Continuing Professional Development
Drawing on over 15 years' experience in the industry Deaf Alerter is providing its well-established, CPD-accredited seminar Fire Evacuation Communication for Disabled People: The law and the solutions. This seminar offers best-practice guidance on the various legislative duties to provide fire safety and evacuation for disabled people. Building operators face significant problems communicating with Deaf and hard of hearing people to inform them of an evacuation and with physically disabled people when they have been placed in a temporary safe haven or refuge area.
The seminar identifies the problems, the legal responsibilities and the technical solutions that are available to ensure that a building provides an equally safe environment for both able bodied and disabled people. There were huge legislative changes which came into force in 2006; the Regulatory Reform Order and Disability Equality Duty part of the 2005 DDA amendments. You need to know how they impact you and what you need to do to comply.
The seminar is suitable for access consultants, architects, fire officers, health and safety professionals, building managers and anyone involved in fire safety provision and specification. Feedback from the seminar has been extremely positive and over 4,000 industry professionals have attended and received the accredited certificate. It is an excellent way to gain an understanding of the barriers faced by disabled people and the various solutions available to provide equal access to emergency evacuation warnings.
With the overwhelming response to the seminar Deaf Alerter plc will once again be joining the Construction CPD Service on their 2008 National Roadseminar Tour. Attendance is free; please see below for venues and dates.
2008
| 6th March | London | Royal National Hotel, Russell Square |
| 12th March | Manchester | Lancashire County Cricket Club |
| 13th March | Leeds | Crowne Plaza Hotel |
| 22nd April | Belfast | Park Avenue Hotel |
| 24th April | Dublin | Plaza Hotel |
| 6th May | Inverness | Ramada Jarvis Hotel |
| 7th May | Glasgow | Swallow Hotel |
| 8th May | Edinburgh | Marriott Hotel |
| 20th May | Coventry | Enterprise Centre, Arena Coventry |
| 22nd May | Cambridge | Menzies Hotel |
| 5th June | Jersey | Pomme D’Or Hotel |
| 11th June | York | Novotel Fishergate |
| 12th June | Newcastle | Marriott Gosford Park |
| 24th June | Plymouth | New Continental Hotel |
| 25th June | Bristol | Marriott Royal Hotel |
| 26th June | Bracknell | Hilton Hotel |
| 3rd July | London | Royal National Hotel, Russell Square |
| 24th September | London | Royal National Hotel, Russell Square |
| 2nd October | Southampton | Novotel |
| 8th October | Leicester | Stage Hotel |
| 9th October | Birmingham | Birmingham City FC |
| 23rd October | Liverpool | Liverpool FC |
| 13th November | Maidstone | Ramada Jarvis Hotel |
| 19th November | London | Royal National Hotel, Russell Square |
If you are unable to attend any of the dates below, please contact Jo Kusinski to arrange an in-house CPD presentation on 01332 363981 or e-mail CPD@deaf-alerter.com
You can book online for these events on the booking page at the CPD web site. For additional information please use the above-mentioned e-mail.
General information about the CPD Service is available at www.cpduk.co.uk
