Design...to Capacity; What courses next?
Herodotos Phylaktou
Expert in Combustion and Fire & Explosion Engineering at the University of Leeds
After sorting out the gremlins in the presentation computer, the Fire Safety Design course (subscribed to capacity) is now running smoothly - with nobody asleep in Jonny Joinson's presentation on "travel time as alternative to travel distance" this afternoon - picture above.
What courses next?
FIRE & SAFETY LAW - a one week course - BOOKINGS STILL BEING TAKEN FOR THIS EARLY DECEMBER COURSE
Monday 12th - Friday 16th December 2016
This course deals with the legal framework of industrial safety law illustrating how the law operates using specific court cases.
Course Outline:
- Legal framework of industrial safety law
- Specific fire law, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and associated guidelines
- High hazard safety law
- Manslaughter, Corporate Manslaughter and Negligence law in relation to safety and fire
The course is directed by Professor Gordon Andrews.
Cost ￡550 (10% discount for IFE & EI members)
FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT & MANAGEMENT – a ten week course delivered by e-learning
Monday 9th January - Friday 17th March 2017
With this distance learning course you will gain knowledge of risk assessment concepts, techniques and the data required for an evaluation of fire risk in most buildings/facilities.
Course Outline:
- An introduction to risk management
- Qualitative fire risk assessment
- Semi-quantitative fire risk assessment (points scheme & matrix methods)
- Quantitative fire risk assessment (probabilistic)
- Full quantitative fire risk assessment
- Frequency analysis
- Consequence analysis
- Risk-informed decision making
The course is directed by Prof David Charters.
Cost ￡950
GAS, VAPOUR AND DUST EXPLOSION HAZARDS PROTECTION - a one week course
Monday 20th - Friday 24th March 2017
This course is suitable for engineers and scientists involved in both the offshore sector and the onshore chemical process and nuclear industries.
Course Outline:
- Flammability and explosions
- Characteristics of gas and dust explosions
- Vent and suppression design
- Vapour cloud explosions
- Blast prediction and blast response
- Explosion assessment: capability, validation, limitations and application of CFD
The course is directed by Professor Gordon Andrews and Dr Roth Phylaktou.
Cost ￡1595 (15% discount for IFE members)
If the above is not of interest to you personally, but you know of someone or a group who may be interested, please forward this information on via email, LinkedIn etc.