Fire Safety Awareness and Emergency Preparedness (Chemistry of Fire)

This course will provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the Chemistry of Fire, including how fire ignites, spreads, and can be extinguished. In addition, participants will gain insight with the different classes of fire, hazards associated to smoke, and essential fire safety techniques. This course will also cover the classification and safe handling of dangerous goods and hazardous materials.

Course Content

Lesson 1: What is a Fire?

• How Does a Fire Occur?
• Facts About Fire
• Why Does a Fire Need Fuel?
• Heat Energy
• Exothermic Energy
• Oxidising Agent
• Uninhibited Chain Reaction
• Conflagration: How a Fire Spreads
• Activation Energy

Lesson 2: Varieties of Flame Colors

• Composition of Dry Air

Lesson 3: What is Combustion?

• Complete Combustion
• Incomplete Combustion
• Rapid Combustion
• Flash Point
• Flammable Range
• Flashover

Lesson 4: Triangle of Fire

• Fuel
• Ignition Temperature
• Heat
• Accidental Fires
• Heat Energy
• Electrical Heat Energy
• Mechanical Heat Energy
• Chemical Heat Energy

Lesson 5: How Fire Starts?

• Conduction
• Convection
• Radiation

Lesson 6: Fire Extinguishing Technique

• Cooling
• Starving
• Smothering

Lesson 7: Classes of Fire

• Three Elements of a Fire
• Classification of Fire
• Classes of Fire
  • Class A: Solid Materials
  • Class B: Flammable Liquids
  • Class C: Flammable Gasses
  • Class D: Metals
  • Class F: Cooking Oils and Fats

Lesson 8: Smoke Hazard

• Asphyxiant

Lesson 9: Exposure to Combustion Products

• Non-combustible Products
• Smoke Inhalation
• Smoke Particles
• Composition of Smoke

Lesson 10: Color of Smoke

• White Smoke
• Black Smoke
• Grey Smoke
• Steam

Lesson 11: Dangerous Goods and Hazardous Materials

• Definition of Dangerous Goods
• Dangerous or Hazardous? What is the Difference?
• Dangerous Goods
• Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Air into Malaysia

Lesson 12: Nine Classes of Dangerous Goods

• Class 1 – Explosives
• Class 2 – Gases
• Class 3 – Flammable Liquids
• Class 4 – Flammable Solids
• Class 5 – Oxidizing Agents and Organic Peroxides
• Class 6 – Toxic and Infectious Substances
• Class 7 – Radioactive Substances
• Class 8 – Corrosive Substances
• Class 9 – Miscellaneous

Lesson 13: Hazardous Chemicals

• HazChem Warning Plate System
• HazChem Identification Plate
• Emergency Action Code (EAC)
• HazChem Fire Suppression
• HazChem Safety Parameters

Lesson 14: Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion (BLEVE)

Module 2: Fire Prevention

Duration

3 hours 9 Minutes

Module Objective

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the Fundamentals of Fire Chemistry
• Identify and Classify Different Types of Fires
• Assess Smoke Hazards and Combustion Byproducts
• Recognize Dangerous Goods and Hazardous Materials