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SHARED LEARNING ONLINE JOIFF Members & High Hazard Industry Colleagues,
As part of our shared learning commitment to all JOIFF members and the wider industry, throughout 2020 JOIFF is holding a series of Shared Learning Online Seminars. The latest JOIFF Shared Learning Online Seminar on 21st July 2020 was a Subject Matter Expert presentation of Firefighting Foam Transition. This was presented by Dr Ian Ross & Peter Storch from Arcadis. The Online Seminar covered a wide range of important detail on foam transition and with over 350 people signing up from more than 35 counties and 6 continents around the world (we are still working on Antarctica!) confirming the value of the JOIFF Shared Learning Programme to its members and the Global High Hazard Fire Industry. In the first session Dr Ian Ross presented - What’s all the PFUSS about? •An Introduction to PFAS – PFacronyms,
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•Why an issue, •Simple explanations of persistence, mobility, toxicity, bioaccumulation, •History of concerns, •PFAS in the News, •PFAS liabilities, •PFAS in Firefighting foams - why an issue, cost to clean up, liabilities, C8 vs C6, Sectors who have transitioned In the second session Dr Ian Ross covered and explained in detail Fire Testing, Regulations, Treatment and Disposal of Foams and discussed in detail – Which foams contain PFAS (Class B) -AFFF, FFFP, FP. Regulatory advances on foams containing PFAS Fire Hazard Management Fire testing, compliance with regulations - No drop in replacement Regular equipment
testing and training with F3 foam Disposal of spent AFFF, FFFP, FP In the final session - Foam Transition Example Projects - Peter Storch and Ian Ross presented US DoD Foam Cleanout Project Challenges to overcome -decontamination, meeting code, equipment changes, insurance Examples of Foam Changeout Projects The Full Presentation and Video of the JOIFF Shared Learning Online Seminar - Firefighting Foam Transition can be found in the members area of www.joiff.com JOIFF would like to thank Dr Sthamer Foams & Fomtec for their support of this event
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Go to www.joiff.com/events for further details on all JOIFF events and to sign up. Upcoming JOIFF Shared Learning Events include: JOIFF Shared Learning Online Seminar – New Technologies JOIFF Online Product Showcase Subject Matter Expert Presentations on SCBA, Virtual Reality Training, Crisis Management Challenges and Solutions During a Pandemic
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