Africa programme: Fire safety training cycle

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Course sheet

Fire safety & evacuation 14 Jours From 150 000 FCFA

In a nutshell

What this course aims to achieve

Validate the first 3 skill blocks of the 'Manager du risque incendie en entreprise' pathway

A fourteen-day programme delivered in Africa, validating the first three competence blocks of the enterprise fire risk manager pathway. It covers fire phenomena, building protection and fire safety installations.

Key challenges

Fire safety technical standards are European, yet they are applied to buildings and firefighting resources operating under different constraints: response distances, available water pressure, public emergency service response times.
A site whose outside emergency services arrive in forty minutes cannot be protected like one where they arrive in ten. Sizing the site's own resources becomes a different exercise.
The availability of equipment and of inspection contractors determines the solutions adopted: an installation that cannot be maintained locally is a false investment.

Learning objectives

Explain combustion, fire spread and the effects of smoke
Analyse a site's fire risk and rank its scenarios
Identify passive protection measures and their role in limiting the loss
Locate fire safety installations, their function and their limits
Size a site's first- and second-response resources
Build one's establishment's fire prevention and protection plan

Detailed programme

1Block 1 — Combustion, fire classes, spread, thermal effects and smoke
2Block 1 — Fire risk analysis: activities, storage, ignition sources
3Block 2 — Passive protection: reaction and resistance to fire, compartmentation, doors
4Block 2 — Natural and mechanical smoke control: principles and sizing
5Block 2 — Emergency service access, exits and evacuation
6Block 3 — Fire detection and safe-guarding systems
7Block 3 — Extinguishing means: extinguishers, hose reels, risers, hydrants
8Block 3 — Automatic suppression: water, gas, foam — when it is justified
9Firefighting water requirements and containment of fire water run-off
10The human arrangements: response teams, instructions, drills, receiving the emergency services
11Periodic inspections and keeping installations serviceable
12A project running throughout: a fire plan for each participant's establishment

Target audience

Safety and QHSE managers of companies and industries in Africa
Engineers and technicians responsible for a site's fire protection
Insurers' prevention officers, design offices, installers
Site managers undertaking an upgrade programme

Prerequisites

Higher technician level qualification or equivalent experience
Holding a responsibility connected with a site's fire safety

Learning methods

Fourteen days split into modules, allowing a return to work between sessions

Delivered in Africa, with content adapted to participants' local context

A project carried out on one's own establishment

Practical exercises on live fires and on installations

Learning assessment

Validation block by block

Defence of one's establishment's fire plan

Scope of application

The programme validates the first three blocks of the enterprise fire risk manager pathway; it does not award the full qualification, which requires all blocks to be validated. The technical standards taught are of European origin: their application is governed by the safety regulations and insurance rules of the country where the site is located, which prevail.

Upcoming sessions

Register for a session

Dates are set by our team. Choose a session and the number of participants: your registration is recorded and confirmed once payment is received.

From 150 000 FCFA per participant

No session scheduled at the moment. Contact us to be told about the next session or to arrange a tailor-made course.

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