OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY TECHNIQUES
TOPICS

1. Approaches to Safety
2. Standards and Legislation
3. Recognition and Control of Hazards
4. Work Systems and Ergonomics
5. Personal Protective Equipment
6. Environmental Controls
7. Walking and Standing Surfaces
8. Egress and Life Safety
9. Fire Prevention and Suppression

INDUSTRIAL SAFETY
TOPICS

1. Explosion
2. Radiation
3. Hazardous Materials
4. Mechanical Hazards
5. Electrical Hazards
6. Tools and Machine Controls
7. Principles of Risk Assessment and Machine
8. Material Handling and Storage
9. Wood and Metalworking Operations
10. Case Studies

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE
TOPICS

1. History and Development
2. Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology (lungs, skin, ears, and eyes)
   1. Recognition of Hazards
   2. Industrial Toxicology
   3. Gases, Vapors, and Solvents
   4. Particulates
   5. Industrial Noise
   6. Ionizing Radiation
   7. Non-ionizing Radiation
   8. Thermal Stress
   9. Ergonomics
   10. Biological Hazards
3. Evaluation of Hazards
4. Control of Hazards
5. Occupational Health and Safety Programs
6. Government Regulations and their Impact

INDUSTRIAL LOSS PREVENTION
TOPICS

1. Accidents Caused by Human Error
2. Labeling
3. Storage Tanks
4. Stacks
5. Leaks
6. Liquefied Flammable Gases (major and minor leaks)
7. Pipe and Vessel Failures
8. Other Equipment
   1. Centrifuges
   2. Pumps
   3. Air coolers
   4. Relief valves
   5. Heat exchangers
   6. Cooling towers Furnaces                                                
9. Entry to Vessels
10. Hazards of Common Materials
11. Tank Trucks and Cars
12. Testing of Trips and Other Protective Systems
13. Static Electricity
14. Materials of Construction
15. Operating Methods

SYSTEMS SAFETY MANAGEMENT
TOPICS

1. The Safety and Health Manager
2. Development of the Safety and Health Function
3. Concepts of Hazard Avoidance
4. Impact of Federal Regulation
5. Information Systems
6. Process Safety and Disaster Preparedness
7. Buildings and Facilities
8. Ergonomics
9. Health and Toxic Substances
10. Environmental Control and Noise
11. Flammable and Explosive Materials
12. Personal Protection and First Aid
13. Fire Protection
14. Materials Handling and Storage
15. Machine Guarding
16. Welding
17. Electrical Hazards

HUMAN FACTORS in FIRE & SAFETY
TOPICS

1. Individual and Group Response During Fire Emergencies
2. Fire:  Its Impact on Individuals and Families
3. Impact of Fire on the Community
4. Juvenile Fire-setters
5. Arson
6. Special Populations
7. Psychological Impact of Fire on Firefighters
8. Interviewing Victims and Witnesses
9. Compliance and Codes
10. High rise Buildings
11. Warning Systems
12. Systems Approach to Fire Emergencies
13. A Systematic Approach to Fire Prevention and Education
    1. Fire Prevention
    2. Public Fire Education

INTRODUCTION TO FIRE DYNAMIC SIMULATOR
TOPICS

1. Build a three-dimensional model.
2. Assign a fire to the surface of an obstruction.
3. Have a fire follow a defined heat release rate (HRR)
4. Choose the appropriate reaction for a fire.
5. Understand the very speculative nature of fire spread in FDS 5.
6. Place sprinklers in a scenario as required.
7. Understand the limitations of simulating suppression with sprinklers.

ADVANCED SAFETY & FIRE PROBLEMS
TOPICS

1. Review of Fundamentals of  Chemistry and Physics
2. Chemical Elements and Compounds:  Atoms and Molecules
3. Physical and Chemical Change
4. Flow of Fluids
5. Heat Transfer
6. How do Chemistry and Physics Relate to Fire Protection?
7. The Combustion Process
8. Fire Characteristics:   Gaseous Combustibles
9. Fire Characteristics:  Liquid Combustibles
10. Fire Characteristics:  Solid Combustibles
11. Combustion Products
12. Movement of Fire Gases
13. Computer Modeling of Fire

1. The History of Fire Alarm Systems
2. Establishing Fire Protection Goals and Understanding Fire Signatures
3. Fire Alarm Systems Overview
4. Fire Alarm System Components and Circuits
5. Signal Initiation
6. Signal Transmission Methods and Processing
7. Fire Alarm Notification
8. Fire Alarm System Installation
9. Fundamentals of Fire Detection System Design
10. Engineering Documents
11. Approvals and Acceptance
12. Fire Alarm System Testing
13. Public Fire Service Communication Systems
14. Code Requirements
15. Basic Fire Alarm Plans Review
16. Cost Analysis
17. Fire Warning Systems for Dwellings

1. Automatic Sprinkler Systems
   1. Sprinkler types
   2. Sprinklers for storage applications
   3. Sprinkler system components
   4. Developing a sprinkler plan for approval
   5. Determine branch line logic
   6. Determine system type and configuration
   7. Determine hazard class of the occupancy
   8. Determine the area protected by each sprinkler
2. Hydraulic calculation of sprinkler systems
   1. Hand calculations versus computer calculations
   2. Choosing the hydraulically most demanding area
   3. Number of sprinklers flowing along the length of the design
   4. Determining friction loss
3. Specialized piping and calculation methods
   1. Residential sprinkler systems
   2. Sprinkler protection of high-piled storage occupancies

1. Fire Safety in Buildings
2. Fire and Heat
3. Room Fires
4. Fire Severity
5. Design of Structures Exposed to Fire
6. Steel Structures  

1. Fire Science and Combustion
2.  Heat Transfer
3. Limits of Flammability and premixed flames
4. Diffusion Flames and Fire Plumes
5. Steady Burning of Liquids and Solids
6. Ignition:  The Initiation of Flaming Combustion
7. Spread of  Flame
8. Spontaneous Ignition within Solids and Smoldering Combustion
9. The Pre-flashover Compartment Fire
10. The Post-flashover Compartment Fire