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JOIFF Membership

Membership of JOIFF is open to any Organisation which is a high hazard industry and/or has nominated personnel as emergency responders/hazard management team members who provide cover to industrial/commercial organisations. Organisations who do not fully comply with these requirements are welcome to apply for Corporate Membership of JOIFF.

Whilst the emphasis in hazard management is on prevention, protection and preparation of risk based scenarios, JOIFF members are also the first call officers/incident controllers at emergency incidents. They therefore have to be fully versed in all aspects of current fire, security, hazardous material and medical emergency response and be able to command operations involving fire and other emergency events from minor through to major incidents. JOIFF works to develop the knowledge, skills and understanding of emergency response personnel and to improve standards of safety and of the working environment in which industry/commerce operates, with the aim of ensuring that whether employed or contractual, personnel manage risks safely. The achievement of this aim will benefit not only emergency services personnel but also the industry in which they work and the community in which it operates.

Membership of JOIFF offers the following:

Discussion Forum / Shared Learning
JOIFF aims to fill the information vacuum that exists in the sectors represented by its members, by sharing valuable information through its Shared Learning email network and to work to ensure that members benefit from the misfortunes of some to educate against the same mistakes not being repeated. This network is also used by members who are seeking guidance and advice on particular matters. An archive of all this information is updated and available for reference purposes to Members through a password system on the JOIFF website. All copies of the JOIFF quarterly Newsletter The Catalyst can be downloaded from the JOIFF website and on The Catalyst page of the website, there is an Index to allow ease of reference to subject mater that has been published since its first edition in March 2001.

Accredited Training
JOIFF accredited training includes training courses and programmes specifically developed for the sectors in which JOIFF members operate, the location and facilities where the training will take place and the instructors who will present and assess the training. JOIFF training is competency based and is therefore increasingly site specific, building on core emergency response team competencies. Key to all JOIFF accredited training and personal development of emergency responders is an accredited system of assessment and verification to ensure competence which should be demonstrated on an on-going basis. All successful participants in JOIFF accredited training courses/programmes receive JOIFF accredited certificates of competence.

Technical Advisory Group
JOIFF is the voice of Emergency Services personnel aiming to serve their best interests through the generation of guidelines, codes of practice and standard operating procedures. This is “The JOIFF Standard” which has become recognised as Best Industry Practice and is continually being built on. JOIFF provides input to regulatory authorities and other policy making organisations at local, national and international level on the nature and control of safety and other relevant issues in the sectors in which its members operate.

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JOIFF welcomes applications for Full and Corporate Membership