Drawing on FM’s research and decades of loss prevention experience, join our engineering experts and learning facilitators for a deeply practical and insight-rich masterclass on fire risk in environments where combustible construction materials are present. This session will focus on the real-world decisions that meaningfully reduce risk and protect assets and operations.

We will delve into how plastic construction is ignited, how fire can propagate in buildings with combustible construction, and why specific construction choices (such as insulated sandwich panels or interior plastic facings) influence fire behaviour. Equally central is the human element: the practices that most often drive ignition and loss growth, including hot work management and electrical preventive maintenance. Even good housekeeping can mitigate the fire damage. The session also spotlights the protection systems that matter the most — automatic sprinklers and their maintenance routines—so risk managers can prioritise investments and conversations with confidence.

Whether you oversee facilities, operations, risk management, or business continuity, this masterclass will equip you with actionable strategies to strengthen organisational resilience and reduce the likelihood and severity of fire losses.