Fire & Explosion

This course focuses on FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION SYSTEM:

Contents are very useful for all the citizens including school children, college students and industrial persons as Fire hazard is present everywhere.

Specially it is useful for the candidates who are doing Diploma/Advance Diploma/Graduation in Fire & Safety or Industrial Safety courses.

A broad classification of fire safety system is explained in 5 lectures as below :

• Fire Safety ( Existence fire hazard & awakening of fire consciousness of the management)

• Fire Prevention

Detection by Detectors (alarms)

Elimination of hazard or source of ignition

Control over combustibles in storage, handling & process

• Fire Protection

Fire resistant design of buildings, equipment, means of escape & fixed installations

Suppression, Extinguishment or control by various extinguishers

• Fire fighting

Equipment & Hardware

Staff, training & readiness

Lecture - 1 includes

• Concept of Fire, Fire Triangle, Fire Tetrahydran

• Methods of Fire Extinguishment

• Factors Contributing to Fire

• Classification of Fire

• Common causes of industrial fire

• Concept of fire load

• Design for fire safety

• Basics methods for fire prevention & control

Lecture - 2 includes

• Types of Fire Extinguishers

• Suitability of Fire Extinguishers

• How to operate Fire Extinguishers

• Fire fighting installations & equipments

• How to call Fire Brigade ?

Lecture - 3 includes

• Fire Detection & Alarm systems

• Main function of Detection systems are

• Selection factors

• Control of fire & Explosion in Flammable substances

• Fighting fires of pesticides

• Fire emergency action plan & drill

Lecture - 4 includes

• Explosion phenomena

• Explosion hazard of material

• Explosive limits

• Classification of Explosive material

• Source of Ignition

• Effect of explosion

• Explosion control

• Types of Explosion

Lecture - 5 includes

One of the act related to Fire provision i.e. Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures Act, 2006 (Nine Chapters and two schedule)