Are you crisis ready? Protecting people, property and reputation.

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When the unthinkable happens, how ready is your building? Emergency preparedness is a critical aspect of the duty of care for commercial property professionals.

Whether it’s a fire, flood, protest, violent incident, or power outage; commercial buildings are increasingly under pressure to respond, recover, and reassure.

And with Martyn’s Law (The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025) introducing new duties for certain venues and publicly accessible spaces, property owners and managing agents now face a new era of accountability, where emergency preparedness isn’t just best practice; it’s a legal and moral obligation.

Join David Hills (FRICS, FIIRSM, MIFireE, MSFPE, RSP) Senior Director – Regulatory, Technical & Technology at Ark Workplace Risk, the UK’s leading health, safety and compliance consultancy, for a powerful session that will change the way you think about readiness, resilience, and responsibility in the built environment. Because in a crisis, your plan is your reputation.

What you’ll learn:

1. The new landscape of risk:
Understand the shifting expectations for emergency planning across commercial estates, multi-tenanted offices, retail, mixed-use and public-facing spaces.

2. Martyn’s Law – What it means for you:
A plain-English briefing on how Martyn’s Law will affect property owners and managing agents, what “reasonably practicable” measures really look like, and how to prepare before the legislation lands.

3. Building an Emergency Preparedness Framework that works:
From evacuation and invacuation procedures to training, testing and communication, how to develop a plan that saves lives, protects your people, and stands up to scrutiny.

4. The critical role of competence and coordination:
Why effective emergency response depends on clarity of roles, cross-organisational coordination, and the competence of all those involved.

5. Case insights and lessons learned:
Real-world example of where preparedness made all the difference.

Who should attend?

Commercial Property Owners & Asset Managers Managing Agents & Facilities Managers Tenants & other Duty-holders Health & Safety and Risk Professionals Corporate Security & Business Continuity Teams.

If you’re responsible for people, premises, or portfolios; this session is essential.