Fire Safety Planning and Systems OCHS 4461

Begins with the history of fire prevention and how it’s influences humanity and legal requirements in past decades. Theory segments include BC Building, BC Fire Codes, NFPA Codes, Chemistry of Fire, Fire Hazards and Flammable and Combustible Materials, Fire Safety Planning, and Fire Management within an OHS program. Discusses fire prevention activities such as fire safety planning analysis, fire education programming, and exit evacuation strategies. The second half of this course explores a variety of fire safety systems such as fire detection and suppression, portable and fixed fire extinguishing systems, automatic sprinkler systems, foam systems, water supply & distribution systems and fire alarm systems and interfacing. The legal regulatory requirements are examined as they apply to each of these systems regarding maintenance, inspection and testing.​​

• Develop an understanding of general fire safety concepts in the workplace
• Apply relevant legislative requirements (Building/Fire Codes/NFPA Codes) in the workplace
• Develop and apply fire prevention approaches and strategies in the workplace
• Develop an understanding and application of chemistry of fire and contribution to causes of fire
• Evaluate fire safety hazards of the workplace and learn how to mitigate hazards
• Develop skills to design and conduct fire inspections in the workplace
• Develop skills and knowledge to perform comprehensive fire safety plan analysis
• Develop an understanding of Fire Safety Education Programs to train workers in fire safety.
• Develop an understanding of Fire Safety Management Systems as an integral part of an overall OH&S Management System.
• Understand the relationship between Fire Prevention and Fire Protection concepts
• Understand the function, application, and components of each fire protection system
• Understand the inspection, testing and maintenance requirements for each fire protection system
• Develop and understanding of the fire protection systems in the workplace
• Conduct informal inspections of fire protection systems
• Design, monitor and evaluate fire protection system management
• Conduct various methods of portable fire extinguisher worker training including simulation training
• Research fire service provider company and evaluate for competence and regulatory standard requirements and write a Request for Service Proposal​

Effective as of Winter 2024