Course description
Fire Safety Design
Key pieces of legislation along with methods for identification and quantification of hazard and risk as well the strategic approaches to fire safety design will be reviewed. The engineering design of specific fire safety systems such as: means of escape, detection and warning, emergency lighting, smoke control and fire extinguishing will be presented and the main sources of more detailed information and guidance will be identified and reviewed. By necessity the course concentrates mainly on buildings; however, the principles presented are applicable to other systems.You’ll also work through example calculations and design problems.
Do you work at this organisation and want to update this page?
Is there out-of-date information about your organisation or courses published here? Fill out this form to get in touch with us.
Suitability - Who should attend?
Who should attend?
This course is for you if you’ve recently been given responsibility in fire safety and if you’re looking for structured and comprehensive guidance on the fundamentals of fire safety design methods and approved practices. It will be of particular relevance if you’re:
- an architect
- a building technologist
- a building surveyor
- a quantity surveyor
- a building control officer
- an estate manager
- a fire officer
- a loss adjuster
- a loss assessor
- an insurer
- a company fire safety officer
- a Health and Safety Executive staff member
- a fire consultant.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
How will I benefit?
The course will give you a structured, organised and comprehensive framework for fire safety and building fire protection design.On completion of the course you should be in a position to make a significant contribution in the design of appropriate fire safety systems for a fairly complex building or structure.A full copy of the Building Regulations, Approved Document B will also be provided if you attend the first day of the course.
Training Course Content
Day One:
-
Regulatory Framework
-
Introduction to compartment fires
-
Means of escape
-
Human behaviour in fire - basic principles, modelling and design
-
Travel time as an alternative to travel distance
-
Testing standards
Day Two:Detection and Warning Systems, Emergency Lighting and Structural Protection
-
Hospital fire safety strategies
-
Detection and warning systems with case studies
-
Aspects of passive fire protection in building design
-
Emergency lighting
-
Alarm systems and sound level calculation
-
Building design –a fire service perspective
Day Three:Smoke Control Systems (Ventilation and Pressurisation)
-
Smoke production and methods of control
-
Smoke control using applied airflows and pressure differentials
-
Smoke control for atria and large enclosures
-
Smoke control by dilution
-
The spill plume in smoke control design
-
Ventilation of enclosed car parks
-
Alternatives to staircase pressurisation
-
Hand calculation examples of smoke control
Day Four:Extinguishing installations - sprinkler and CO2 systems
-
Automatic sprinkler protection systems
-
Sprinkler system design calculations
-
Carbon dioxide suppression systems
-
Developing technologies for fire suppression
Day Five:Fire Safety Engineering (Risk Assessment)
-
Risk assessment of external wall construction
-
Practical fire risk assessments –conflicts and resolutions
-
Qualitative design review (QDR)
-
Quantitative fire risk assessment
Expenses
For more information about price, please contact the University.