Fire Safety Training & Presentations

Fire Safety Training

CJK offers customised fire safety training seminars, online courses and webinars. Christina presents at a variety of events and conferences including in-house presenstations for new and existing clients.

Conferences include at DesignBuild, SydneyBuild, Annual Fire Safety and Cladding Summit, QBCC, Sydney Western University, EA Northern Regional Forum, Fire Australia, Fire NZ, International Tall Building Fire Safety Conference
and seminars for architects and the construction industry professionals organised by InHouseGroup3.

The contents of our presentations include educational components regarding compliance with the Building Code of Australia, as well as information about how Fire Safety Engineers can assist builders, developers, project managers, architects, product developers, local Councils, lawyers, building insurance providers and building owners to design buildings that are unique but compliant with the Australian fire safety-related legislation.

Christina speaks about what fire safety is and how to improve safety in many different scenarios, from high-rise building fire modelling to small business sprinkler systems. If you have a topic you or your team would like to learn about, please reach out via the form below.

Sharing Knowledge

It is important to us to share knowledge and ensure our clients and industry colleagues educate themselves in the field of fire safety. This not only helps the fire safety engineering profession, but provides genuine benefits to all construction industry professionals and building users.

Self-development and education is rated highly at CJK Fire & Safety. We always take time when discussing an issue with a client and we advocate for training and professional development. This is why we offer customised fire safety training seminars, online courses and webinars. You will be able to find a list of topics currently available by reviewing our seminar request form.

List of Public Speaking Appearances

  • International Tall Building Fire Safety Conference
  • Fire Australia Conference & Expo
  • Modular Construction Conference
  • FireNZ Conference & Expo
  • Inside Construction Expo
  • Sydney Build Expo
  • National Association of Women In Construction Seminar
  • InhouseGroup3 Seminars
  • Move Over Bob
  • CBWC Women in Tech
  • Women in Engineering Breakfast
  • 50+ Professional Development In-house Presentations
  • Design Build Expo
  • Norton Rose Fulbright Breakfast Seminar
  • Society of Fire Safety Seminar
  • Annual Fire Safety & Cladding Summit
  • Engineers Australia Northern Regional Forum
  • Central Queensland University
  • University of New South Wales
  • Bond University
  • Construction Legal
  • Workplace Health & Safety Show
  • FNQ Women in Construction Events

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Testimonials from our Clients

"I have great admiration for Christina and her team at CJK Fire & Safety. On behalf of the Committee and Owners of the large strata building I chair, I extend our heartfelt thanks. Without Christina's expertise, in-depth knowledge, and willingness to stand firm when dealing with compliance challenges, we would have been overwhelmed by complex regulations we didn’t fully understand. Her guidance not only helped us navigate the process but likely saved us hundreds of thousands of dollars in unnecessary costs."

Ian

"I've worked with Christina Knorr on several projects and have always been impressed by her expertise, professionalism, and practical approach to fire engineering. She consistently provided outstanding solutions to both existing building system challenges and innovative new designs.

Her in-depth knowledge of the Australian Standards and relevant NCC clauses was instrumental in ensuring compliance without compromising performance or practicality.

Christina brings clarity to complex issues and is a trusted, solutions-focused professional. I would not hesitate to recommend her for any project requiring expert fire safety advice."

Salim Dalla - SMD Consulting

"CJK Fire & Safety has at all times displayed an ongoing commitment to the professional delivery of Fire Engineering services, from early planning through to practical completion, on a wide range of projects that All Construction Approvals has been associated with. Christina is flexible and responsive to Client circumstances and can cope with the demands of various size projects. I have found her to be responsive, insightful, easy to do business with, and genuinely committed to achieving positive outcomes that benefit the project and Client alike."

Harald W - Certifier

"This is a huge thanks on behalf of Maas Constructions (Dubbo) Pty Ltd for Christina, whose rapid, courteous & professional assistance got our project back on track, without the need for rework. This has saved or project both time & money. Congratulations on resolving our issue, we truly appreciate your "outside of the box" resolution.

We will certainly be in touch next time we need the services of a Fire Engineer."

James M - Builder

"Christina is a professional and diligent Fire Engineer with great attitude and excellent communication skills. I have engaged her services to prepare a Fire Engineering report for my project and she has been great to work with. Thank you Christina, and I look forward to working with you on more projects."

"We have been very impressed with Christina Knorr for the following reasons (amongst others):

  1. Timely response to all queries;
  2. Expert Report writing is at a high standard;
  3. Ms Knorr is approachable and easy to deal with; and
  4. Available to attend site inspections and meetings at short notice."

Harriet O - Lawyer

"We would like to thank you sincerely for your participation in Combustible cladding and other fire risks – where to now?

The high standard of our program is due to the wonderful level of commitment and excellent material prepared by our speakers to whom we and the legal profession are greatly indebted.

We aim to ensure the highest standards in educational experience and management."

Marlon Cabrera - Continuing Legal Education

"We have found CJK Fire to be prompt, professional and, most importantly, completely approachable. Fire compliance is an exceptionally complex area of understanding so it has been important for both our staff and our clients to have been offered the opportunity of personal meetings whenever necessary to carefully and thoroughly explain the proposed solutions.

CJK Fire has proven to be a valuable provider upon whom we can depend for excellence in service delivery and project outcomes."

Christine Kolenc - Senior Strata Manager

"CJK Fire & Safety, led by Christina Knorr, were able to provide us with a compliant solution that was:

  1. Cost effective
  2. Time efficient
  3. Enabled the client to maintain full operations with minimal disruption to all services for the duration of the project.
  4. Enabled the client to maintain critical health services during the COVID pandemic.
  5. Resulted in the entire project being completed within the tight schedule and within the designated budget (without any variations being submitted to the client throughout the duration of the project)."

Bruce Parker - Director

"Construction Legal has had the pleasure of working with Christina Knorr from CJK Fire & Safety .

Christina is the ultimate professional and has a knack for making engineering complex issues easy to understand for her clients. She has been assisting Construction Legal with expert services in relation to fire engineering issues and consistently delivers clear concise reports to tight deadlines.

We would not hesitate in using CJK Fire & Safety for other fire and safety matters."

Shawn Rippon - Director Major Projects Specialist

"Construction Specialties Australia have been using the fire engineering services of CJK Fire and Safety for the last 5 years. As a premium supplier we are involved in commercial projects that require highly technical and bespoke solutions.

We have found the directors to be hands on and skilled in presenting a range of options that result in a win-win for all stakeholders. The company are also accredited CIO Fire engineers which provides me reassurance that they have the necessary expertise and standards to be beyond reproach."

Bill Maloukis - General Manager

"CJK Fire & Safety provided a very thorough and detailed assessment of our building’s specific requirements and included a set of recommendations to help us formulate a plan which was accepted by our insurance company and that we are confident with, moving forward.

We very much appreciate their professionalism, commitment to excellence and their honest and ethical approach. We rely on CJK Fire & Safety engineers’ advice as we are embarking on this large-scale project and will recommend them to anyone looking for reliable and trustworthy fire engineering consultants."

Larisa Alexander - Strata Committee

"At InHouseGroup3, since that day one many years ago, Christina Knorr has presented under different entities and now under her own CJK brand.

I must say that we and our attendees over the years have immensely enjoyed her presentations and more so the relevance of the contents."

Alain Chazelles - Managing Director