The Block Safety Podcast

Episode Five: Projects, CDM & Unexpected Risk - Roy Emmerson

Welcome to the fifth episode of The Block Safety Podcast. This episode features an interview with Roy Emmerson, owner of Emmerson Barnett Chartered Building Surveyors, and looks in detail at building projects for residential blocks, CDM Regulations and dealing with unexpected risk.   We also discuss the different safety considerations for new build blocks vs. conversions and non-purpose built blocks.

Episode Four: Leasehold Insurance and Safety - An Interview with Sinead Campbell from Residentsline

Welcome to the fourth episode of The Block Safety Podcast. This week, we spoke with Sinead Campbell - Head of Business Development at Residentsline Flat Insurance; specialist provider of policies for blocks of flats and apartments for Residents’ Management Companies and Property Managing Agent. Sinead discusses important topics in risk and insurance for the leasehold industry, including whether block insurance usually covers for major safety defects, how known issues such as unsafe cladding impact insurance, and the extent in which high profile disasters effect the industry and her clients.

Episode Three: Projects and Safety - An Interview with Aneel Kilaire from Wintech, Daniel Walker, and Scott Whitlock

Welcome to the third episode of The Block Safety Podcast. This week we’re joined by three guest speakers, Daniel Walker, Aneel Kilaire and Scott Whitlock, to discuss Projects and Safety with topics ranging from Asbestos to CDM regulations to cladding removal and façade surveys. Daniel is an Asbestos Surveyor at 4site Consulting, Aneel is an Associate Facade Engineer at Wintech and Scott is a Health and Safety Advisor and CDM Project Manager.

Episode Two: BSM in Practice - An interview with Three Trainee Building Safety Managers and Roger Gillespie, Managing Director of Housing LMS.

Welcome to the second episode of The Block Safety Podcast. This week's topic is Building Safety Management in practice and our host Arran Simmons speaks with three Trainee Building Safety Managers. With varying backgrounds across Fire Safety, Risk Management, Facilities Management, Surveying and Engineering, we discuss their experiences training as a #BuildingSafetyManager [https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/buildingsafetymanager/], their professional backgrounds and how they lend them self to the role, and the biggest challenges faced in Building Safety Management. In the second part of this podcast, we speak with Roger Gillespie who is the Managing Director of Housing LMS who provide various training course, include the level 6 Diploma in Building Safety Management.

Episode One: Safety and Property Managers - An Interview with Alex Mazurkiewicz and David Flack

Welcome to the first full episode of the Block Safety Podcast. This week our host, Arran Simmons, speaks with both Alex Mazurkiewicz and David Flack to discuss their role and experiences in Block Management and how their companies have adapted to recent and upcoming industry changes. With over 10 years in the industry, Alex Mazurkiewicz is currently a Block Manager at Jones Robinson who are a smaller Managing Agent. David is Head of Health and Safety at HML Group; a larger Property Management Company.