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Prepare for phase 2 of Awaab’s Law with HQN’s practical workshop series. This session will look at the Awaab’s Law-specific processes and systems landlords need to have in place in order to identify and respond quickly to potential fire and electrical hazards.

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    This session is the last in our popular series on Preparing for Awaab’s Law Phase 2.

    Phase 1 of Awaab’s Law already covers all emergency hazards, including dangerous electrical faults and urgent fire-related risks.

    However, phase 2 will additionally cover non-emergency, but still ‘significant’, fire and electrical hazards based on the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS), including defective fixed wiring, lack of electrical safety measures and risks of electric shock or fire from installations.

    From a fire perspective, phase 2 will focus on:

    • Defective fire doors
    • Unsafe escape routes
    • Smoke alarm failures
    • Serious compartmentation defects
    • Potentially dangerous internal fire risks.

    This session will look at the Awaab’s Law-specific processes and systems landlords need to have in place in order to identify and respond quickly to potential fire and electrical hazards.

    This session will be relevant for both general needs and specialist housing.

  • Our speakers

    Lydia Dlaboha, Deputy CEO, HQN
    Lydia joined HQN in 2007 and is currently the Deputy CEO. Her background is in housing management – both general needs and supported. She has worked extensively as a consultant on a wide variety of performance improvement projects. In her current role, Lydia has responsibility for overseeing all of HQN’s work and for quality assurance in particular. She spends the majority of her time talking to HQN members to make sure that our service meets their needs and on consultancy-related work.

    Wayne Hughes, Associate, HQN
    Wayne Hughes is an experienced consultant who has worked at a senior level within private and public sector housing related organisations for the past 40 years. He has authored several articles on asset management related activities and has sat on several advisory bodies for the social housing sector, including sitting on the panel which developed the widely used Disrepair Pre-action Protocol. He was also part of the team which established the English House Condition Survey (now called the English Housing Survey).

    Olivia Post, Building and Fire Safety Specialist, London Borough of Croydon
  • Testimonials

    • All topics were relevant and will very much support the requirements of Awaab’s phase 2 in helping us to understand what we need to be doing to prepare for November 2026.

      Gloucester City Homes

    • Very useful and clearly delivered. Good interaction and understanding at Q&A.

      P3

    • Great session today with useful case studies used to bring the changes that are coming into life.

      Gloucester City Homes
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    Otherwise, a cancellation fee of £60 plus VAT will be chargeable.

    If you are using a package place to attend and do not inform us within the agreed time frame, then a place will be taken to cover your non-attendance.

    Cancellations must be made in writing and will be acknowledged by HQN Limited.

  • Price and booking

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    If you experience any issues when submitting your booking, please email [email protected] with the name and date of the session along with the delegate name(s), email address(es) and job title(s) and we'll process the booking for you.

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