Fire safety training courses by AFSSAC ( Fire Safety Team member )

Arab Fire, Safety & Security Academy offers one of  Fire safety training courses represented in Fire Safety Team member program according to accredited civil defense rules . That is one of  developmental Fire safety training courses in safety science .

Whow should take this Fire safety training courses ?

Safety specialists and firefighters in facilities that have different activities .

All personnel in different professional positions in different worksites in industrial, commercial , services and administrative facilities .

Program objectives :

Developing the skills of fire safety team member depending on developed scientific techniques in order to protect facilities from fire risks as well as keeping lives and properties .

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

  1. Identify duties and tasks of the safety man (Safety Team Member).
  2. Know the risks that threaten the safety of the buildings and their occupants.
  3. Protect buildings from fires and reduce the spread of fire inside the building and neighboring buildings.
  4. Apply safety requirements in the entrances and exits of the emergency doors.
  5. Identify risks in the kitchens, fireplaces, furnaces, stores, warehouses, rooms of mechanics, electricity, air conditioning, gas and water valves and securing methods.
  6. A general idea about hazardous materials and their waste.
  7. Identify necessary elements for the ignition.
  8. Identify the various types of fires and the characteristics of each type.
  9. Identify fire causes and how to avoid.
  10. Identify fire detection and alarm systems and how they work (automatic-manual).
  11. Identify general basic principles of firefighting.
  12. Identify fire extinguishing agents and the impact of each of them in firefighting operations.
  13. Choose the best fire extinguishing agents appropriate to the burning material.
  14. Identify the types of fire hoses.
  15. Know the different methods of rolling, stretching and carrying fire hoses.
  16. Recognize all kinds of equipment used with fire hoses and their uses.
  17. Identify the contents of fire hoses cabinets.
  18. Use fire hoses in Firefighting.
  19. Identify manual fire extinguishers and distinguish between the different types and sizes.
  20. Use manual fire extinguishers in Firefighting.
  21. Know the procedures to be taken in case of fire accident.
  22. Identify rescue equipment that must be available in the facility.
  23. Know the procedures to be observed during emergencies and your role in the emergency plan.
  24. Increase ability to provide first aid.

The main axes of the program:

  1.  Duties and tasks of the safety man (Safety Team Member) .
    1. First: general duties.
    2.  Second: the duties of the safety man when receiving warning of an incident.
  2.  Systems of protecting buildings from fire.
    1. The risks threaten buildings and their causes.
  3.  The requirements and methods of prevention in buildings which include:-
    1.  Methods of evacuation.
    2. Direct emergency exits.
    3.  Horizontal emergency exits.
    4. Lanes and stairs.
    5. The general conditions for the exits.
  4. Risks (kitchens, fireplaces, furnaces, stores, warehouses rooms of mechanics, electricity, air conditioning, gas and water valves, flammable liquids and chemicals).
  5. Ignition elements.
  6. Fire types.
  7. Fire causes.
  8. Fire prevention.
  9. Fire detection and alarm devices.
    1. Alarm systems (automatic – manual).
  10. General principles of firefighting.
  11. Fire extinguishing agents.
  12. Firefighting equipment.
    1. Fire hoses.
    2. Fire hoses equipment.
  13. Fire hoses cabinets.
  14. Fire hydrants.
  15. Manual fire extinguishers.
    1. General precautions when using fire extinguishers.
    2. Fire extinguishers characteristics.
  16. Tools and equipment of automatic fire extinguishing systems.
  17. Check the validity of the tools and equipment of firefighting and rescue in the site and check regular maintenance.
  18. Rescue equipment.
  19. Procedures after the fire.
  20. Your role in the emergency plan.
  21. Reports preparation.
  22. First aid.

 

* Terms of joining the program:

  1. Educational level: General secondary Certificate (scientific section) and its equivalent.
  2. Basic requirements: Access to one of the qualifying courses in safety and loss prevention.
  3. General Requirements: physically fit and healthy .

* Duration of the program: Two weeks (12 days) – 60training sessions (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.
– Accreditation validity of two years.

Duration : 12 days .

Type : developmental .