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Episode 18 of #FireNinja is now available. This covers Chapter 22 (Kingspan K15 Insulation) from the Grenfell Phase 2 Inquiry Report. Specifically this episode examines; A. The Use of K15 Insulation on Grenfell Tower B. K15 - The Product C. Early Marketing D. Large Scale Testing: May 2005 E. Kingspan's Presentation of the 2005 Test: 2005 and 2006 F. Fire Performance Claims for New Technology K15 G. Class 0 H. The Fire Performance of New Technology K15 I. Testing in Accordance with BAS 476 Parts 6 and 7 J. Testing under BS 8414 K. The First BBA Certificate: October 2008 i. "Will not contribute to the development stages of a fire..." ii. Class 0 iii. The BS 8414 Test in 2005 iv. "Advice should be sought from the certificate holder" L. What the BBA did not Know M. Amendments Proposed by the BBA: December 2008 N. Marketing and Challenges: 2008 - 2009 O. The LABC Certificate 2009 P. Amended BBA Certificates 2010 - 2013 Q. LABC, NHBC & Wintech: 2012 - 2013 R. BS 8414 Test: 2014 S. Conclusions Don't forget to visit www.fireninja.info and subscribe to the newsletter for more big news. https://lnkd.in/e89WbbHm

Today we are back! December 2024 was more hectic than 🧯🔥🥷🏻Jay L. imagined it could be so we are behind schedule. However here is the latest episode of the podcast looking at the Grenfell Phase 2 report particularly Chapter 21 (The Review of the Reynobond Certificate). This episode examines the following; A. The BBA's Review Processes: An Overview B. The Agreement with CSTB C. Review Project 2011 D. Arconic Reynobond PE Testing in 2011 E. Review Project: 2013-2015 F. Maria Barbeito's Attempts to Review the Certificate: October 2013 - September 2014 G. Valentina Amoroso's Review: September 2014 - January 2015 H. Arconic's Submissions on the Review I. Reissue Contract 2015 J. Review Project 2016 K. Technical Reissue: 2016 - 2017 L. Reissue September 2017 M. The Discovery of Reynobond PE & FR Test Reports https://lnkd.in/eKp973Qy

Todays 2nd and final episode is now live this episode looks at the following; 1. Chapter 19 - The BBA Certificate for Reynobond 55 PE A. The Product B. Behaviour in Relation to Fire i) Section 6.1 ii) Sections 6.2 and 6.3: Class 0 C) The BBA's Evidence D) Mr Wehrle's Statements E) Section 6.3: The Unexposed Face of the Product F) Section 6.4: Colour G) Section 6.5: Resistance to Fire 2. Chapter 20 - Subsequent Testing & Marketing of Reynobond 55 PE A. The Fred-Roderick Pohl Presentation: September 2007 B. Internal & External Communications: 2009 - 2010 C. Further Testing & Review i) CSTB Testing: June 2010 ii) CSTB Testing of Reynobond 55 PE in Casette Form: 2011 D. The First BBA Review: February - July 2011 E. Concentrating on the UK Market: July 2011 F. The Tamwheel Tower Fire: November 2012 G. The Al Hafeet Fire & Monitoring of Projects H. Supply by Arconic for use at Grenfell Tower I. Further Testing & Classification: 2013 - 2014 J. Claude Wehrle's Message of 3 February 2014 K. The Lacrosse Fire: November 2014 L. The BBA Review: 2013 - 2015 M. Further Testing by CSTB: October - December 2014 N. Testing of Reynobond 55 PE with a Black Core: 2015 O. Arctics Involvement in the Supply of Reynobond 55 PE for use at Grenfell Tower: 2015 P. Arctics Reaction to Cladding Fires Overseas: 2015 - 2016 i) Fire at The King Fahd Medical Centre in Riyadh: October 2015 ii) The Address Dubai: 31 December 2015 iii) Place De Hagenau: January 2016 https://lnkd.in/e8f5dE5H

For those that missed the announcement on Friday!

Hello and welcome to a new week in the Dojo of fire! This week we begin looking at Volume 3 of the Phase 3 Grenfell Tower inquiry which examines the Testing & Marketing of Products. Specifically this episode will cover the following chapters & topics; 3. Chapter 16 - Arconic - Evidential Matters A. The French Blocking Statute B. The Gathering of Documents & Witness Statements C. Gathering Evidence from Arconics Employees 4. Chapter 17 - Arconics Testing of ACM Panels 1997 - 2006 A. January 1997: Reynobond 160 PE B. July 2006: Colin Southgate's Warnings C. European Testing: 2004 - 2006 i) December 2004: Tests 5A & 5B ii) Test 5A iii) Test 5B iv) 2003 - 2006 Tests on Reynobond 55 FR (Riveted Form) 5) Chapter 18 - Obtaining a BBA Certificate for Reynobond 55 PE A. The Application to the BBA: August 2006 B. Negotiations Between Arconic & The BBA C. Arconics Contract with the BBA: March 2007 D. Arconics Further Provision of test Data to the BBA: May - November 2007 E. Drafting & Issuing of the BBA Certificate: October 2007 - January 2008 Don't forget to visit www.fireninja.info and subscribe for behind the scenes content https://lnkd.in/eHmXrvWr

So today has been a big day and I can finally reveal the following news! 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁 The #FireNinjaPodcast is the OFFICIAL podcaster at #FiresafetyEvent2025 The Fire Safety Event (FSE) have shown great faith in agreeing to an EXCLUSIVE partnership so we will be at the #NEC for all three days. We will have exclusive interviews with visitors, exhibitors and speakers and this is a great opportunity for us to award some more Fire Ninja Pins. Stay tuned for more news in the coming weeks. #networking #firesafety #podcast

This weeks FINAL episode is now live and looks at the final TWO chapters of Volume 1 from the Phase 2 Grenfell Tower Inquiry Report. specifically; Chapter 13: The Fire Safety Order Chapter 14: The Local Government Association Guide Next week we begin our look at Volume 2 https://lnkd.in/ebYQMkaD

Today's second episode is now available and looks at Chapter 12 (Regulation of Fire Risk Assessors) of the Grenfell Tower phase 2 Inquiry report Specifically this episode examines; A. The Initial Evaluation of the Effectiveness of The Fire Safety Order (March 2009) B. Sir Ken Knight's Report on the Fire at Lakanal House (July 2009) C. London Assembly Report - Tall & Timber-Framed Buildings D. The Government's Initial Response E. Jayne Boys's Review F. The Fire Risk Assessment Competency Council G. The Competency Council Guides H. The Lakanal House Inquests I. The Persisting Problem J. Further Proposals: 2016 Onwards https://lnkd.in/exWVyMuC

Today's first episode is now available and takes a look at Chapter 11 (Combustible Cladding: Warnings to Government) from the Grenfell Phase 2 Inquiry Report. Specifically this episode looks at the following; A. Introduction B. 2012 - 2013: International Cladding Fires C. November 2013 to January 2014: Questions From BRE D. An FAQ? E. More International Cladding Fires F. February 2014: Wintech's Intervention G. April 2014: Discussions with BRE H. 2nd July 2014: The CWCT Meeting I. Brian Martin's Reaction J. Dr. Colwell & The FAQ K. A Missed Opportunity to Clarify Approved Document B L. The Confusion Between Class 0 & Limited Combustibility M. 2nd July 2014: Brian Martin's Friendly Warning N. NHBC's Response O. The Department's Reaction P. Contact with the BBA Q. The Department's Omissions: K15 R. August 2014: BCA Technical Guidance Note 18 S. Option 1 & the 'Linear Route' T. 21st February 2015: The Fire at the Torch U. June 2015: NHBC's Question V. January 2016: The Fire at the Address Downtown, Dubai W. 16th February 2016: Correspondence with Booth Muirie Ltd. X. Evidence & Statistics Y. 24th February 2016: More Industry Concerns Z. 17th March 2016: The Second Meeting of the CWTC AA. 28th March 2016: The Fire at Ajman One, Dubai AB. 7th July 2016: The NHBC's New Guidance https://lnkd.in/eKsab-KX

So after our first year not quite being the show we expected to be here is our #Spotifywrapped 1. Top 10 show for 140 fans 2. Top 5 show for 112 fans 3. Number 1 show for 54 fans 4. Overall rating 5 ⭐️ Thank you all for your support, messages and engagement we have BIG news in 2025 just signing our final contracts. Please continue to engage via linkedin, email podcast@fireninja.info and website www.fireninja.info don't forget to subscribe to the newsletter to! #Firesafety #Podcast #2024 #2025