Professional Documents
Culture Documents
4 CONSTRUCTIONSAFETY JS104 75 40
5 FIRE SAFETY IN BUILDING JF104 75 40
JS109
6 APPRAISAL, ANALYSIS, INSPECTION AND CONTROL PROCEDURES 75 40
225 120
TOTAL: 450 Hrs. STUDY
TOTAL: 240 THEORY MARKS
PRACTICAL TRAINING IN TRAINING CAMPUS
TOTAL : 300 Hrs. OF PRACTICAL TRAINING AS PER SCHEDULE
TOTAL : 360 MARKS IN PRACTICAL
MINIMUM 50% PASSING MARKS IN EACH SUBJECT AND PRACTICAL
Course objectives
By the end of the training session the students will be equipped with the following:
Information and an understanding of the legislation pertaining to fire safety.
An overview of how fires start.
Information on the various fuels that can start a fire.
An overview of company fire procedures.
Information on rasing the alarm in event of a fire.
Guidance on the different types of extinguishers.
Guidance on how to use the right extinguisher for the right type of fire.
Information on fire prevention at work and at home.
St. Joseph's International Fire & Safety Academy (JIFSA)
Syllabus advance certificate in fire and safety
Sem. 1:
CONTENTS:
Unit I
Combustible Solids, Physical and Chemical properties of Combustible Solids, Wood, Grass, Fibers,
Cloth, Paper, Rubber And Plastics, Magnesium, Zirconium, Sodium And Potassium, Zinc, Aluminum
Etc. Flammable /Combustible Liquids :Physical and Chemical properties of Flammable / Combustible
Liquids.
Unit II
Unit III
Combustion: Combustion and it’s types, oxygen contribution in air by weight and volume,
combustion of solid, liquid and gases, Exothermic and Endothermic reactions, Jet and flash, flames
and its types, pre mixed, diffusion, turbulent, stationary and propagating flames, Burning velocity,
Flash point, Fire point, Transmission of heat by conduction, convection and radiation.
Unit IV
Fire: Definition of Fire, Fire Triangle, Tetrahedron of Fire, Classification of Fires. Types of extinguishing
media or Agent, Principles of Fire extinguishing methods. Cooling, Starvation, Smothering
(Blanketing), Retarding chain reaction.
Unit V
Fire extinguishing media or agents, Extinguishing property of water, Characteristics of ideal liquid
extinguishing agent, various forms of water like solid stream, fog, spray.
St. Joseph's International Fire & Safety Academy (JIFSA)
Syllabus advance certificate in fire and safety
Unit VI
Foam: Types of foam concentrate, Protein, AFFF, fluoroprotein, Alcohol type, Low, medium and high
expansion foam, Physical and chemical properties of foam.
Unit VII
Dry Chemical Powder: Various types of dry chemical powder sand their uses.
Unit VIII
Unit IX
Hydraulics: Flow of water through pipes, Calculation of velocity and flow Friction Loss, Velocity and
Pressure, Water Hammer, Discharge through Fire Nozzle, Nozzle Velocity, Jet Reaction and Back
Pressure
Unit X
Electricity: Definitions of current, voltage, resistance, insulation, conductor, electrical circuits, Power,
Electrical Fire hazards such as short circuit, static electricity, lightning, A.C., D.C., Heating effect of
electricity.
Learning Recourses:
Books:
No. Title Author
2 Fire Safety of Industrial Buildings: Electrical Generating and Distributing Bureau of Indian
Stations - Code of Practice (IS 3034) Standards (BIS),
Govt. of India
3 Fire Safety in Petroleum Refineries and Fertilizer Plants - Code of Bureau of Indian
Practice (IS 15394) Standards (BIS),
Govt. of India
St. Joseph's International Fire & Safety Academy (JIFSA)
Syllabus advance certificate in fire and safety
4 Fire Safety of Industrial Buildings - Paint and Varnish Factories - Code of Bureau of Indian
Practice (IS 9109) Standards (BIS),
Govt. of India
5 Fire Safety of Industrial Buildings - Jute Mills - Code of Practice (IS 3836) Bureau of Indian
Standards (BIS),
Govt. of India
6 Electrical Safety, Fire Safety Engineering and Safety Management S.Rao & Prof.
H.L.Saluja
9 the Maharashtra fire prevention and life safety measures act 2006 Private Publication
10 The Delhi Fire Service Act, 2007 Along with Delhi Fire Prevention and Private Publication
Fire Safety Act, 1986 (Latest Bare Act)
11 Glossary of Terms Associated with Fire Safety (IS 8757) Bureau of Indian
Standards (BIS),
Govt. of India
12 Code of practice for fire safety of hotels (IS 13716) Bureau of Indian
Standards (BIS),
Govt. of India
13 Code of Practice for Fire Safety in Cable Runs (IS 12459) Bureau of Indian
Standards (BIS),
Govt. of India
14 Abstract of Fire Fighting (Fire Safety) Chart (Hanging) (English-Hindi Rohit Book Depot
Combined)
15 Code of practice for fire safety in iron and steel industries (IS 13694) Bureau of Indian
Standards (BIS),
St. Joseph's International Fire & Safety Academy (JIFSA)
Syllabus advance certificate in fire and safety
Govt. of India
16 Code of Practice for Fire Safety of Libraries and Archives (IS 11460) Bureau of Indian
Standards (BIS),
Govt. of India
CONTENTS:
Unit I
Fire Service Organization: Fire service organization, State and Municipal, its functions,
requirement thereof, Wings of Fire service organization, Chain of commands.
Unit II
Fire Service Administration, Management: Duties, responsibilities and fundament also of fire
station management Public relation Operational records, orders and instructions, Station
administration, Maintenance of documents. Rank, uniform, rank marking and Helmet marking.,
Unit III
Leadership and Discipline: Types of Leadership, Functions of leadership and aspects of welfare and
discipline in connection thereof
Unit IV
Qualities of a good leader, Discipline, Motivation and decision making in respect of Fire service,
Standard Operating Procedures.
Unit V
Unit VI
St. Joseph's International Fire & Safety Academy (JIFSA)
Syllabus advance certificate in fire and safety
Specials kills required for investigating a fire: Introduction, Importance and reasons for thorough
investigation, Process of investigation, Source of ignition, Role of scientific forensic laboratory in the
investigation of fires,
Unit VII
Unit VIII
Watch Room procedure, Fire calls handling procedure, Equipment in watch room, mobilizing
board.
Unit IX
Control Room Procedure: Control Room, Communication system in Fire Service, Duties and
responsibilities of ground in charge, Mobile van.
Unit X
Fire laws: Basic knowledge of acts, regulations, rules and orders which are related to fire service
administration and operation, Petroleum act, calcium carbide act, Explosives act, Temporary
structures act, Cinema photography act, General Insurance Companies.
Learning Recourses:
Books:
Sr.
Author Title Publisher
No.
CONTENTS:
Unit I
Detection System: Need of detection system in fire service, Automatic fire detectors, General Principle
of working of common detectors, various types of detectors viz. Heat detectors, Smoke detector,
photo-electric relay, ionization chamber, their operational principle, Infra-red heat detectors, and
General test for heat detector.
Unit II
DPITC of Detection System: Various components of a smoke detection system, Study of Code of
Practice for Selection,
Unit III
Installation and maintenance of Automatic Fire Detection and Alarm System I.S.2189 /1988, Deluge
system, Drenchers, sprinklersystemIS9972-2002
Unit VI
Pumps: Definition, Working Principles of Pumps, Types of Pumps, Positive Displacement Pump,
Force Pump, Lifts Pump, Rotary Pump, Submersible pumps etc., Centrifugal pump, Multistage
pumps, Characteristics of centrifugal pump.
Unit V
St. Joseph's International Fire & Safety Academy (JIFSA)
Syllabus advance certificate in fire and safety
Primers- Reciprocating primer, Exhaust ejector primer, Water ring primer and Rotary primer, Uses,
Advantages and disadvantages of various primers.
Unit VI
Fire Hydrant System: Hydrants, IS 908-1975 Fire hydrant standposttype,IS909- 1992 sluice valve type
IS5714-1981 Hydrant standpipe,ScrewdowntypeasperIS,I.S.13039 1991 External Hydrant system
provision and Maintenance
Unit VII
Unit VIII
Water Supply: Water supply from designing point of view, Types of Water supplies, IS 9668- 1990
provision and Maintenance of water supply for firefighting.
Unit IX
First Aid Fire Fighting System [Hose Reel]:Details of F.A. Fire Fighting System and its use,
Unit X
Learning Recourses:
Books:
Kesteren Fire
2 Fire Prevention Notes for Industrial NFPA
Brigade
Premises
Sem. - 2
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY
01. SCAFFOLD
Scope and application, Types of Scaffolds, Scaffold Erection, Scaffold dismantling, Training
requirements, Fall protection, Personal fall arrest systems, Guardrail systems, Protection from falling
objects, Materials handling on scaffolds, Safe access to scaffold platforms, Scaffold Inspection,
Hazards, Preventive measures
02. EXCAVATION
Excavation laws, regulations, standards, Soil classification, Soil testing, competent person
responsibilities, Hazards associated with trenches, Protective systems
Selecting Ladders, Safe use of ladder, Transporting Ladders, Storing Ladders, Maintaining Ladders,
Repairing Ladders, Checklist
06. BLASTING
Legal Standards, Blaster Qualifications, Basic Blasting Terminology, Best Practices, Magazine, Pre-
Blast Meeting, Warning sign edges, Warning Signals, Transporting Explosives, PPE’s, Misfires
07. HOUSEKEEPING
Definition, An introduction to 5 “S”, SEIRI, SEITON, SEISO, SEIKETSU, SHITSUKE, Role of top
management in 5 “S” implementation, Role of middle and line management in 5 “S” implantation,
Role of employees in 5 “S” implementation
Learning Recourses:
Books:
St. Joseph's International Fire & Safety Academy (JIFSA)
Syllabus advance certificate in fire and safety
2 Safety code for construction, operation and maintenance of river valley Bureau of Indian
projects: Part 6 Construction (IS 10386 : Part 6) Standards (BIS),
Govt. of India
3 Code of practice for safety during additional construction and alteration Bureau of Indian
to existing buildings (IS 13430) Standards (BIS),
Govt. of India
5 Safety code for working with construction machinery (IS 7293) Bureau of Indian
Standards (BIS),
Govt. of India
8 Safety Code for Construction, Operation and Maintenance of River Bureau of Indian
Valley Projects - Part 8 Open Excavation (IS 10386 : Part 8) Standards (BIS),
Govt. of India
9 Code of practice for fire safety of buildings (general): Details of Bureau of Indian
construction (IS 1642) Standards (BIS),
Govt. of India
10 Safety code for construction involving use of hot bituminous materials Bureau of Indian
(IS 5916) Standards (BIS),
Govt. of India
St. Joseph's International Fire & Safety Academy (JIFSA)
Syllabus advance certificate in fire and safety
CONTENTS:
Unit I
Study of National Building Code of India with specific reference to part–IV: Classification of buildings
as per NBC.
Unit II
Plan Reading: Importance of plan with methods of readings, Requirements of standards, Preparation
of standard symbols, Designation of floors,
Unit III
St. Joseph's International Fire & Safety Academy (JIFSA)
Syllabus advance certificate in fire and safety
Symbols and abbreviation of fixed firefighting equipment structural symbol and small-scale drawings,
Miscellaneous symbols for small-scale drawings, Fire protection symbols for small scale, Drawings
and layout plans.
Unit VI
Basic construction features in buildings viz. walls, floors, Plinth, roofs. Construction of building by
wood versus construction by using RCC
Unit V
Hazards Associated In High Rise Buildings: Domestic and firefighting water storage, Lift and fireman’s
lift, Compartmentation and refuge area.
Unit VI
Unit VII
Unit VIII
Constructional features of exits and type of exit, their location and travel distance, Roof exits,
probable means of escape and their maintenance
Unit IX
Unit X
Learning Recourses:
Books:
Sr. No. AUTHOR TITLE
Adam and charles
1 Black Fire Safety in Building
CONTENTS:
Unit I
Objectives, Safety Appraisal System, PLANT SAFETY RULES AND PROCEDURES Need for Rules and
Procedures, Formulation of Rules, Types of Rules, Statutory Rules, Non Statutory Rules, Measures for
Compliance, Approach to Violations, Safety Sampling.
Unit II
Unit III
Unit IV
Unit V
Unit VI
Unit VII
Unit VIII
Accident Analysis
Application and uses, Definitions Accident consequence analysis, Check-list analysis, Code of practice,
Competent authority, Emergency services, Failure mode and effects analysis, Hazard, Hazard
analysis, Hazard assessment, Hazard and operability study (HAZOP)., Hazardous substance, Hot work
, Major accident , Major hazard installation, Operational safety concept Preliminary hazard analysis
(PHA), Rapid ranking method, Risk, Risk management, Safety audit, Safety report, Safety team,
Threshold quantity, Workers, Basic principles.
Unit IX
Learning Recourses:
Books:
COURSE CONTENTS:
St. Joseph's International Fire & Safety Academy (JIFSA)
Syllabus advance certificate in fire and safety
2 TO STUDY THE MOVEMENTS OF A SQUAD: Attention, Stand at ease, Stand easy, Mark time,
Double mark time, Right dress, Left dress, Dress up, Open order march, Close order march, For
ward march, Backward march, Steps to the right, Steps to the left
3 Directions of a Squad: Turning to the left, Turing to the right, right about turn, Retire position,
Advance position, Right Incline, Left Incline, Eyes right,
5 B)LADDER :
TO STUDY THEFIRESERVICE LADDERS.
Types of Ladders, Their construction, Uses, Identification of parts, Care and Maintenance of ladders.
7 TO CARRY OUT STANDARD TEST SO FEXTENSION LADDER: String Test, Round Test,
Standing Line Test, Acceptance Test, Deflection Test extension.
9 TO STUDY THE USE OF ROPES AND LINES IN FIRESERVICE: Types and construction, Materials
used in construction, Different types of Lines used in fire service for different purposes Like
Rescue, Lifting, Lowering, Care and Maintenance.
GROUP:
St. Joseph's International Fire & Safety Academy (JIFSA)
Syllabus advance certificate in fire and safety
A) SQUAD DRILL
B) LADDER
Rescue Knot: Bowline, Running Bowline, Bowline on the bright, Chair Knot
Other Knots, loop, bends, hitch : loop, half hitch, thumb knot, figure of eight, Clove hitch, rolling hitch, round
turn two half hitch, fisherman’s hitch, fisherman’s knot, waterman’s hitch, timber hitch, cat’s paw, sheep shank,
single sheet bend, double sheet bend, reef knot, carry bend, midshipman hitch, Construction and application
of GUIDELINE.