44 min

Ep 12: Competence in Fire Safety - Andrea White Risk. Sleep. Repeat.

    • Management

In this episode, we are joined by Andrea White, an independent fire engineer, fire risk assessor and chartered safety professional with her own consultancy, A W Fire Ltd.  The strapline for A W Fire is Dedicated to Competence and it’s a mantra Andrea has sought to follow throughout her career, gaining several professional registrations and becoming a Fellow of the IFE.
In 2022, Andrea was voted an influencer within the fire safety industry by IFSEC Global.  She is Founder and Director of Women Talking Fire, an independent women’s support and networking group for the UK fire safety industry. 
This episode focuses on the subject of competence - the importance of competency in an organisation, what competency means in real-life, balancing confidence and competency and how to deal with competency issues.

In this episode, we are joined by Andrea White, an independent fire engineer, fire risk assessor and chartered safety professional with her own consultancy, A W Fire Ltd.  The strapline for A W Fire is Dedicated to Competence and it’s a mantra Andrea has sought to follow throughout her career, gaining several professional registrations and becoming a Fellow of the IFE.
In 2022, Andrea was voted an influencer within the fire safety industry by IFSEC Global.  She is Founder and Director of Women Talking Fire, an independent women’s support and networking group for the UK fire safety industry. 
This episode focuses on the subject of competence - the importance of competency in an organisation, what competency means in real-life, balancing confidence and competency and how to deal with competency issues.

44 min