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Faculty of Occupational Medicine (of the Royal College of Physicians) (FOM)

6 St Andrew's Place, Regent's Park, London NW1 4LB

Status: Professional body.

Principal functions and activities: To advance occupational medical knowledge, to develop education and training in the speciality and to ensure the highest standards of professional competence and ethical integrity.

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Federation of Environmental Trade Associations (FETA)

2 Waltham Court, Milley Lane, Hare Hatch, Reading, Berks RG10 9TH, UK

Status: Limited company

Principal functions and activities: To represent manufacturers and distributors of products in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration and flue/chimney sectors of the building services industry.

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Federation of European Employers (FedEE)

Adam House, 7-10 Adam Street, The Strand, London WC2N 6AA

Status: Company limited by guarantee (non-profit)

Principal functions and activities: The organisation for major employers operating across Europe.

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Federation of Master Builders (FMB)

Gordon Fisher House, 14-15 Great James Street, London WC1N 3DP

Status: Trade association for small and medium sized building firms.

Principal functions and activities: To organise, represent and promote the interests of employers in the building industry on a national basis.

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Federation of Plastering and Dry Wall Contractors (FPDC)

The Building Centre, 26 Store Street, London, WC1E 7BT

Status: Trade association

Principal functions and activities: Represents companies involved in the plastering and drywall industry.

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Fire Extinguishing Trades Association (FETA)

4th Floor, Neville House, 55 Eden Street, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey KT1 1BW

Status: Trade association

Principal functions and activities: FETA was formed in 1916 (as the Association of Liquid Chemical Fire Extinguisher Manufacturers) and comprises manufacturers and specialist distributors of fire extinguishers, portable fire-fighting equipment, hose reels and associated fittings as well as contract maintenance of portable fire extinguishers and hose reels.

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Fire Industry Confederation (FIC)

Neville House, 55 Eden Street, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, KT1 1BW

Status: Trade association

Principal functions and activities: Umbrella organisation for its trade association members, which represent 90% of the fire protection market. Members of the trade association are as follows:Association of Specialist Fire Protection; British Automatic Sprinkler Association; British Fire Protection Systems Association;; Fire Extinguishing Trade Association.

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Fire Protection Association (FPA)

Bastille Court, 2 Paris Garden, London SE1 8ND

Status: UK's national fire safety organisation

Principal functions and activities: The Fire Protection Association is the UK's national fire safety organisation; it works to identify and draw attention to the dangers of fire and the means by which their potential for causing harm to people and property is kept to a minimum.

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Fire Safety Engineering Group (FSEG)

University of Greenwich, 30 Park Row, Greenwich, London SE10 9LS

Status: Research group undertaking research and consultancy contracts and active in the development of computational fire engineering.

Principal functions and activities: FSEG is active in the field of fire safety engineering. Its function includes the mathematical modelling of combustion, fire/smoke spread, evacuation modelling, structural response to fire and fire extinguishment.

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Footwear Industry Health and Safety Committee (FIHSC)

Mrs E Davies Secretary, FIHSC, BFA, 3 Burystead Place, Wellingborough, Northants. NN8 1AH, UK

Status: Voluntary organisation

Principal functions and activities: To promote and advise on good health and safety practices within the footwear industry in association with the Health and Safety Executive

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Fork Lift Truck Association

Manor Farm Buildings, Lasham, Alton Hants GU34 5SL

Status: Limited by guarantee

Principal functions and activities: To raise standards of Health and Safety in the operation and maintenance of fork lift trucks.

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Furniture Industry Research Association (FIRA International Ltd)

Maxwell Road, Stevenage, Herts SG1 2EW

Status: Research and technology centre.

Principal functions and activities: Research, testing, design, information and business consultancy centre for furniture manufacturers, related industries and their suppliers of materials, components and equipment. Specific health and safety areas include: risk assessment, COSHH service, noise surveys, dust and solvent surveys, formaldehyde surveys, chemical analysis. Advice and recommendations on all the above topics is available on a consultancy basis together with specific training courses.

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