11:30–12:00
Brett Egan-Briers, BSI, UK
Preliminary Conference Programme
PROGRAMME
Two days of expert-led sessions, keynote talks, and knowledge exchange.
17th October
Fires, Contaminants, Exposure, Prevention and Decontamination
09:00–10:00
Registration & Coffee
10:00–10:30
Opening Remarks
Stuart Stevens, Chief Officer, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
10:30–11:00
Beyond the Flames: Chemical Burden of Modern Firefighting
Prof Richard Hull, University of Lancashire, UK
11:00–11:30
Firefighter Occupational Exposures to Combustion-Derived Toxicants
Dr Paul White, Health Canada, Canada
12:00–13:00
Lunch
Standards & PPE Performance: Are Protections Adequate?
13:00–13:30
Advanced Decontamination Techniques: PPE, RPE & Laundry
Juha Laitinen, Emergency Services Academy, Finland
13:30–14:00
Evidence-Driven Strategies for Effective Decontamination
Hazem Matar, University of Hertfordshire, UK
14:00–14:30
Case Study: Scottish Fire and Rescue Service — Progress & Challenges
Jim Holden, Head of Safety and Assurance, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, UK
14:50–15:20
Fitness & Resilience: Wearable Tech for Physiological Monitoring
Prof James Bilzon, University of Bath, UK
15:20-15:50
Fyrn: Firefighter Health & Contaminant Exposure Tracker
Innovation with FireHazResearch & CivTech Challenge 10.2, UK
16:30
CLOSE DAY 1
14:30–14:50
Coffee Break
15:50-16:20
Panel Discussion: Q&A
18th October
Firefighters Occupational Cancers and Other Diseases
08:30–09:30
Registration & Coffee
09:30–10:00
From Fit to Sick: A Firefighter's Journey Through Occupational Cancer and Recovery
Steven Robbie Burns, Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service, UK
10:00–10:30
Biomonitoring in Practice: Blood, Urine & Passive Sampling Technologies
Prof Heather Stapleton, Duke University, USA
10:30–11:00
Fireground versus Workplace Exposures: What Are We Really Measuring?
Prof Marta Oliveira, University of Porto, Portugal
11:00–11:30
Coffee Break
11:30–12:00
From Exposure to Disease: Biomarkers and Epigenetics
Prof Jeff Burgess, University of Arizona, USA
12:00–12:30
International Models for Health Monitoring & Medical Screening
Prof Alberto Caban-Martinez, University of Miami, USA
12:30–13:00
UK Health Screening: Findings & Emerging Patterns
Dr Rebecca Allcock and Shonagh Haslam, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
13:00–13:30
Firefighters Lifestyle, Stress, and Psychological Resilience
Dr Rachel Carey, University of Lancashire, UK
13:30-14:30
Lunch
14:30–15:00
International Approaches to Firefighter Cancer Risk Recognition & Compensation
Alex Forrest, International Association of Firefighters, Canada
15:00–15:30
Firefighter Occupational Disease Recognition in the UK
Prof Andrew Watterson, University of Stirling, UK
15:30 -16:00
Panel Discussion: Q & A
16:00-16:15
Closing Remarks
16:15
CLOSE DAY 2