Workshop on Fire Fighting and Prevention Management

Program overview:

Firefighting is the act of attempting to prevent the spread of and extinguish unwanted fires in buildings, vehicles, woodlands, etc. A firefighter suppresses fires to save lives, property and protect the environment.

One of the major hazards associated with firefighting operations is the toxic environment created by combustible materials. The four major risks are smoke, oxygen deficiency, elevated temperatures, and poisonous atmospheres. Additional hazards include falls and structural collapse that can exacerbate the problems encountered in a toxic environment.

The program is designed to equip participants with skills, knowledge and expertise that will enable them identify the conditions that can cause fire outbreak, know how to use the fire extinguisher, respond appropriately to fire emergencies, follow the fire evacuation plan and effectively implement fire emergency procedures in a safe and correct manner.

For whom:

This program is designed for workers in the Oil & Gas, Mining, Petrochemical, Manufacturing, Chemicals procession, metallurgy and other companies having a risk of fire outbreaks. Chief security officers (C.S.O.’s), Security managers, Supervisors, Safety managers, Facility managers, Administrative managers and others who find the course relevant will also benefit from this program.

Learning objectives:

At the end of this program, participants will be able to:

• evacuate an installation on fire;
• apply the theory of the fire triangle in preventing fires at workplace;
• carry out a simple fire risk assessment on the premises;
• use the principles of fire suppression;
• describe the meaning of flash point and auto ignition;
• explain the behavior of fire during its propagation;
• describe pre-emergency procedures for fire safety;
• identify potential cause of fire;
• take active steps for the prevention of fire outbreaks;
• demonstrate the use fire extinguishers in emergency situations; and
• demonstrate correct procedures for emergency evacuation and rescue.

Course outline:

Day 1: General principles of fire safety and Management

• Combustion, fire and Oxidation, the fire triangle
• Giving Warning of a Fire
• Fire Development and Propagation
  • The flash points, The backdraft, Auto ignition
• The fire curves
• Classes of Fire
• Extinguishing Mediums and Extinguishers
• Water
• Foam
• Carbon Dioxide
• Dry Chemical Powder

Day 2: Principle of Fire suppression and Fire Prevention

• Fire extinguishing agents
• Chemical process of fire extinction
• Thermal Process of fire extinction
• Mechanical Process of fire extinction  
• The fire extinguishers Introduction and types
• of extinguishers
• The use of fire extinguishers

• Fire Hose Reels
• Fire Buckets
• Fire Blankets

• Fire extinguisher, maintenance and verification
• Alerting the fire brigade

Day 3: Evacuation procedures

• Methods of operation
• Operating procedure

• • Getting Out Alive

• PPE

• Care and Maintenance of Fire Equipment
• Role of fire wardens in evacuation
• Employee’s role in evacuation
• The Company’s role in evacuation
• How to behave before evacuating premises
• Organization of an alert and evacuation
• Mustering at the Assembly point
• Muster roll 

• Emergency Plan Basics

• Practical: Premises evacuation, mustering and fire suppression

Training Methodology

Lectures, discussions, exercises, case studies, audio-visual aids will be used to reinforce these teachings/learning methods.