Learning objectives
- Knowing the essential principles of fire safety engineering and the fundamentals of fire safety design;
- Knowing the physics of combustion in its basic elements;
- Identifying the main fire risk factors and the consequent organizational, managerial and technical safety measures;
- Learning the methods of fire risk assessment and the criteria for the development of fire safety measures;
- Evaluating the fire risks in the workplace according to the criteria and procedures established by the technical literature;
- Writing and editing of the fire risk technical report.
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
The course is divided into several teaching modules, with the following contents:
- Study of the combustion reaction, characteristic fire curves, physical parameters of combustion, flammable liquids and gases;
- Fundamentals of fire safety and fire safety design, with specific regard to fire safety in workplaces;
- Fire safety technical elements, general characteristics of the main measures for active and passive protection (water systems, automatic fire extinguishing systems, fire detection and alarm systems, smoke and heat evacuation systems, fire resistance of buildings and structures, fire reaction, people evacuation systems, fire safety operations).
- Technical procedure for the fire risks assessment;
- Risk analysis and identification of fire safety measures in a real case;
- Writing and editing of the fire risk technical report.
Full programme
MODULE 01. Introduction and elements of fire physics
- Principles of risk assessment;
- Origin of fires and fire hazards;
- Combustion physics;
- Study of the combustion reaction, characteristic fire curves, physical parameters of combustion, flammable liquids and gases;
- Technical classification of fires and flammable substances;
- Examination of extinguishing substances and principles of extinguishing.
MODULE 02. General fire safety criteria
- Legislative framework and its primary elements (D.P.R. 151/2011, Ministerial Decree 3 August 2015, Legislative Decree 81/2008 for the parts relating to fire safety);
- Fundamentals of fire prevention and fire safety design, with specific regard to workplaces;
- Input data, risk analysis and basic elements of the design process;
- Technical and managerial measures for the preventive strategy and identification of precautionary operational measures;
- Fire safety technical elements, general features of the main measures for active and passive protection (fire water systems, automatic fire extinguishing systems, fire detection and alarm systems, smoke and heat evacuation systems, fire resistance and compartmentalization), reaction to fire, evacuation systems, firefighting operations).
MODULE 03. Assessment of fire risks in the workplace
- Basic elements of administrative procedures for fire prevention, with regard to the classification of activities according to the annex to the D.P.R. 151/2011 and to the Fire Prevention Certificate (CPI);
- D. M. 3 september 2021 and technical annexes;
- Assessment of fire risks in the workplace according to the criteria and procedures established by the technical litarature;
- Technical procedure for the assessment of fire risks;
- Calculation of the specific fire load;
- Drafting of the fire risk technical report;
MODULE 04. Case studies and exercises
- Risk analysis and identification of safety measures in a real case;
- Drafting of the fire risk technical report;
- Drafting of an emergency plan.
Bibliography
Teaching material and lecture notes available on the Elly platform, technical rules for fire design issued with national legislation.
Teaching methods
Lectures, classroom exercises and simulations of real cases.
Assessment methods and criteria
Drafting of a technical report on fire risk assessment and an emergency plan for a real structure.
Subsequent talk on the exercises.
Other information
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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development
The course contributes to the achievement of the UN objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
In particular the course contributes to achieve the SDG #4 "Quality Education", the SDG #8 "Decent work and economic growth" and the SDG #9 "Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure"
