Health, Safety, Security and Environment
Inspection of Fire Fighting Equipment, Tools, Devices, Vehicles and Apparatus ( NFPA Regulations)
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Inspection of Fire Fighting Equipment, Tools, Devices, Vehicles and Apparatus ( NFPA Regulations) Course
Introduction:
Course Objectives:
Understand the basic of fire, type of fire
Define the Fire Main Systems
How to perform firefighting equipment inspection and maintenance
Include for each system or appliance:
- Maintenance and repair instructions;
- Schedule of periodic maintenance;
- list of replaceable parts; and 4 logs for records of inspections and maintenance
Who Should Attend?
This course will attract delegates from a wide range of backgrounds and from major industrial and commercial companies, enterprises, and organizations in the public sector. For example:
- Managers, supervisors, and team leaders
- Persons who have or will have the fire, safety, and security responsibility
- Fire Fighting Personnel
Course Outlines:
Basics of a Fire
- Chemistry of Fire
- Oxidation
- State of Products in "Fire" Oxidation Process
- Fundamentals of a Fire
- The Fire Triangle
- Fuel
- Oxygen.
- Heat
- The Fire Tetrahedron.
- Extinguishment Conceding the Fire Tetrahedron
- Removing the Fuel
- Removing the Oxygen
- Eliminating the Heat
- Breaking the Chain Reaction
- Hazardous/Combustible Materials
- Flames
- Heat
- Gases
- Smoke
Classifications of Fires
- Overview
- Class "A" Fires
- Wood and Wood-based Materials
- Textiles and Fibers
- Plastics and Rubber
- Locations of Class "A" Materials Onboard
- Extinguishment of Class "A" Fires
- Class "B" Fires
- Flammable Liquids
- Flammable Gases
- Class "C" Fires
- Types of Equipment
- Electrical Faults that Cause Fires
- Hazards of Electrical Fires
- Locations of Electrical Equipment Onboard
- Extinguishment of Class "C" Fires
- Class "D" Fires.
- Hazards/Characteristics of Specific Metals
- Locations of Class "D" Materials Onboard
- Extinguishment of Class "D" Fires
Fire Main Systems
- General Principles of the Fire Main System
- Extinguishing Capabilities of Water.
- Moving Water to the Fire
- Straight Streams.
- Fog Streams
- Requirements for Fire Main Systems
- Main Fire Pumps
- Emergency Fire Pump.
- Fire Main Sizing and System Pressures
- Fire Hose Reaction
- Isolation Valves and Routing Arrangements
- Fire Main Piping Components/Materials
- Hydrant Locations and Fire Hoses/Nozzles
- International Shore Connection Arrangements
- Cold Weather Protection
- Additional Requirements for Vessels with Automation Notations
- Alternative Requirements for Steel Vessels Under 90 Meters In Length and less than 1000 Gross Tons
- Additional Requirements for Oil and Fuel Oil Carriers
Fixed Gas Fire-Extinguishing Systems
- Principles of Fixed Gas Fire-extinguishing Systems
- C02 Fire-extinguishing Systems
- Agent Characteristics
- Effectiveness
- CO2 System Applications.
- Requirements for Fixed Gas Extinguishing Systems
- General Requirements
- Additional Requirements for Fixed CO2 Gas Extinguishing
- Systems
- Additional Control Requirements for C02 Systems
- Additional Requirements for Low-Pressure CO2 Systems...