Fire Safety and Loss Prevention – Expert Witness View and Case Studies

Summary

In the presentation Peter will explain by means of case examples what the fire expert witness does and what kind of disputes and claims the fire expert gets involved in. The presentation will also highlight the various specialities in the fire expertise and how the fire experts typical involvement in large multidisciplinary claims.

After the presentation the audience should have a better picture on the scope of the fire expert.

Members: gain 3 CIOB CPD points when you reflect on the ethical aspects of your learning from this activity.

Fees

Free for CIOB Members.

17GPB (approx 80 AED) for non-CIOB members.

Our speakers

Principal Fire, Life Safety and Loss Prevention Expert

Peter Van Gorp has over 30 years’ of experience working as a Fire Engineer and has spent more than twenty years of his career working in the Middle East.

Peter leads the Fire Engineering Discipline in HKA and acts as an expert witness on fire safety related matters working globally with experts in every discipline in Buildings, Infrastructure, Energy and Oil and Gas.

Peter has been instructed as an independent expert on numerous occasions, for matters in international arbitration, adjudication and litigation. Peter has given evidence for a tribunal and has been cross-examined.

Peter is highly experienced in the areas of fire, life-safety and loss prevention and has been engaged on various types of building projects ranging across schools, hotels, hospitals, large shopping malls, multi-occupancy high-rises and industrial developments. He has operated on projects from initial concept stages to assistance during construction.

Peter has conducted numerous fire safety system inspections which have involved the verification of correct design, installation, operation and maintenance. He has also been involved in the fire safety system design and engineering, fire safety system construction supervision and site management and has assisted and witnessed the testing and commissioning of fire and life safety systems.

Peter has been an approved Risk Assessment consultant for the Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority for many years and has contributed to the UAE fire Flammable and Combustible Liquids Chapter, throughout his career.

Contact

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