COURSE OVERVIEW

 This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies and exercises where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops. 

 

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview Certified Fire Protection Specialist. It covers the fire combustion, fire tetrahedron, fire behavior and types of fires; the principles of fire protection including fire dynamics and behavior; building construction and fire resistance; the fire hazard identification and risk assessment; the effective fire prevention programs, fire prevention training and proper documentation and record-keeping for compliance; and the fire detection systems, automatic sprinkles systems, fire suppressions systems and standpipe and hose systems. 

 

Further, the course will also discuss the types of portable extinguishers and their applications; the smoke ventilation systems and smoke control systems; the egress system requirement, occupant load, egress capacity calculations and egress markings; the lighting standards and accessibility requirements for emergency egress; the fire safety in building occupancies, emergency evacuation and response plan; the incident command system (ICS) and smoke and fire spread control measures; and the firefighter safety and coordination. 

 

 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the risk mitigation techniques, fire protection cost-benefit analysis and fire risk management; the classification and identification of hazardous materials; the storage and handling requirements for hazardous materials; the causes and types of explosions, explosion venting and suppression techniques; the explosion-proof equipment and code requirements for explosion hazard; the wildfire risk assessment and mitigation, integrating security and fire protection systems and accessing control and fire door management; the emergency power and lighting systems, principles of fire investigation and legal and regulatory aspects of fire protection; preparing fire incident reports, maintaining accurate fire protection records and documenting for inspections and tests; and the legal requirements for incident documentation.