FIRE SAFETY IN BUILDINGS

Course Background

Fire safety concerns the protection of occupants, building structure and contents from the risks associated with fires. Protective measures at design building stage include layout planning and suitable construction form and materials aimed at preventing the spread of fire and maintaining building stability for a sufficient time to enable occupants to escape and the fire brigade to deal with the outbreak. Protective measures in building occupation stage involves procedures to ensure that fire safety systems and fire safety measures are properly maintained and in good working condition. As fires are invariably caused by negligence, these measures include promotion of fire safety awareness among building occupants, fire safety checking and procedures for safe evacuation in event of a fire emergency.

Course Objectives

The course will provide an appreciation and understanding of:

• Character of Fire and its Growth in Buildings
• Effect of Fire on Materials and Structures
• Classes of Fire and Methods of Extinction
• Legislative Requirements Relating to Fire Safety
• Fire Safety Checking ‘Walk Through’ and Follow-Up
• Fire Emergency Plan and Evacuation Procedures

Course Outline

• GROWTH OF FIRE IN BUILDINGS
  • Hazards Associated with Fire
  • Fire Load Grading for Building
  • Fire Resisting Grading for Building
• MATERIALS IN RELATION TO FIRE
  • Combustible Materials
  • Non-Combustible Materials
  • Fire Rated Materials
• FIRE SAFETY LEGISLATION OVERVIEW
  • Fire Safety Act
  • Fire Code
  • Exemptions
• FIRE SAFETY DESIGN & PLANNING PRINCIPLES
  • Compartmentation and Protected Shafts
  • Means of Escape
  • Materials for Construction
  • Fire Fighting Systems
• FIRE SAFETY ENFORCEMENT
  • Fire Certificate & Temporary Permits
  • Fire Safety Manager
  • Building Inspection and ‘Walk Through’
• FIRE EMERGENCY PLAN
  • Duties of Owners and Occupiers
  • Fire Evacuation Drills
  • Extinction of Fire

Who should take this course?

The course will benefit those who have a vested interest in buildings including:

• Developers
• Building Owners
• Government Officials
• Architects
• Engineers
• Project Managers
• Quantity Surveyors
• Contractors / Sub-Contractors / Suppliers
• Property Managers
• Facilities Managers
• Maintenance Managers
• Management Corporations
• Town Councils
• and Others

Course Accreditation and Certificate of Attendance

The course has been approved for 7 PDU units under the PE Board Continuing Professional Development programme. Attendance certificates will be issued; they may also be suitable for meeting the CPD requirements of other relevant professional bodies not operating a CPD course accreditation system.