Alan Cox

/profiles/affiliate/id/520 First for Fire & Safety / England - Midlands

Area of expertise

Fire safety

Biography

Alan started his fire and safety career with Warwick County Fire Service in 1963 and served as both an Operational and Fire Safety Inspecting Officer. In 1976 he transferred to the West Midlands Fire Service until 1978 when he moved to the NHS as the District Fire Safety Officer for West Birmingham Health Authority where he was also the West Midlands Regional Health Authority Fire Advisor and advisor to the DHSS. During his NHS career he worked and studied for six months in the USA looking at different approaches to fire safety. He was also responsible for developing a computerized Hospital Fire Evacuation Program that was used in many major hospitals. In 1994 Alan moved to HSBC as their Senior Fire and Safety Officer responsible for the 80 countries in which the bank had a presence and in 2005 he set up his own Fire and Safety Consultancy. During his career with HSBC he established a global approach to fire safety, organized many international fire and safety conferences and developed a standardized method of protecting Computer Areas from fire. During his career he has published a number of books on fire safety and made many specialist technical videos on subjects such as Hospital Evacuation, Fire Protection of Electronic Data Protection Areas, Fire Doors, Mail Room Safety and Working Safely with Asbestos. Many of Alan�s projects have been recognized with awards including Allan Brooking NHS Travel Fellowship, Rospa Safety Professional of the Year (twice), FPA Premier Fire Safety Award and The Prime Ministers Quality Initiative. He also contributes to many fire and safety journals including Fire, IOSH, Fire Surveyor and Health and Safety Journal. He is a fully qualified Fire Service Inspecting Officer, Member of the International Institute of Risk and Safety Managers (MIIRSM), Tech IOSH and Qualified Fire Investigator. Alan has advised many large companies including the National Trust, Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), Kings College, Cambridge, Briton Hardware, BUPA, British Antarctic Survey Expedition, Chubb, Central Television, BBC, Radisson SAS and the Falkland Islands Police. 

Online advice

Alan Cox is one of our online advisors, specialising in:
All areas of active and passive fire safety together with general health and safety. Considerable experience in the Fire Protection of Computer Areas, fixed fire fighting systems, fire investigation and means of escape.

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