Course Overview
This seminar is an intensive five days course emphasizing the benefits of inspected fire systems and their impact on loss prevention programs.
Attendees will learn first-hand the principles and practices of maintaining, inspecting, testing, and
troubleshooting fire protection and detection equipment to include fire protection water distribution systems
Course Objective
- Locate and apply the inspection requirements for sprinkler system components with the exception of system valves.
- Locate and apply the testing requirements for sprinkler system components with the exception of system valves including:
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- Sprinklers
- Pressure Gauges
- Alarm Devices
- Locate and apply the inspection, testing, and maintenance requirements for sprinkler system.
Who Should Attend??
Anyone whose responsibilities include the inspection, testing, and maintenance of equipments-based fire protection systems including: maintenance professionals, sprinkler system contractors, building owners, and enforcement officials.
Course Outline
- Safety issues relating to fire systems inspection, maintenance, and testing
- Loss Control Programs
- Introduction to water based fire protection systems/equipment and their impact on loss control
- Responsibilities of fire protection systems/equipment maintenance personnel
- Understanding the hazard - an overview of the fire environment, fire control
- Fire hydrants: types, inspection, maintenance
- Fire pumps: types, inspection, maintenance, and testing
- Sprinkler head demonstrations
- Wet pipe and dry pipe fire protection sprinkler system inspection and maintenance
- Fire (attack) hose: inspection, service testing, and maintenance
Training Methodology
- Presentation & Slides
- Audio Visual Aids
- Interactive Discussion
- Participatory Exercise
- Action Learning
- Class Activities
- Case Studies
- Workshops
- Simulation