Mike is a firefighting foam and foam systems specialist with 40 years’ experience of developing, testing, comparing and reviewing fire performance and environmental impacts of both fluorinated and fluorine free foams, their delivery devices, proportioning and integrated fixed systems performances and is actively involved in foam issues and PFAS foam restriction regulations.
An active member of Fire Protection Association Australia’s Special Hazards Technical Advisory Committee, and Foam working group at Fire Industries Association in UK, he provides technical advice to a diverse range of stakeholders to better protect Class B flammable liquids with potentially suitable C6 and/or PFAS-free (F3) alternatives. He also keeps abreast of PFAS impacted site remediation, health impacts and PFAS removal and destruction technologies. Mike is a UL162 Task Group member reviewing inclusion of F3s into this important fire test approval standard, and a Technical Working Group member assisting Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) revise its Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Service (ARFFS) regulations.
His goal is ensuring life safety and fire protection capabilities are not unintentionally compromised, while achieving more holistic, effective and practical outcomes to adequately control major credible event fires, to benefit our lives, our environment, our firefighters and our regulators.
