This course teaches key strategies on how to implement effective fire safety measures at the workplace.
This course is designed to provide participants with comprehensive knowledge and skills of the fire safety and prevention associated with workplace fires, including the prevention, detection and suppression of fire.
Specific topics include relevant laws, the chemistry and physics of fire, fire protection building, plant renovation fire safety, fire prevention, inspections, fire detection and suppression equipment, fire safety plans, evacuation procedures, evacuation time, means of escape, travel time, high rise building evacuation, and other information related to life safety and property protection from fire.
Course Objectives
At the end of the program, participant will be able to gain in depth knowledge of concepts of fire safety and its protection system controls at workplace:
- recognise the causes associated with fire and the reasons why fire starts
- know what measures can be taken by to reduce the risk of fire and fire spread
- gain awareness of fire procedures and what action must be taken in the event of a fire
- understand the fire control measures
- What the employer must implement and how these should be maintained
- understand the principles of means of escape (egress) from fires and apply them able to describe the features, installation, use, maintenance and operations of extinguishing media and assess which types of extinguishing media would be appropriate in different situations