lining insidethe host fire main.Because of the enormousstrength of its polyesterreinforcement,

Thermopipe is much thinner than conventionalpolyethylene pipe and so takes up less of the hostpipe bore.Thermopipe is available in diameters from 70 to 200mm, with 250 and 300 mm becoming available laterthis year. It can navigate most bends and allowsexisting services to be reconnected with new factory-manufactured fittings. It has a long-term independentinternal pressure rating of up to 16 bar (230 psi).

Insituform Thermopipe was developed in 1993 by Angus FlexiblePipelines, a division of Kidde Products. In 1999 it wasacquired by Insituform Technologies, a world leader inpipe rehabilitation and trenchless technology. Today itis manufactured by Angus Flexible Pipelines on behalfof Insituform Technologies."Thermopipe has been around since the early 1990s",says Jon Boon of Insituform. "It is widely used for re-lining drinking water mains, but it is increasinglybeing seen as a fast and cost-effective way torefurbish fire water mains".

JOIFF Case StudyA case in point is Esso Fawley, which recently neededto rehabilitate a 43 metre section of salt water firemain that had corroded through underneath a factoryfloor.An open-cut solution would have led to the shutdownof a 24 hour a day production operation at enormouscost. However, the fire main was rehabilitated in justtwo hours by Insituform. The Esso Fawley main contractor Trant ConstructionLimited dug two small pits at either end of the firemain, which passed under the wall of the factory. Themain was repaired by Insituform using Fawley's ownair and steam supply, thereby minimising the cost.Despite some initial difficulties with the internalcondition of the pipe which required extensivecleaning by another contractor, Insituform completedthe work on time and within the budget. The fire mainis now back in service and operating satisfactorily.

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FIRE MAIN RENEWAL WITH THERMOPIPE by

Jon Brittain (Kidde Products) & Jon Boon (Insituform)

Thermopipe

Thermopipe Installation 1

Thermopipe Installation 2

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ADVANCES IN WATER-MIST TECHNOLOGYby

Paul Grimwood. Pursuit Dynamics PLC

Innovative and exciting are two words being usedto describe the groundbreaking water-misttechnology under development by Pursuit

Dynamics PLC in Royston, Hertfordshire. Using in-house computational fluid dynamics (CFD) andcomputer aided design (CAD) methods, engineers atPursuit have been able to produce finely dividedwater-mists with volume-fill rates far in excess ofany known system currently available. The widerange of potential applications for this technologyhas generated much interest within the fireprotection industry and additionally offers greatpotential for surface distribution of special anti-bacterial formulations, using water mist as a carrier,for the surface decontamination of large volumespaces and mass casualty situations.

The PDX®prototype water mist nozzle consists of asmall cylindrical unit which inlets steam, compressedair or inert gas as the driving force through anannular channel. This serves to create a supersonic,high shear flow of entrained water, where steamcondensation and high shearing forces lead to afinely dispersed mist of micron sized water droplets.Despite the use of steam in the unit, temperature atthe nozzle exit is measured at 52 0C falling to 24 0Cat 5m and 13 0C at 20m. The supersonic flowmeasured within the nozzle demonstrates velocitiesin excess of 1500metres/second (3000mph), whichgive rise to low-pressure effects within the annularchamber. These effects may be used for furtherentrainment of additives (or additional water)through several side ports in the unit, which again

atomizes to a fine mist due to the rapid Mach 3velocity changes. The baseline research demonstrated a simpletransfer of current platform technology of the PDX®fluid processing and pumping configuration to anefficient water mist generator. Current capabilitiesillustrated by the research include -

1. Water droplet generation showing 80% of mistvolumes within the critical sub20 micron size range,which has been experimentally shown as moreefficient than Halon systems in the suppression ofClass A and B fires; 2. A fluid flow rate of 29 litres/minute (1740 l/hr) forthe baseline unit, this is greatly extendable withminor design changes; 3. An effective range of approximately 40m, overwhich significant wetting occurs; 4. The ability to entrain other fluids into the flow(chemical additives etc), or to entrain additionalwater; 5. High volume-fill rates around 20m3/second usinga single PDX nozzle.

PDX water mist nozzles have been used successfullyin several live fire tests against liquid pool andpressurized spray fires in direct streamingapplications. The potential for total flooding firesuppression is currently being evaluated and amobile capability is also under development to make

this technology available to frontline firefightersIt was possible to fill a 600m3 compartment (toapproximately one metre visibility) in 74 secondswith a fixed unit or 25 seconds whilst operating theunit in a rotating movement pattern; It was also

possible to fill a 1400m3 compartment in 2 minutes32 seconds (fixed unit); no other known systems areable to match these volume-fill rates.

continued..

Extinguishing system Average droplet Reaction surfacediameter [m3/l water]

Conventional sprinkler >1 <2Fine spray Nozzle 0.1 20PDX Water-mist Nozzle 0.01 (10micrometers) 200

JOIFF Associate Member TenCate, based in The Netherlands,are excited to announce that

Tony Stocks has joined Ten CateProtect as consultant for their highperformance flame retardantspeciality fabrics business. Tony hasa wealth of expertise andexperience and as a qualified textileengineer he has spent most of hisworking life in marketing anddevelopment of synthetic fibres.

In 1979, Tony became Marketingand Technical Manager of DuPont'sIndustrial Textile Fibres activities inEurope. Since then he specialised in

personal fire protection, of which atthe time, very little was known.Tony made considerablecontributions to the fire protectionindustry amongst which was hisintroducion into Euopre of theThermal Protective Performance(TPP) test system developed by DuPont USA. In later years he washeavily involved in the developmentof the system of flame engulfmenttesting of garments on aninstrumented Manikin.

Also Tony was responsible for thedevelopment of new fibres andfabrics at Du Pont in Europe, such

as Delta T, Delta C, Delta A andpigmented fibre as well as thedevelopment of Du Pont's aramidfibre plant in Asturias.

As consultant to Ten Cate, Tony willhelp to further develop and markettheir ranges of fire protectiveproducts and to explore andaddress the needs of customers andend-users. In combination with thejoint technical skills of SouthernMills and Ten Cate Protect, Tony willundoubtedly help to bringinnovative and valuable productsolutions to their many customersWorldwide.

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Editor's notes:Pursuit Dynamics plc, listed onthe Alternative InvestmentMarket of the London StockExchange (PDX.L), is a UK basedcompany that has developed a

strong core technology in the fluid handling andprocess industries. Pursuit Dynamics plc is anAssociate Member of JOIFF.

Paul Grimwood served for 30 years within the UKfire service and has closely researched water-mistfire suppression since 1984. He is the author of'Fog Attack' (DMG Publications 1992) and '3DFirefighting' (FPP/IFSTA - USA 2004).

Paul can be contacted atPaulGrimwood@pursuitdynamics.com

PPE CORNER

Standards Australia and theSouth Australian MetropolitanFire Service (SAMFS) hosted

the fourth annual meeting ofInternational Standards OrganisationSubcommittee SC 14 in Adelaide,Australia, at the SAMFS TrainingCentre, between May 31 and June4, 2004. At the meeting, one daywas set aside as a workshop whollydevoted to work involved in WG 5,the Working Group established todevelop standards on personalprotective equipment (PPE) forFirefighters engaged in non-firerescue. The scope of this workcovers road accident rescue, highangle rescue, urban search andrescue, trench rescue, confinedspace rescue, swift and still waterrescue and industrial rescue all ofwhich have been categorised byWG 5 into four distinct groups;rope rescue, rescue from water,rescue from vehicles and plant andspecial rescue.

The event was planned to facilitatediscussion and to demonstratetechniques under each of the fouraforementioned groups of rescueidentified by WG 5 to provide agreater appreciation of what isinvolved in rescue, so that the suiteof standards to be written forrescue PPE is based onassessments of hazard and risk.The aim was also to lay thefoundations for a forum ofdiscussion amongst rescuers onprocedures, techniques, etc. tosupport the hazard and riskanalysis on which the ISOstandards will be based. The practical demonstrations wereled by SAMFS training officers andSouth Australia's AmbulanceServices, Country Fire Services,State Emergency Services, Policespecial tactics and response groupand Aviation rescue and firefightingdivision participated in thedemonstrations.

Also at the meeting in Adelaide,ISO TC 94 SC 14 progressed itswork on the draft standards for PPEensembles for Firefighters engagedin internal Firefighting in buildingsand structures and in WildlandFirefighting. Currently 2 draftstandards from WG 4 of SC 14, theWorking Group that deals with PPEfor Firefighters involved inhazardous materials incidents, areout for vote, a draft standard onGastight Vapour protectiveensembles for EmergencyResponse Teams and a draftstandard on Spray tight liquidsplash protective ensembles.

= = = = =Based on an article published inISO Focus Volume 1 No 7 July-August 2004, written by JOIFFMember Mick Smith, Chairman ofISO/TC 94/SC 14, and currentlyDeputy Chief Officer of the SouthAustralian Metropolitan FireService.

TEN CATE WELCOMES TONY STOCKS

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FIRST AFRICAN WILLIAMS ADVANCED FIRE FIGHTINGFOAM TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP

For months the southern African fire fightingindustry waited with anticipation for the Williamsadvanced fire fighting foam technology workshop,

and when it arrived, there was no disappointment.This workshop was jointly presented by Williams Fire& Hazard Control Inc, E-One, EFA Sales (Pty) Ltd, FireFighting Foam and Sasol Synfuels (Pty) Ltd. For the 3day duration, delegates were treated to interestingpresentations, workshops and demonstrations, wherethey were introduced to new principles and learnednew techniques.Every morning, the buses left the hotel for the SasolSynfuels training facilities, before the mist even had achance to rise. All participants were ready to startanother day and eager to expand their knowledge. Theopening presentation was given by Dwight Williams,President of Williams Fire & Hazard Control Inc., hespoke on "Tank fire fighting - the success story". Otherpresentations over the next 2 days included "Foamchemistry & foam, and what is it about" by MitchHubert from Ansul Michigan. Eric Lavergne, fromWilliams Fire & Hazard Control Texas discussed drychemical & hydro-chem flammable liquid fire fightingas well as tank fire logisticsTrevor Fiford, EFA Sales, South Africa, gave apresentation on Industrial Fire Apparatus. Thedelegates learned about Emergency response pre-planning for that "event" from Kelvin Hardingham,Williams Fire & Hazard Control, UK, and Hannes du Toitof SASOL explained about SASOL's approach toemergency response. All practical demonstrationswere given by Dwight Williams himself who never tiresof demonstrating his product and its capabilities, andnever delegates this part of the workshop to anyoneelse. The highlight of the few days was undoubtedlythe opportunity delegates had to extinguish fires withthe new Ansul ThunderStormTM fire fighting foam.After the busy days, delegates were treated toenjoyable evening functions, such as an Italian

evening, a braai, and the closing award function. Aswith any fire fighting event, delegates enjoyed gettingre-acquainted with old friends, and making new

contacts with people in the same industry who havethe same interests. Delegates came from all overSouth Africa, from both the industrial and metropolitanfire departments, then there were participants fromSwaziland, Nigeria and from as far afield asCzechoslovakia and Russia.The week culminated in the opening of the foammanufacturing facility in Boksburg by Dwight Williams.The overseas presenters were impressed with both theknowledge and standard of fire fighting in SouthAfrica, and have all said they look forward to hostinganother such event in southern Africa.

= = = = = = = =Report provided by Herman Human, EFA Sales (Pty.)Ltd., South Africa, joint Organisers of the Workshopand JOIFF Associate Member

Left to Right:: Trevor Fiford, Kelvin Hardingham, DwightWilliams, Eric Lavergne

JOIFF / IFJ CONFERENCE"PLANNING TODAY TO SAFEGUARD TOMORROW".

MARCH 15TH-16TH, 2005In conjunction with the IndustrialFire Journal magazine, JOIFF isorganising the first WorldwideFirefighters' Conference to takeplace in Manchester on 15th and16th March 2005. TheConference, which will be entitled"Planning Today to SafeguardTomorrow" will be aimed atEmergency Responders from

Municipal and Industrial (includingAviation) Organisations and otherFire and Emergency ResponseSpecialists.

Eminent persons, experts in theirfields who have accepted JOIFF'sinvitation to present papers are:

*Sir Graham Meldrum Chief

Inspector, Her Majesty'sInspectorate of Fire Services, UKwho will present the openingPaper of the Conference;* Richard Coates, Global GroupFire Advisor BP - and founderMember of JOIFF;* John Judd, ACFO GreaterManchester Fire Service;* Dwight Williams, President

F ire fighters depend on their Personal ProtectiveEquipment (PPE) for protection against variousexternal hazards. As operating conditions and

scope of duty for fire fighters differ from region toregion, it is possible that the requirements for PPEperformance are also different. Therefore a riskassessment, as described in the EC Directive 89/686on PPE, needs to be carried out to define the exactrequirements and performance levels. In theEuropean Union, PPE for fire fighting must meet aminimum set of requirements and performancelevels (umbrella norm EN469).

In addition to the conventional hazards, newhazards are constantly emerging as a result of bothchange in scope of the work of the fire service andthe changing needs of communities and our society.

See table 1at end of article: Hazards

For the procurement of PPE a list of requirementsand specifications needs to be developed. This listwill be based on the individual risk assessment.Three main requirements need to be taken intoaccount.

These three main requirements for fire-fighting PPEneed to be evaluated and prioritized since each is

influenced by the requirements and performancecriteria in the categories of:l Appropriate protectionl Material propertiesl Garment design and manufacturingl Economics

See Table 2: example of check-list of requirements

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Williams Fire & Hazard ControlU.S.A.;* Trevor Kletz, Chemical Engineer.Expert on Loss Prevention andProcess Safety;* Roger Klein, Professor at BonnUniversity, Germany;* Pine Pienaar, Chief Fire OfficerSasol Synfuels South Africa* Randy Lawson & Nelson Bryner,National Institute of Standardsand Technology, USA.* Peter Bowyer, Chief Verifier forManagement, Edexcel, UK

Awarding Body for academic andvocational qualifications;*Gene Allen, Senior AccountEngineer, specialising in largelosses from refining and relatedindustries Allianz Global RiskInsurance, USA.* Mark Scoggins, A leadingBarrister and expert on Corporateresponsibility including CorporateManslaughter;* Dr. Bob Docherty, Fire Safetyand Educational Consultant.

The fullconferenceprogrammewill beavailable inOctober. To ensure that youreceive your copy contact:Stacy Watts, Brintex UK;telephone + 44 (0)20 7973 4633Email s.watts@hgluk.com

IN THE FIRE BRIGADES: PROTECTION NEEDS FOR FIGHTING FIRESby Dupont Personal Protection

Three decision-making factors to balance in the selection of PPE

Table 3 - Parts of PPE System

l Jacket / TOC (Turn Out Coat)l Trousersl Station uniforml Underwearl Poloshirtl Balaclaval Glovesl Shoes

Advanced Thermographic imaging Thermo-Man® / Firefighter

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No single garment likely meets all the above requirements, so a set of (layered) clothingand accessories is needed to give the protection and functions required. (Table 3 above)

l Heat and flameradiant heatrisk of flashover/explosion

l Water/Chemicalsduring extinguishingfloodschemical accidents

l High Visibilityday and night vis during traffic

accidentsl Heat stress

due to overprotection (garments)due to heavy weight

Conventional Hazards New Hazards

l Contaminationblood (HIV)bacteriologic substances

l Life Protectionstonesbulletsknives

Table 1 - Hazards

Special attention is needed to ensure the compatibility of all the required clothing and accessories. No design or material feature should compromise the protection or the ergonomics of the whole system.

As materials and garment design advances and protection levels of PPE meet and surpass standards, moreand more attention is paid to ergonomics, especially to heat stress.

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Checklist of requirements (example)

Appropriate Protection against:l liquids (rain/fire fighting water)l heat ( conduction, convection, radiation)

l flame (flying sparks, flash, flash-over)l hot steam, hot gasesl wind, weather, coldl dirt, contamination(from flames & dust)l electrostatic loading & electrical currentl trapped or hooked from moving parts

Material Propertiesl permanent flame resistantl permanent liquid tightl permanent water v apor permeablel not melting, flame drippingl high chemical resistancel high mechanical resistance (tensile, tear, abrasion)l low heat conductivityl high light & washfastnessl non-allergenic

Garment design and manufacturingl low weight & good balancel fast donning & doffingl good air circulation & heat & cold insulation

l good ergonomics & freedom of movementl appropriate number & location of pocketsl reliable closure systemsl compatible to all other parts of the PPE system

Economicsl low full lifecycle costl easy soil releasel ease of care & maintenance, fast dryingl low shrinkagel low repair rate & easy repair accessl availability of accessories (zippers, buttons, etc)l good aging behaviourl ease of safe disposal

Table 2 - Checklist of requirements

Heat stress - defined as an increase in the body core temperature (1.5 to 2.5°C) due to physical labourwithout appropriate means of cooling - may lead to lack of concentration and could have fatal consequencesif not recognized.

For this reason DuPont Personal Protection has become a pioneer in research on, and development of,garment systems for increased comfort and better ergonomics, supporting industry and fire fighters withexpert knowledge and state of the art testing. Article contributed by DuPont Personal Protection - Contact elaina.harvey@gbr.dupont.com

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2004

Oct: 3 - 6 IFE Malaysia International Conference, Kuala Lumpur.19 - 20 FIREX North, Harrogate, England.3 - 6 IFE Malaysia International Conference, Kuala Lumpur.6 - 8 Aviation Fire International, Schipol, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.8 Respiratory Protective Equipment - the facts about fit testing. London.19 - 20 FIREX North, Harrogate, England.

2005

Jan 15 - 17 Intersec 2005 Security and Safety exhibition. Dubai World Trade Centre.

March 15 - 16 JOIFF/Industrial Fire Journal Conference Manchester England19 - 21 Foam Conference BASF Ludwigshafen, Germany.

May 16 - 19 International Fire Expo Birmingham, England.

June: 6 - 11 Interschutz. Hanover Germany.

Please contact the JOIFF Secretariat with details of any event that you think that JOIFF Members might be interested in attending.

Note: The Catalyst is not responsible for the accuracy of dates and / or venues announced. This is based on information given to the Editors and is published in good faith.

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Course Name Dates Venue

3 day Occupational Firefighter (Part Time) 4th - 6th October IFTC Teesside8th - 10th November Washington Hall13th - 15th December IFTC Teesside

2 day Practical Firefighting 23rd - 24th October IFTC Teesside25th - 26th October Washington Hall29th - 30th November Washington Hall

5 day Team Leader 25th - 29th October IFTC Teesside15th - 19th November Washington Hall6th - 10th December IFTC Teesside

5 day BA Wearer Course 11th - 15th October IFTC Teesside

Breathing Apparatus Instructor (BAI) Course 18th - 29th October IFTC Teesside20th - 31st October Washington Hall28th February IFTC Teesside4th July IFTC Teesside17th October 2005 IFTC Teesside

Breathing Apparatus Instructor Refresher Course 4th - 8th October IFTC Teesside27th - 31st October. Washington Hall28th March IFTC Teesside27th June IFTC Teesside

Certificate in Management Course- Level 2 Team Leading 9th May IFTC Teesside

Certificate in Management Course- Level 3 Management 28th February IFTC Teesside

JOIFF TRAINING NOTES

The following bookings for JOIFF accredited Training Courses have been made and places are available. If you have Training needs which are not covered in this list, please contact the Secretariat.