Refresh - Renew and keep up to date on all matters of building and fire compliance

You are invited to be part of the latest conversation with:

• Rosie Killip (Director and lead trainer in building compliance at Building Networks NZ LTD)
• Michael Wolff (Lawyer and Partner - Litigation and dispute resolution at Morrison Kent)

This forum is for:

Staff working in Compliance, Companies, IQP firms, and IQPs, Council staff working in BWOF Compliance, Compliance Schedule writing, Managers of IQP registers, Facilities, Managers, Asset Managers, Building owners and owners agents.

Forum topic outline this year:

Session 1: Building Act Review - update

With all the chatter about the MBIE review of the Building Act, and looking at some of the myths and hopes for what changes are proposed verses the realities of issues in the field, this session will look at the proposed changes, and open a discussion on what actions you can take personally to work with confidence in a broken system.

Session 2: Legal session

Michael Wolff, Partner - Litigation and dispute resolution at Morrison Kent
Michael regularly advises clients in disputes involving insurance, professional negligence, contract, employment and construction issues. He provides pragmatic advice and represent clients in all judicial forums on a wide range of issues.

• liabilities
• contracts
• risk

Session 3: Fire evacuation rules

These rules changed in 2018 and are rolling out nationwide.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire Safety Evacuation Procedures and Evacuation Schemes Regulations 2018

Phil Jackson of Evacuation Now Ltd has provided us a fire evacuation rules training video to give us background to start this forum discussion topic.
https://evacuationnow.co.nz/

Discussion forum

• How does this affect your work /clients?
• What challenges do you see?
• What are your options?

Session 4: Health and safety audits

Workplace safety laws and PCBU responsibilities are well embedded now. However there seems to be confusion as to how where health and safety stops and building renovations end.

Matt Jones of Advanced Safety has provided us with a health and safety training video to give us background to start this forum discussion topic.
https://www.advancedsafety.co.nz/

Discussion forum

• How has health and safety audits affected your work /clients?
• What challenges do you see in how this law is playing out in the real world?
• What are your options?

Your Facilitators – Rosemary (Rosie) Killip

Rosemary is an international speaker, author and training practitioner specialising in building law. She is a sought-after speaker for building conferences and a regular commentator on building compliance in New Zealand.

With substantial insider knowledge of how councils review and interpret the Building Act rules, she brings practical insights and wisdom from 25 years of working alongside building compliance staff, Council staff, building inspectors and building owners.

She is the founder and director of Building Networks NZ Ltd, New Zealand’s leading authority on building compliance.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosemarykillip/

Joanna Lowery

Joanna Lowrey is the co-owner of Bluetrack Training with her husband and has a passion to translate complexity into simple concepts.

She has a solid background in public relations, customer service and group facilitation from a diverse range of industries including construction, farming, health and safety, tourism and local body governance. She’s set up businesses in the regulatory environments of food hygiene and employee safety compliance and has sat as an elected councillor. She understands the need to focus strongly on compliance outcomes in order to engage stakeholders.

Jo is a strong networker with an energetic personality who creates safe environments for open discussion and sharing of perspectives and stories.