Webinars

We are delighted to be able our popular suite of CPD seminars as live and on-demand webinars. If you'd like to book a training session for your company or book onto one of our live webinars, please email us at mktg@lorientuk.com

The Design + Specification of Air Transfer Grilles / Dampers

Our latest CPD explores:

The latest test standards and building regulations;
The major difference between intumescent air transfer grilles and dampers;
The importance of correct specification, installation and maintenance;
Plus it offers practical solutions to fire and smoke containment over a range of applications.

Performance Door Design - The Basics of Sound Reduction

Effective acoustic containment helps to improve the quality of the built environment, preserving privacy as well as excluding unwanted noise. Both a duty of care and regulations (including the recent revision of Approved Document E to the Building Regulations for England & Wales) mean it is essential to be informed of the relevant requirements, and the implications for door assemblies.

The CPD Covers:

The nature of sound – examining both airborne and structural transmission of sound
Regulatory requirements and British Standards the relate to acoustic performance
Test procedures and interpretation of test reports
Effective design of door assemblies for acoustic performance, including door construction and influence of sealing systems
Design conflicts between acoustic performance, durability and ease of operation of the door
Independent accreditation

THE ROLE & PERFORMANCE OF FIRE & SMOKE RESISTING DOORS

The importance of fire and smoke resistant door assemblies is easily illustrated by the 303 deaths per year in fire tragedies in the UK alone. Apart from the human toll, property losses each year approach £2.52 billion.

The CPD Covers:

Hard facts concerning deaths, injuries and property damage caused by fire and smoke
Regulatory requirements for fire and smoke resisting door assemblies
The nature and behaviour of smoke
Effective design of door assemblies for smoke containment including the threshold gap
Design conflicts between fire containment, smoke containment, durability and ease of
operation on the door
Independent accreditation

UNDERSTANDING THE REGULATORY REFORM (FIRE SAFETY) ORDER 2005 & ITS IMPLICATION FOR FIRE DOORS

From 2007-2011 there were 233 prosecutions in England and Wales under the RRO, ranging from large companies such as the Co-op who were fined £210,000 and small family run businesses who have also been targeted. The RRO shifts the blame to the ‘responsible person’ of that building; meaning anyone can be prosecuted under the act for lack of fire safety.

The CPD Covers:

Quick introduction to the RRO and who is responsible for a building’s fire safety
Examples of companies who have come under fire from the RRO
The danger of fire and smoke
The importance of fire doors including installation and maintenance
Examples of poorly maintained and fitted fire doors with cost effective solutions