Course Description
An understanding of the principles of Fire and Explosion are critical to identifying how a fire will start and spread, the former of which are known as primary fire hazards, each of which has the ability to initiate or start a fire, or exacerbate a fire. These elements will be required when completing a fire risk assessment. Explosion and fire are interlinked in that on many occasions fire occurs after an explosion, it is, therefore, essential that those involved with fire safety and risk management have a basic knowledge of the causes and properties of an explosion, particularly in relation to processes involving gases and dust.
What Do Participants Learn?
- Understand the properties of flammable and explosive materials and the mechanisms by which they ignite.
- Understand the behavior of structural materials, buildings and contents in a fire.
- Understand the main principles and practices of fire and explosion prevention and protection.
- Understand the contribution to mechanical and systems failures to major accidents.
- Explain the processes involved in the identification of hazards and the assessment of risk from fire.
- Describe common fire detection and alarm systems and procedures.
- Explain the purpose of, and essential requirements for, emergency evacuation procedures.
Who Should Attend?
- Safety and risk manager
- Project engineers
- Safety Professionals
- Workers
- Anyone aspire to increase his capabilities in this area
What Will the Learning Experience Include?
Phase: 1
Introduce
- Comprehensive pre-program activities include:
- Web-based information forms & surveys completed by attendee.
- Direct consultation with the attendee about the expectations.
- During the training, participants engage in data, activities, and conversations that lead to insight and knowledge.
- Participants learn from expert trainers who have both academic and business experiences.
- Highly applicable training content & instructive activities for adding depth to training topics.
- **A half-day site visit for integrating the experience & plan next steps. Opportunities to provide connections, ideas & support.
Phase: 2
Explore & Practice
Phase: 3
Apply
- Apply & sustain the learning experience by using this ongoing support:
- To ensure participant has new skills or behavior progress.
- Optional, fee-based mentoring & coaching with the trainer.
- Training materials & additional documents (e-books, pdf files, presentations and articles)
- Evaluate your training experience by giving us feedbacks and help us to reach our organizational goals.
- Participant's Evaluation
- Trainer's Evaluation
Phase: 4
EVALUATE
Section One: Properties of flammable and explosive materials
- Properties of solids, liquids and gases.
- The fire triangle
- Ignition sources
- Mechanisms of explosion and fire spread
- Stages of combustion
- Mechanisms of vapour cloud explosions and control of vapour phase explosions
Section Two: Dust explosions and behaviors of structure and materials in fire
- Dust explosions
- Behavior of buildings in fire
- Levels of fire resistance
- Behaviors of common materials in a fire
- Examples of fire incidents
Section Three: Fire and explosion prevention and protection
- Structural protection
- Compartmentalisation
- Segregation of flammable, combustible and incompatible materials
- Key features of plant design and process control
- Hazardous area zoning
- Exclusion of ignition sources
- Methods of explosion relief
- Mechanical and systems failures to Major accidents
Section Four: Workplace fire risk assessment
- Fire hazards and the assessment of risk
- The steps to fire risk assessment
- Fire detection and alarm systems
- Principal components of alarm systems
- Fixed and portable fire fighting equipment
Section Five: Means of escape
- Provision and maintenance of means of escape
- General requirements – travel distance, stairs and passageways
- Emergency evacuation procedures
- Fire wardens and their role
- Personal emergency evacuation plans