What type of firefighting FOAM CONCENTRATE you will be ...Agenda.pdf · Eric has worked with GESIP (French association for Industrial safety and firefighting) to decrease application

27TH – 29TH OCTOBER 2015—JOVELLANOS FIRE TRAINING CENTER—ASTURIAS SPAIN

We are proud to present a non commercial and independent workshop which aims to upgrade the education on firefighting foam concentrates in industries and sectors where the risks are considerable and the importance of having a good understanding on foam concentrates becomes necessary to protect your facility correctly.

The contents of the workshop have been designed mainly for sectors such as Refining, Fuel Storage, Terminals, Ports and shipyards, Municipal Fire Brigades, Civil and military aviation, Fire Engineering companies and Insurance companies.

What type of firefighting FOAM CONCENTRATE you will be using in the next 10 years? SUPPORTED

BY LASTFIRE

Simultaneous translation Spanish-English available

27TH – 29TH OCTOBER 2015—JOVELLANOS FIRE TRAINING CENTER—ASTURIAS – SPAIN

What type of firefighting FOAM CONCENTRATE you will be using in the next 10 years?

• Tounderstandcriticalperformanceissuesintermsoffireextinguishingcapability,heatresistance,stability, viscosity, versatility, etc. of the different types of foam concentrates that you are able to find in the market (FP, FFFP, AFFF, AFFF-AR, FFFP/AR, FF, etc.).

• Tounderstandhowallthesefoamconcentratefeaturesaffecttheefficiencyandeffectivenessofapplicationdependingonexternalfactors(ambienttemperature,proportioningsystem,fixedinstallation, different flammable liquids, etc.)

• Tohaveabetterunderstandingofrelevantstandards.Whyaretherearesomanystandardsforsimilar flammable liquids? We will clarify the importance and differentiate between a commercial demonstration and a fire test approved protocol.

• Throughlivelargescaletestsanddemonstrations,delegateswillunderstandtheeffectoftheexpansionrateandfoamcharacteristicsonthefireperformance.

• Thedifferenceinbetweendifferentfoamtypes,includingcurrentlyavailablenewFluorineFreeformulations, Alcohol Resistant and Multi- Purpose types. Delegates will learn to appreciate the advantages and disadvantages of each type.

• Byusingabundfireof225m2,attendeeswillvisuallyunderstandwhydifferentrequirementsonfoamconcentrates are necessary for each application. Could we use the same foam for an aircraft crash fire aswedoforastoragetankincident?Canweusethesamefoamfora20m2spillageandforan80m2 diameter tank even if we are fighting the same flammable liquid? All these questions will be answered.

• Throughlabtestinginsmallscaleduringthemanufacturingplantguidedtour,delegateswillunderstandQuality Control issues such as film forming properties (AFFF), viscosities at different conditions, etc.

• Tounderstandthestatusofthecurrentenvironmentalregulationsandtheonestocome.Whattypeoffoamswewillbeusingin10yeartime?WewillgothroughEuropeanandinternationalproposalsforfuture controls

• TocomprehendhownewenvironmentalregulationswillaffectIndustryandaviationsectors.International lecturers will shed a light on this critical subject.

• Toknowhowtoapplyallthispracticalinformationinyourfacility.Wewilltacklekeysubjectslikecompatibility between concentrates, proper storage, foam stocks and calculations, system testing, foam concentrate testing, disposal/ treatment, etc.

GOALS of the workshop

Delegates should be able at the end of the working week:



The event will be held at the Centro Jovellanos training ground in Northern Spain.

Itisuniqueinbeingallowedtoburn“realfuels”forextendedperiods and having tank fire simulators. The simulators will be used to show delegates different fire performance test standards, firefighting techniques and measurement of concentrate properties.

VENUE

ACCOMMODATION, TRANSPORT AND FOODAccommodation has been arranged with special tariffs for event delegate at Abba Playa Gijón in Asturias.

Transportation from Abba Hotel to the venue of the event will be provided during the workshop.

Meals, evening trips and other activities have been arranged for the attendees.


What type of firefighting FOAM CONCENTRATE you will be using in the next 10 years?Agenda

Tuesday October 27th Thursday October 29th

CENTRO JOVELLANOS Fire training center



AUXQUIMIA Foam Concentrate manufacturerRegistration of attendees.

Introduction and goals of the workshop

Evolution of foam concentrates over the years, from protein foams to AFFF-AR low viscosity (Newtonian) and fluorine free alcohol-resistant formulations. Properties of different foams are very different and this section will go through a technical overview of these products and how they tackle different fires. Where are we now? And most important, where are we heading to?

Foam related terminology.

Foam properties. What it is relevant to look at when you need to evaluate different foam concentrates depending on your own special risks?

A sales demonstration is not a test!! It is critical for the end user to understand the difference. We will highlight key points on standards, features, applications, etc.

Matching the foam to the system. Effective system design is crucial to ensure foam concentrates perform effectively. We will review current standards and differences in them for different applications.

Lunch

Practical Exercises in the fire ground•Low,mediumand

HighExpansionDemos

•AFFFvsAFFFAR

•AFFF-ARvsFluorineFree-AR

We will finish the day with fire test in a bund of 225 m2 !!

Dinner arranged for the delegates in a typical cider venue.

Factory visit: AUXQUIMIA (practical)

This tour will help delegates to better understand how the physical properties of the foam concentrates affect fire performances and show typical routine quality control test that can be carried out.Wewillcarryoutpracticalexerciseswithviscosities,expansions,surfacetensions, stability, wetting capability, etc.

Different standard protocols will be shown also during the factory visit.

Lunch

Current and future environment regulations. A very controversial matter currently. Key speakers from the international industry and from regulators willexplaintheirpointsofviewonthissubject to help end users to develop their own criteria and understand their legal requirements.

•PFOAs limits in the UK: Current situation and how it will affect the Oil Industry in a near future.

•Evolutionoffoamconcentratesandits uses in the Aviation environment. ICAO test studies with Fluorine free foam concentrates.

Dinner in Gijón

GUEST SPEAKERS CONFIRMED:

•Mr. Cletus Packiam, Chief Airport Emergency Service at Changi Airport group – Singapore.

•Mr. Peter Davidson, Director – Safety, Commercial & Projects for UK Petroleum Industry Association.

•Dr. Niall Ramsden, Specialist in industrial safety and coordinator of LASTFIREgroup.


• Ing. Stefano Rotti, Responsible for Safety and Fire Brigade in Milazzo Refinery (Sicily).

•Dr. Niall Ramsden, Specialist in industrial safety and coordinator of LASTFIREgroup.


•Mr. Eric Paillier: Emergency and fire safetycoordinatoratTOTALDirectionGénérale Raffinage-Chimie.

•Mr. Simon Brown: Area Commander at Hertfordshire Fire&Rescue – UK.

•Dr. Niall Ramsden: Specialist in industrial safety and coordinator of LASTFIREgroup.

Assurance. What do I have to know in order to have the right foam concentrate at my facility and make sure that it continues to perform on an on-going basis? Proper specification, calculations on foam requirements, correct storage, regulartestingandexercises!!Wewilldiscussalltheseissues!

Classroom

•Foamcompatibility

•Foamstorage

•Systemtesting

•Disposal/Watertreatment

•FoamRequirements

•Foamtacticalissues

Case Study on industrial fires: Buncefield 2005

Lunch

Practicalexercises:

•FluorinefreevsAFFF

•Aspiratedvsnonaspirated

Wednesday October 28th



GUEST SPEAKERS

Mr. Eric PaillierEmergency and Fire safety Coordinator for TOTAL Refining and Chemicals

InvolvedinfiresafetyforTOTAL’sFrenchdivisionoflogistics(operating20tanksterminalintheearly2000’s),hisfirstconcernwastoenableafixedfirefightingsystemtobeefficientwhenrunby2or3operators.

Eric has worked with GESIP (French association for Industrial safety and firefighting) to decrease application rates to be used in bund fires, and with LASTFIRE for tank fires. Due to these application rates, Foamconcentrates issues became a major concern for him.

In charge of Refining and Chemicals plant fire safety coordination, with fire strategies based on internal fire stationsandleaderofaninternalfiresafetyworkinggroupatTOTALsince2010,hebroughthisCompanyto have a peculiar attention to the choice of concentrates, leading to an internal selection protocol based on performance tests.

Dr. Niall RamsdenSpecialist in industrial safety and coordinator of LASTFIRE group

Dr.NiallRamsdencombinesworldwidepracticalexperiencewithacademicknowledgeinthefieldofspecialistFire Hazard Management in the oil, gas and petrochemical sectors with particular emphasis on refineries, production facilities, storage terminals and gas processing plants. As Director of Resource Protection International, the specialist Fire Hazard Management consultancy provider, he has been responsible for developing and implementing much of current industry guidance and standards for risk based development of site-specific cost-effective and appropriate Fire Hazard Management policies. Dr. Niall Ramsden is also theleaderoftheLASTFIREproject,anindustryprojectbyinternationaloilcompaniestoreviewallaspectsofstoragetankfirehazardmanagement.Hehasworkedoncontractsinmorethan70countries,gaininguniqueexperienceofdifferentoperatingandlegislativeenvironments.HehasspecialknowledgeinthefieldsofFirefightingFoamSystemsandEquipment,StorageTankIncidentResponse,LNGHazardAwareness,FireEffects Modelling and Scenario Based Emergency Response Planning.



Mr. Peter DavidsonDirector–Safety, Commercial & Projects for UK Petroleum Industry Association

Peter Davidson is the Director of Safety, Commercial and Projects for the UK Petroleum Industry Association (UKPIA). In this role, he is tasked with promoting process safety through the development and implementation of sector-level initiatives. Mr Davidson works in close collaboration with the Competent Authority in the UK andisanactivememberoftheProcessSafetyLeadershipGroupandtheChemicalandDownstreamOilIndustry Forum, leading its process safety work stream. He also contributes towards many other safety committees – including the Process Safety Forum, the Institute of Measurement and Control Safety Panel, the COGENT Downstream Advisory Committee, and the Energy Institute Process Safety and Downstream & MarketingCommittees–whereherepresentsUKPIA.PriortojoiningUKPIAinJanuary2009,heworkedasthe Regulatory Compliance Manager for ABB Automation in the UK, specialising in the delivery of automation systems to highly regulated industries, including petrochemical, pharmaceutical and nuclear.

Mr. Cletus PackiamChief Airport Emergency Service (AES) with the Changi Airport Group (CAG)

As the Chief AES, Cletus is responsible for operations at both the civil and military aerodromes in Singapore. Hemanagesamanpowerestablishmentofmorethan500officersfortheAES.Itmainlycomprisesofbothsenior and junior officers at two civil airports and airforce bases. Cletus joined Department of Civil Aviation as a StationOfficer inMarch1976.Prior to assuming theChief’s position inMay2008 at CAAS andsubsequently with CAG, Cletus was seconded to Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) as Chief, AES from August2006tillApril2008.Duringhis1.5yearsstintatADAC,hewasresponsibleforre-structuringtheAESoperationsatAbuDhabiandAlAin’sairports,bothcategory9aerodromes.Cletusassistedwithreviewof the organizational structure to be more in tune to international standards, assessed the competency of manpower, arranged for appropriate re-certification training to be conducted in-house, proposed the standardization of the Rescue and Fire Fighting fleet at Abu Dhabi Airport, recommended the modernization of the fire training facility, revamped the ADAC Airport Emergency Plan, organized and co-coordinated ‘OperationOryx’,afullscaleaircraftcrashexerciseforAbuDhabiairport.Atthesametime,heplayedanadvisory role in advising senior management on its smart procurement needs for its second runway to meet category10standardsfortheA380operations.

GUEST SPEAKERS



Mr. Simon Brown Area Commander at Hertfordshire Fire&Rescue–UK

Havingservedalittleover31yearswithHertfordshireFireandRescueServiceintheUK,SimoniscurrentlyanAreaCommanderwithstrategicresponsibilityforCitizenSafety.AmemberoftheService’sSeniorLeadershipteam his references include Fire and Road Safety, youth work, trading standards including product safety, scams and rogue trading and community volunteers. Previously he was the District Commander for Dacorum andStAlbans(thedistrict inwhichBuncefieldsits)responsibleforthemanagementof9firestationsandapproximately175fire-fightingstaff.OnthemorningoftheexplosionSimonwasathome(only10kmfromthesite) and was woken by the blast. He responded and spent many hours both on scene and in the Silver Command roomwhereamongstotherthingshehelpedorganisefoamstocksandequipmentfromacrosstheUK.’

Ing. Stefano RottiResponsible for Safety and Fire Brigade at Milazzo Refinery

StefanoismechanicalEngineerbyLaSapienza.Hehascarriedoutarestructurationandreinformentoftherefineryfirebrigadealsoleadingtheeffectivenessofthefixedandmobilefirefightingequipment.StefanohasbeenalsoworkingintheHSEManagementDepartmentoftherefineryfor5years.

DuringthemajoreventinMilazzoRefinerybackinSeptember2014,Stefanowasondutyleadingthefirebrigade when the fire occurred.

GUEST SPEAKERS

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What type of firefighting FOAM CONCENTRATE you will be ...Agenda.pdf · Eric has worked with GESIP (French association for Industrial safety and firefighting) to decrease application