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Practitioner 2 days

Fire Risk Assessment Training

Assessing the building and the process together rather than as separate problems

Covers structured fire risk assessment for industrial premises, combining ignition source and fuel load assessment with means of escape, detection, suppression and the management arrangements that determine whether any of it works on the day.

This course sits alongside our Fire Risk Assessment consulting work, so what is taught is what we do.

Who should attend

Fire safety officers and HSE professionals
Facilities managers responsible for premises
Engineers assessing fire risk in process areas
Insurers and auditors reviewing fire arrangements

Course content

Every module is taught with worked examples and exercises drawn from real plant, and adapted to your own process where the course runs in house.

1

Assessment method

  • Identifying ignition sources, fuel and oxygen sources systematically
  • People at risk including those needing assistance and lone workers
  • Fire growth, spread and the compartment that fails
  • Recording an assessment that a fire authority will accept
2

Building fire safety

  • Means of escape, travel distances and final exits
  • Compartmentation, fire doors and penetration sealing
  • Emergency lighting and signage
  • Structural fire resistance and the periods required
3

Detection and suppression

  • Detection technology selection for the occupancy
  • Alarm systems, zoning and evacuation signalling
  • Portable and fixed suppression selection
  • Testing and maintenance regimes
4

Management arrangements

  • Evacuation planning, marshals and assembly
  • Drills, their frequency and what they should test
  • Hot work interface and temporary arrangements during construction
  • Reviewing the assessment when the premises or process change

What you receive

  • A fire risk assessment template and worked example
  • An escape route and compartmentation review checklist
  • A testing and maintenance schedule template
  • Assessment result and attendance record

What changes afterwards

  • Assessments cover process fire risk as well as building fire risk
  • Escape provision is assessed against the people actually present
  • Testing regimes are defined and evidenced
  • Assessments get reviewed when something changes

Standards and references

We teach Fire Risk Assessment Training against NFPA 101 life safety code and NFPA 1 fire code and the codes listed with it, at the edition current when you run it.

NFPA 101 life safety code and NFPA 1 fire codeUK regulatory reform fire safety order guidanceIS 1641, 1642 and 1646 for Indian fire safety in buildingsNational Building Code of India part 4 fire and life safety

Run Fire Risk Assessment Training for your team

We will come back with dates, the pre-reading it needs and a cost per head. Tell us who is attending, what they already do day to day and whether you want it at your site or delivered online.

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