Application of Fire Risk Assessment

Starts:  Jun 15, 2021 10:30 (ET)
Ends:  Jul 1, 2021 14:30 (ET)
Course Description

This four-session seminar is derived from our 2-day in-person course. following a brief overview of the Guide, participants will be divided into working groups which will be tasked with applying the SFPE Guide to a specific project. Groups will be able to choose from a selection of projects that include: historic building, a high-rise residential occupancy, or a petroleum industry facility. In addition to applying the Guide to their specific project, participants will also review the work of others groups to broaden their understanding of the concepts of a fire risk assessment.

NOTE: This virtual seminars holds sessions on June 15 & June 17 and skips the week of June 21 to allow attendees to complete a group project. Sessions resumes on June 29 and attendees will present their group project on July 1.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:
• Describe the various steps associated with a fire risk assessment, as outlined in the SFPE Engineering Guide to Fire Risk Assessment.
• Evaluate a project, prepare representative goal statements, objective statements, boundary conditions, and assumptions.
• Prepare a fire hazard assessment for a designed project.
• Identify a minimum of eight fire scenarios that need to be included in the fire risk assessment.
• Identify the data needs and potential sources of the data needed.
• Evaluate various tools and methods available to assist in preparing a fire risk assessment and determine the appropriate one to be used for a given project.

Prerequisite
Participants should have a fundamental understanding of the SFPE Engineering Guide to Fire Risk Assessment.

Who will benefit: Experience Level Intermediate
FPEs, Code Officials, Facility Engineers, Plan Reviewers, Design Professionals (Architects/Engineers)

Course Assessment
Participants will be assessed via a written exam upon completion of the course. A passing score of 70% will be required to obtain a Certificate of Completion.

Professional Development Hours
Upon completion each participant qualifies for 15 PDHs or 1.5 CEUs. A Certificate of Attendance will be awarded.

Location

Zoom