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safety and loss prevention program

Safety and loss prevention program (114) offered by AFSSAC

Arab Fire Safety & Security academy offers safety and loss prevention program (114) that is a qualifying program in safety science .

Who should take safety and loss prevention program ?

  1. Persons working in safety and loss prevention .
  2. Foremen and supervisors in industrial factories, facilities and companies.
  3. Officials in service , administrative and commercial facilities.

The program objectives:

Qualifying nationals specialized in safety and loss prevention generally.

Interim goals (detailed) for the program: –

After completion a cycle of this program, the trainee will be able to: –

  1. Identify information about the history of rescue and fighting aircraft fires and the training requirements.
  2. Discuss the basic requirements for rescue teams of aircraft fires.
  3. Identify the causes of fires in general and the causes of aircraft fires, in particular.
  4. Identify aircraft fire risk and the consequent destruction.
  5. Identify the different types of aircrafts and, fire protection equipment inside.
  6. Proper use of all personal protective equipment (PPE) and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) for the protection from aircraft fires.
  7. Use proper manual fire extinguishers in fighting aircraft fires.
  8. Identify tactics to prevent the spread of fire to keep the surrounding are safe.
  9. Identify the risks faced by firefighters during the aircraft fires.
  10. Make the airport emergency plan AEP and implement strategic and tactical operations.
  11. Inspect and make reports.

The main axes of the program:

  1. Qualifications of aircraft fires rescue teams.
  2. Organizations associated with rescue and fighting aircraft fires.
  3. The job performance requirements and rules.
  4. Airport components and systems used within the airport.
  5. Airstrip designs and runways.
  6.  The materials used in firefighting.
  7. Aircraft (types – evolution – the fire risk – means of fire protection –
    Systems and their supplies).
  8. Communication systems during fighting operations.
  9. Airport emergency plan AEP.
  10. Individual protective equipment PPE and self-contained breathing apparatus SCBA.


Terms of joining the program:

  1. Educational level: General secondary Certificate and its equivalent.
  2. Basic Requirements: obtaining the following programs:
    1. Hazardous materials – awareness
    2. Firefighter I
    3. Hazardous materials – operations
    4. Firefighter II
  3. General Requirements: physically fit and healthy.

* Accreditation: –

– Each trainee passes the course, gets a certificate from the Arab Fire, Safety and Security Academy locally approved by the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation and internationally approved by the World Congress of Safety and Fire Services IFSAC.
– Accreditation validity of three

More information :

* Duration of the program: a month and a half – five days a week -180 training session (40% theoretical 60% practical).
* Training language: – Arabic in addition to English slang terms.
* Place of training: – Arab Fire, Safety and Security Academy in Jeddah.

Program type : qualifying.

Personal protective equipment

Personal protective equipment (P.P.E) course

Arab Fire, Safety & Security academy offers Personal protective equipment (P.P.E) program. That is a developmental program .

Who should take this program ?

Personnel working in safety and occupational health .

Personnel in different work sites which contain risks , pollutants and damages require using of  clothes  and equipment of individuals protection .

The Program objectives:

Developing the skill of choosing and determining individual prevention equipments according to the current risk .

Program type : developmental .

Program duration : 5 days.

Fire Safety watcher course

Fire Safety watcher course by Arab Fire, Safety and Security Academy

Arab Fire, Safety and Security Academy offers Fire Safety watcher course that is a developmental course in firefighting .

* The Fire Safety watcher course is addressed to:

  • All who wish to achieve fire safety in factories and companies – offices – schools – during daily work – in trips.

The overall objective of the program:

        Finding out causes of fires, preventing and fighting simple fires using manual fire extinguishers.

Interim goals (detailed):
At the end of this program, the trainee will be able to: –

  1. Identify basic elements needed to start the ignition.
  2. Know types of fires accredited by (UL) and followed by NFPA.
  3. Apply the fire theory and stop the interaction between the components of the ignition.
  4. The appropriate choice of fire appropriate material depending on the type of the burning material.
  5. Proper use the manual fire extinguishers.
  6. Help in basic fire missions.
  7. Fight simple fires at home – office – car, anywhere and suppress them at the beginning before growing.
  8. Identify the causes of simple fires and prevent them.

The main axes of the program:

  • Fire causes and prevention.
  • Ignition theory and basic elements.
  • Fire classification.
  • General principles of firefighting.
  • Proper use of fire extinguishers .

* Terms of joining the program:
1. Educational level: Anyone who can read and write and all educational levels.
2. Basic requirements:
3. General Requirements: physically fit and healthy

* Duration of the program: One day -5 training sessions (50% theoretical 50% practical).

* Training fees: – 800 S.R (eight hundred S.R) per trainee.

* Place of training: – Arab Academy in Jeddah.

* Training language: – Arabic in addition to English slang terms.

* Accreditation: –
– Each trainee passes the course, gets an accredited certificate.

 

Refresher course for a safety team member

Refresher course for a safety team member

Arab Fire, Safety and Security Academy offers Refresher course for a safety team member that is a developmental program .

The Refresher course for a safety team member addressed to:

  • All who wants to achieve fire safety in factories, companies and industrial, commercial and service facilities.

The overall objective of the program:

Developing the skills of fire safety teams in facilities to protect them from fire accidents.

Interim goals (detailed) for the program: –
The program aims to achieve the following results: –

  • Identifying fire risks of and types.
  • Identifying basic principles of fire causes prevention.
  • Identifying types of fire extinguishers, how to choose, operate and use safely.
  • Operating fire systems and informing the civil defense teams.
  • Identifying the emergency exits and contribute in the evacuation.

The main axes of the program:

  • Ignition elements.
  • Fire classification.
  • How to prevent fire

-Fire causes.

-Fire prevention.

  • General principles of firefighting.
  • Types of manual fire extinguishers.

-Fire extinguishers characteristics.

-Operation and use steps.

  • Fire hoses and their equipment.
  • Fire hoses cabinets.
  • Fire hydrants.
  • Inspecting emergency lanes, exits and doors.
  • A general idea about the fire detection and alarm devices.
  • Operation procedures for alarm systems and informing the civil defense teams.
  • Participate in evacuation plan.

Terms of joining the program:

  1. Educational level: General secondary Certificate (scientific section) and its equivalent.
  2. Basic Requirements: obtaining the training courses for safety team member according to the approved list.
  3. General Requirements: physically fit and healthy.

* Duration of the program: three days – 15 training session (40% theoretical 60% practical).

* Training language: – Arabic in addition to English slang terms.

* Training fees: –
* Place of training: – Arab Fire, Safety and Security Academy in Jeddah.

* Accreditation: –
– Each trainee passes the course, gets a certificate from the Arab Fire, Safety and Security Academy, locally approved by the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation.

Program number/ 201 RC

Program type/ Advanced

how to become a firefighter

Firefighter 1 program is how to become a firefighter

Many people search all over the world for how to become a firefighter . According to google adword the keyword how to become a firefighter has from 10K to 100K per month that give a signal that too much people would like to know how to become a firefighter .   AFSSAC offers the best way to how to become a firefighter so AFSSAC offers how to become a firefighter training courses represented in firefighter 1 program and many other courses that show how to become a firefighter but in this ad we will talk a bout one of these programs that show how to become a firefighter which is firefighter 1 program.

Who should take this program ?

Everyone works in the firefighting field .
Those who are assigned to fight fires in different work sites.
Personnel  in industrial , petroleum, administrative and commercial institutions.

Firefighter I program objectives :

Qualifying national cadres in firefighting field according to local criteria and international criteria NFPA1001.

Interim goals (detailed):

At the end of the course of this program, the trainee will be able to: –

  1. Identify the global standard for skills and standard Specifications for the safety of the firefighters.
  2. Identify chemical and physical properties of the fire and the fire behavior.
  3. Identify Incident Management System
  4. Identify all materials used in firefighting operations and their properties.
  5. Train practically on how to use the manual fire extinguishers.
  6. Train practically on how to use personal protective equipment.
  7. Train practically on how to use ladders and ropes.
  8. Train practically on how to carry, extend and maintain fire hoses.
  9. Identify the importance of ventilation, its advantages and considerations that must be considered when implementing ventilation.
  10. Train practically on how to implement ventilation in the fire place.
  11. Identify water supplies needed in firefighting.
  12. Identify the fire automatic networks and how to maintain them.
  13. Identify fire detection and alarm systems.
  14. Train on how to maintain the devices, equipment and fire hoses.

The main axes of the program :

  • Firefighters safety and guidance.
  • Fire behavior and the stages of its development.
  • Types of buildings and their various elements.
  • Personal protective equipment and breathing apparatus.
  • Manual fire extinguishers .
  • Ladders, ropes and knots.
  • Forcible entry and its equipment.
  • Ventilation methods.
  • The initial rescue operations.
  • Fire water supplies.
  • Fire hoses.
  • Fire detection and alarm devices.
    • Automatic fire extinguishers.
  • Communication devices.
    • Medical care in emergency.

* Terms joining the program:

1. Educational level: General secondary Certificate and its equivalent.
2. Basic requirements: Obtaining hazardous materials – awareness
3. General Requirements: physically fit and healthy

* Duration of the program: two months (8 weeks) – five days a week -240 training hours (40% theoretical 60% practical).

* Training fees: –

* Training language: – Arabic in addition to English slang terms.
* Place of training: – Arab Fire, Safety and Security Academy in Jeddah.

* Accreditation: –

– Each trainee passes the course gets a certificate from the Arab Fire, Safety and Security Academy locally approved by the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation and internationally approved by the World Congress of Safety and Fire Services IFSAC.

program type : qualifying program show how to become a firefighter .
Duration : 8 weeks .

search and rescue training

Search and rescue training course ( Technical rescuer II )

Arab Fire Safety & Security Academy introducessearch and rescue training represented in  Technical rescuer II program which is qualifying search and rescue training program in firefighting.

Who should take this search and rescue training program ?

  • All specialists in rescue field .
  • The first responders respond to incidents need fast interfere within confined area.
  • Personnel  responsible for providing urgent medical services (EMS).

This  search and rescue training  objectives :

Preparing specialized rescue technicians teams according to NFPA1670,1006 and OSHA,29CFR1910.146 Standards .

Interim goals (detailed): The program aims to achieve the following results:

  • Identification and description of the risk of confined spaces.
  • Implementation of procedures for entering confined spaces, according to NFPA 1670, 1006.
  • Determine the appropriate personal protective missions and good use of it.
  • The application of safety procedures when ventilating confined spaces.
  • Safe use of various rescue equipment, manual and automatic.
  • Inspection and maintenance of rescue equipment.
  • Carry out rescue operations in the confined spaces of various kinds and without exposing rescue teams to any injuries.
  • Identify the basic vehicles parts and danger of each part during the accidents.
  • Know the different types of vehicles and determine the potential danger in each type.
  • Identify ways to reach the victims in the stricken vehicle.
  • Identify ways to free, supervise and transport the injured.
  • Increase rapid intervention t skills rescue trapped people inside the vehicles.
  • Implement the safety requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Aministration OSHA, which must be carried out by rescuers during operations.
  • Develop presets plans for rescue operations and identify human and mechanical possibilities for success of rescue operation.
  • The right handling with the person who was rescued and relieved from danger and providing the needed first aid.

* The main axes of the program:

  1. – Confined spaces (definition – types).
  2. The risk of confined spaces.
  3. Entering confined spaces permit.
  4. Control of the atmosphere surrounding the confined place.
  5. Ventilate confined spaces.
  6. Rescue in car accidents of all kinds.
  7. Methods of intervention to rescue trapped individuals.
  8. Individual protective equipment required for rescuers.
  9. Rescue and clearing equipment.
  10. Safe use of manual and automatic rescue tools.
  11. Rescue team Safety rules, according to the specifications of the
    Organization of safety and Occupational Health.

Terms of joining the program:

  1.   Educational level: General secondary Certificate and its equivalent.
  2. Basic Requirements: Obtain the rescue man program level I.
  3. General Requirements: physically fit and healthy.

* Accreditation: –

– Each trainee passes the course, gets a certificate from the Arab Fire, Safety and Security Academy locally approved by the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation and internationally approved by the World Congress of Safety and Fire Services IFSAC.

More Information:

* Duration of the program: a month and a half – five days a week -180 training session (40% theoretical 60% practical).
* Training language: – Arabic in addition to English slang terms.
* Place of training: – Arab Fire, Safety and Security Academy in Jeddah.

Program type : qualifying .

 

hazardous materials awareness training course

Hazardous materials awareness training course by afssac

Arab Fire , Safety & Security academy offers hazardous materials awareness training course. This hazardous materials awareness training course is a developmental program in fire-fighting .

Who should take this hazardous materials awareness training course ?

  1. Personnel working in safety, fire-fighting and responding to hazardous materials incidents.
  2. Everyone deals with hazardous materials in the manufacture process , operation , storing , moving , circulation.
  3. Also in production lines, warehouses and stores of hazardous materials within the industrial and petroleum facilities .

Program objectives :

Providing the first responder to hazardous incidents with required information and skills to be able to accomplish his tasks in dealing with incidents of hazardous materials .

Interim goals (detailed):
At the end of this program, the trainee will be able to: –

  1. Identify the physical and chemical properties of hazardous materials.
  2. Safe handling (transportation, storage, use and handling) of hazardous materials.
  3. Distinguish hazardous materials through international labels.
  4. Specify the degree of seriousness of (ignition – public health – toxic – oxidation) of hazardous materials.
  5. Apply procedures that must be followed when exposing to hazardous materials.
  6. Implement methods and ways to prevent the risk of hazardous materials.
  7.  Clarify the tasks of first responder of hazardous material incidents to perform the tasks safely.
  8. Realize the presence of hazardous materials in case of emergency.
  9. Survey the scene from a safe site to see the name and the international number of hazardous material in the incident by signs and posters.
  10. Compile information about the risks of the hazardous material through the use of emergency response guide (ERG).
  11. Start preventive procedures contained in the emergency response guide.
  12. Start to notify about the incident.

 

The main axes of the program:

 

  1. 1- Definition of hazmat .
  2. Properties of hazmat .
    1. First: health risks.
    2. Second: The characteristics that determine the risk of fire.
    3. Third: The characteristics that define interactive risk.
  3. Classification of dangerous substances: –
    1. First: (704) system issued by the NFPA.
    2. Second, the United Nations system UN.
    3. Third, the system prepared by the DOT in the United States.
  4. Identification of Hazardous Materials: –
    1. Unofficial formalism methods to identify hazardous materials.
    2. Official methods to identify hazardous materials.
    3. Identification of hazardous materials in fixed places.
    4. Identify containers in factories and their types.
    5. Identification of hazardous materials in transportation accidents.
    6. Reporting for hazardous materials.
    7. Identification of hazardous materials by transportation containers.
    8. Recognize the signs of hazardous materials.
    9. Detection of hazardous materials.

* Terms joining the program:

  1. Educational level: General secondary Certificate (scientific section) and its equivalent.
  2. Basic requirements: No basic requirements.
  3. General Requirements: physically fit and healthy.

* Accreditation: –

– Each trainee passes the course, gets a certificate from the Arab Fire, Safety and Security Academy, locally approved by the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation and internationally approved by the World Congress of Safety and Fire Services IFSAC.

 

More Information :-

* Duration of the program: two weeks (10 days) – five days a week -60 training sessions (40% theoretical 60% practical).

* Training language: – Arabic in addition to English slang terms.
* Place of training: – Arab Fire, Safety and Security Academy in Jeddah.

Program type : developmental program .

fire investigator training course

Fire investigator training course offered by Arab Academy

AFSSAC offers fire investigator training course represented in Fire investigator program that is a qaulifying program in fire science.

Who should take this fire investigator training course ?

Those who work in the field of investigation in fire, safety and industrial security department.

The program objectives :

Qualifying national cadres specialized in the technical investigation of the fire incidents in general.

Interim goals (detailed):
At the end of this program, the trainee will be able to: –

    1. first of all, Identify the importance of the technical investigation in the fire accidents.
    2. The ability to identify qualities of fire investigator.
    3. Having the ability to identify the information and studies required by the investigator.
    4. Realizing the key factors for the ignition.
    5. Identify combustion properties of different materials.
    6. Understanding heat sources and methods of transmission.
    7. Knowing the main causes of fires and identify the causes of arson.
    8. Identify procedures and methods of gathering information.
    9. Identify the importance of physical evidence in the technical investigation.
    10. Observe and inspect the place of the accident.
    11. Raise the skills to cross-examine witnesses and workers in the accident site.
    12. Study the pattern or types of the combustion model.
    13. Identify the technical tools needed for an investigator to conduct the examination, inspection and collect samples from the scene.
    14. Know the reasons and the risk of platforms shipping fire and means of insurance.
    15. Finally, increase skills in writing records and technical reports.

 

The main axes of the program:

  1.  First of all, fire chemistry.
  2. Information and studies required by the investigator.
  3. The main causes of fires.
  4. Gathering information.
  5. Methods used to determine the start of the ignition and directions of the
    fire spread.
  6. Chemical and physical analysis of the fire remains.
  7. General rules for the success of the investigation.
  8. Finally, writing reports.

* Terms joining the program:

  1.  Educational level: General secondary Certificate and its equivalent.
  2. Basic requirements: Obtaining hazardous materials – awareness.
  3.  General Requirements: physically fit and healthy.

* Accreditation: –

–  Each trainee passes the course gets a certificate from the Arab Fire, Safety and Security Academy locally approved by the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation and internationally approved by the World Congress of Safety and Fire Services IFSAC.

More information :-

* Training language: – Arabic in addition to English slang terms.
* Place of training: – Arab Fire, Safety and Security Academy in Jeddah.

* Duration of the program: a month and a half – five days a week -180 training sessions (40% theoretical 60% practical).

Duration: 6 weeks.

 

 

Fire suppression system training

Fire suppression system training course by AFSSAC

Automatic Fire suppression systems is a qualifying fire suppression system training program in fire fighting science in order to raise the efficiency of fire fighting specialists and those who want to have fire suppression system training course  and become certified   :

Who should take this fire suppression system training course ?

  1. Everyone desires to specialize in maintenance and installation of various fire extinguishing systems
  2. Personnel in companies and institutions specialized in operation and maintenance of fire extinguishing systems
  3. Supervisors, watchers and inspectors of fire suppression systems .

The program objectives:

Preparing technical staff for installing, maintaining and operating of fire suppression systems according to international standards.

Interim goals (detailed):
At the end of this program, the trainee will be able to: –

  1. Identify the types of fire and the characteristics of each type.
  2. Determine fire agents that suit each type of fires.
  3. Protect the important places in facilities using appropriate fire systems.
  4. Know the different fire systems and their components.
  5. Identify various fire agents and the characteristics of each agent.
  6. Know the advantages and disadvantages of fire agents.
  7. Identify the types of sprinklers networks.
  8. Determine the fire water sources of fire water systems, appropriate quantities and pressures.
  9. Identify automatic fire networks and methods of operating, installing and maintaining.
  10. Learn how the different fire systems operate automatically.
  11. Systems and international standards for installation, inspection, maintenance and testing of fire systems.
  12. Fire systems inspection methods, techniques and equipment.
  13. Inspect periodically the detection, alarm and control networks.

The main axes of the program:

  1.  Types of fires.
  2.  Fire agents.
  3.  Fire methods and characteristics of each fire agent.
  4.  Advantages and disadvantages of fire agents.
  5. Automatic fire systems.
  6. Sprinklers networks.
  7. Fire water sources.
  8. Codes and international standards of fire systems requirements.
  9. Operation methods of automatic fire networks.
  10.  Fire systems Inspection and maintenance.
  11.  Fire systems testing.

* Terms of joining the program:

  1.  Educational level: General secondary (scientific section), secondary industrial and its equivalent.
  2. Basic requirements: Obtaining one of the qualifying courses in firefighting.
  3. General Requirements: physically fit and healthy .

* Accreditation: –

– Each trainee passes the course gets a certificate from the Arab Fire, Safety and Security Academy locally approved by the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation and internationally approved by the World Congress of Safety and Fire Services IFSAC.

More Information :

* Duration of the program: four months – five days a week -480 training sessions (40% theoretical 60% practical).
* Training language: – Arabic in addition to English slang terms.
* Place of training: – Arab Fire, Safety and Security Academy in Jeddah.

Duration : 16 weeks

Program Type : qualifying program .

 

 

safety training courses

Safety training courses from AFSSAC : Extensive Safety course

Arab Fire Safety & Security academy offers one of safety training courses represented in  extensive safety training courses which is one of  qualifying safety training courses of  AFSSAC .

Who should take this safety training ?

Safety engineers and foremen. Also supervisors who supervise safety works in big companies , factories and ministries .

Extensive safety program objectives:

Qualifying national safety cadres  that are able to secure the personnel and work environment from risks and damages according to international organization OSHA
Interim goals (detailed) for the program: –
The program aims to achieve the following objectives: –
– Preparing cadres in the high level of safety.
– Acquiring the sensitivity of the search for knowledge, assemble and classify it.
– How to implement training programs in various fields of safety in all levels and in various activities.
– Ability to characterize surrounding risks and damages and in the workplace.
– Identifying how to characterize practically to solve safety problems.
– Gain the ability to lead discussions and transmit the spirit of competition between the working groups.
– Ability to recognize work risks (physical, chemical, mechanical engineering and radioactive materials) that may be incurred in the work environment and protection requirements of each of these risks.
– Ability to identify and assess the risks of workplace in accordance with international standards and standards of the International Labor Organization.
– Identifying the causes of accidents in the work environment.
– Ability to investigation and analysis accidents at work.
– Developing the knowledge of the most important principles of first aid.
– Ability to issue work permits each according to existing risk after showing what the potential risks are.
– Gain the ability to program and deploy preventive awareness.
– Developing the knowledge of how to use the latest methods, systems and devices used in the evaluation and measurement of safety operations.
– Identifying the importance of natural and artificial ventilation of the work environment and workers.
– Proper use of tools and equipment for individual protection.
– Shed light on the ways and objectives of storage.
– Identifying the scientific basis for collecting, discharging and treatment of industrial waste.
– Identifying the principles of occupational safety and health of the employees and how to apply them.
– Identifying the most important principles of first aid.
– The ability to provide first aid to the injured in the work environment.
– Acquiring the ability to create enthusiasm and loyalty to the safety work among others.
– Identifying the safety precautions of pesticides.
– Studying of industrial psychology and its impact on production rates.
– Shed light on the psychological factors and their impact for work injuries.
– Gain the ability to develop prevention and protection plans from analyzing and measuring safety.
The main axes of the program:
– Basic definitions.
– The beginning of the safety and its fields.
– Risk (natural – Engineering – Mechanical – Electrical – physical)
– Safety requirements in buildings.
– Hazards of chemicals.
– Accidents (definition – causes – accident investigation).
– Work Permits.
– Ventilation and its types.
– Tools and equipment for individual protection.
– Storage.
– Tidying and cleaning of the premises and work tools.
– Collecting and disposing of waste.
– Occupational Health.
– Industrial Psychology.
– Methods of accidents prevention in industrial facilities.
– The basic principles of first aid.
– Measuring and evaluating safety.
– Terms of joining the program:
1. Educational level: General secondary Certificate and its equivalent.
2. Basic Requirements: No basic requirements.
3. General Requirements: physically fit and healthy.
* Duration of the program: three months – five days a week -360 training session (50% theoretical 50% practical).

* Training language: – Arabic with the use of scientific terms in English.
* Place of training: – Arab Fire, Safety and Security Academy in Jeddah.
* Accreditation: –
– Each trainee passes the course, gets a certificate from the Arab Fire, Safety and Security Academy locally approved by the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation and internationally approved by the World Congress of Safety and Fire Services IFSAC.
– Accreditation validity of three years.