FMT316

Fire Safety Management

Course Overview

Course Objectives

This course aims to provide you with essential knowledge and skills to

Undertake the Roles of Fire Safety Manager

Organizing & Implementing an effective Workplace Fire Safety Program

Fundamentals of Fire Safety Management

Essential Knowledge Areas in
Fire Science, Fire Safety Legislations, Fire Safety Design, Fire
Prevention, Fire Protection Systems, Emergency Preparedness

Appreciate how Fire Safety Management forms an integral part of

Facilities and Events Management
 FMT316 Fire Safety Management

• For ALL Students:

• Make sure your sign-in your attendance every lesson

• For CET Student:

• Please be reminded to also sign-in your attendance with the QR
Code sent to you by SUSS-CCPE
– Pease contact CET@suss.edu.sg if your need assistance

• To be issued with ATI-FSM Certificate:

• 80% Attendance Required
• 50/100 Pass for TMA (50%)
• 50/100 Pass for EQP (50%)

Course Learning Outcomes

• At the end of this course, the student should be able to:

• Determine the principles of fire safety design and management, and the
importance of the fire safety act and regulations
• Demonstrate understanding of various performance-based solutions
• Illustrate the importance of operations and maintenance manual
• Examine the various fire safety systems in place in a building to ensure
fire safety
• Develop an emergency response and evacuation plan
• Implement fire risk assessment as a fire safety manager
 Course Outline

Fire Safety Management Fire Technology

• Fire Safety Act, Fire Safety Manager Scheme • Basic Fire Science
• Fire Safety Plan Submission Scheme • Fire Detection & Alarm
• Fire Safety Design, Means of Escape Systems
• Structural Fire Precautions, Storage of Flammables
• Fire Safety Committee • Fire Suppression Systems
• Enforcement Procedures – Water-based
• Emergency Response Plan, Evacuation Planning – Non-water-based
• In-Place Protection & Tremor Plans • Emergency Voice
• Basic First Aid & CPR for CERT Communications Systems
• National CERT Standard • Smoke Control Systems
• CERT Audit Requirements
• Building Inspection & Testing • Fire Extinguisher, Fire Hose
• Premise Emergency Data Reel & Hydrant Systems
• FSM Annual Report & Arson Prevention Plan • Maintenance of Fire Fighting &
• Electronic FSM System Protection Systems
• Fire Command Centre, Incident Management • Practical System Demo
• Planning & Executing TTX

Course Facilitators

SIN Siang-Meng, Ivan

Mobile: 92992532, Email: chessmi@NUS.edu.sg
PhD, MBA, MSc (Safety, Health & Environmental Technology)
Certified Fire Safety Specialist, Certified Fire Safety Manager (SCDF)
Certified Workplace Safety & Health Officer (MOM)
Certified Fire & Explosion Investigator (US NAFI)

Prabhakaran THIRUNAVUKKARASU
Mobile: 8268 9850, Email: prabhakarant@gmail.com

MSc (Mechanical Engineering)

Certified Senior Fire Safety Manager (SCDF)
Green Mark Facilities Manager (BCA)
Asset Management Certification (IAM)

Matthew KWEK
Mobile: 8568 7788, Email: matthewkwek@gmail.com

MSc (Mechanical Engineering), Master in Fire Safety Engineering

Registered Inspector (M&E/FSE)
Certified Fire Safety Engineer (SCDF)
Certified Fire Safety Manager (SCDF)
Course Timetable

Course Timetable
 Course Assessment
Weight
Assessment Description
Allocation

Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA01): 100mrks

Project
Develop a Premise Emergency Response Plan (ERP) 50%

3‐hr Closed Book Examination Question Paper (EQP): 100 marks

Examination
Written Paper comprising Part 1: 30 MCQ, Part 2: 6 SAQ, and Part 3: 2 LAQ 50%

TOTAL 100%

• TMA01 focuses on Study Unit 3, 4, 5, and 6

– Emergency Response Planning

• EQP focuses on Study Unit 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6

– Basic Fire Science, Fire Protection Systems
– Fire Safety Management

Course Assessment
• IMPORTANT TO NOTE:

• To PASS the course without ATI-FSM Certificate (D-grade):

– Minimum Passing of OCAS: 40 marks
– TMA weightage: 50%
• (40/100*0.5) = 20marks
– Minimum Passing of OES: 40 marks
– EQP weightage: 50%
• (40/100*0.5) = 20marks
– Overall Rank Score: 20 + 20 = 40/100 marks (D-grade)

• To PASS the course with ATI-FSM Certificate:

– Minimum Attendance: 80%
• 12 out of total 14 lessons
– Minimum Passing of OCAS: 50 marks
– TMA weightage: 50%
• (50/100*0.5) = 25marks
– Minimum Passing of OES: 50 marks
– EQP weightage: 50%
• (50/100*0.5) = 25marks
– Overall Rank Score: 25 + 25 = 50/100 marks
 Modes of Learning

• Course Content: Demanding

– Academic Rigor: You Need to Read & Research
– Technical Base: You Need to Comprehend & Be Able to Apply

• 14 x 3hr Face-to-Face Sessions

– Recap key learning points for the online units
– Cover other essential topics
– Case studies, incident reviews, experiential sharing
– Scenario-based discussions, tabletop exercise

• Additional Resource Materials in SUSS-Canvas

Expectations

• Good attendance (min 80%)

– Min.12 out of Total 14 Sessions
• Punctuality – lectures will start at 1900hr
• Timely submission of individual assignments
– Late submission is not acceptable without valid reasons
– Similarity > 25% will be Flagged for Plagiarism Misconduct
• Sharing of information and discussion
• Encourage to Ask Question if in doubt
• Readings
– This is an academic course, you need to read
– Do not expect spoon feeding as this is a Degree course
 TMA Requirements

TMA Requirements
• Select a premise of your choice from the list of premise-occupancy-type (See
TMA Issued) and assume the role of the appointed fire safety manager

• Carry out review on how the specific premise should be organized for fire safety
within the entire site-premise including the associated tenants or companies and
their business operations

• Describe and discuss the envisaged fire safety program for the selected
premise, considering the nature of businesses and operations within the
selected premise

• Conduct a review on the premise’s fire hazards, threats, and tier-level using the
SCDF National CERT Standard and Guidelines; and establish the requirements
for the premise to build the CERT’s Equipping, Capability, Competency, and
Training

• Discuss how the premise’s ERP is to be formulated and developing the ERP for
the selected premise (as an attachment to the main report) using the format and
guidelines stipulated by the SCDF (with site layout plan, schematic drawing,
etc.)
 TMA Requirements

TMA Submission (100 marks, 50%)

• Advice: Start Early
• TMA Consultation
– Via SUSS-Canvas
• Submission:
– SUSS-Canvas
• Cover Page as required by SUSS
• Executive Summary (maximum 1-Page) (80 marks)
• Content Page
• Main Report (1500 words) covering:
– Introduction of Premises & Nature of Business;
– Description of Selected Specified-Premise
– Description of Premises Fire Safety Organization
– Description of Fire Safety Programs
– Establishment of CERT
• Discuss on Tier & CERT Competency

– Similarity < 25% – Development of Premise ERP

• Discuss on ERP Formulation
• Flagged for Plagiarism – Conclusion
– Constraints in Different Premises
• Word-Count (1500±150)
• References
• Annexes/ Attachments
– Full ERP as per SCDF Format (20 marks)

TMA Requirements

• Use Template 1 and Template 2 for TMA Submission

– Embed Template 2 in Template 1
• Instruction to embed provided

• Template 1 (80 marks)

• Template 2 (20 marks)
 Texts & Readings
• SCDF (2018). Fire Safety Management for FSM (1st Edition), Singapore: Singapore Civil Defence
Force.

• Furness, A., & Muckett, M. (2007). Introduction to Fire Safety Management. Burlington:
Butterworth-Heinemann

• Della-Giustina, Daniel E. (2014). Fire Safety Management Handbook (3rd ed). CPC Press, ISBN
9781482221220.

• Stollard, P. (2014). Fire from First Principles: A Guide to International Building Fire Safety. Oxon:
Routledge.

• SUSS Study Guide (2022). FMT316 Fire Safety Management. Singapore: Singapore University of
Social Sciences.

• Website(s):
– http://www.scdf.gov.sg/
– http://www.fsmas.org.sg/