Target group

Safety officers, fire wardens, line managers and other personnel with responsibilities for fire safety.

Objectives

To impart knowledge and create awareness on the nature and behaviour of fire, classification, causes and requirements of the existing laws on fire and provide guidance on the use of fire extinguishers, means of escape and formulation of a fire plan.

Duration

1 day

Contents

• Common fire terminologies
• Nature and Behaviour of fire
• Classes of Fire
• Causes of Fire
• Fire Extinguishments and prevention
• Types of Fire fighting equipments and appliances
• Practical use of fire extinguishers
• Fire laws, legislations and regulations
• Means of fire escape
• Formulating a fire plan

Target group

Managers and Safety officers who act as their organizations’ fire control officers as well as risk managers from the insurance industry.

Objectives

At the end of the course the participants will be able to design, implement and monitor an effective fire control policy.

Duration

5 days

Contents

• Fire chemistry and the fire triangle
• Fire classification in accordance with ISO/TR9122-1
• Fire laws, legislations and regulations
• Fundamentals of fire prevention
• System design and layout
• Fire detection and control
• Fire Safety – Why fire Safety?

• Fire safety consideration at the design stage of a building.
• Maintenance of fire safety policies and fire safety equipments.
• Some fire safety equipments / apparatus and their uses.

• Planning for fire emergency
• Planning for the fire aftermath
• Fire hazards