Duration
Emergency planning : 4h Th
Fire prevention : 10h Th
Work in explosion risk zones - ATEX regulations : 4h Th
Number of credits
| University certificate : level 1 health and safety advisor | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Emergency planning : Perry Presciutti
Fire prevention : Michel Dierickx-Visscher
Work in explosion risk zones - ATEX regulations : Vincent Lotin
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Fire prevention
This course is about fire risks in buildings.
The conditions in which a fire starts, develops and and can lead to flash-over will be explained.
Information will be given on the legal system in Belgium with regard to fire prevention (Bases norms, RGPT)..
It will be explaineed how a building structure has to be conceived in order to develop a satisfactory behaviour when subjected to a fire.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Fire prevention
At the end of the course, the student will be able to identify situations that may lead to a severre fire, to identify structures that may have an unsatisfactory behaviour in case of fire and to find his way among the main lines of the legal system in Belgium.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Fire prevention
Elementary notions of structural mechanics and heat transfer
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Fire prevention
The teach explains the notions with examples when possible. the students are encouraged to interact by their questions.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Fire prevention
Face to face
Recommended or required readings
Fire prevention
Support documents will be distributed but the stucent are expected to take some notes during the lectures, especially if they cannot understand the documents which are in English.
Fire prevention
A written examination will be organised, based on a questionnaire with multiple choices
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Fire prevention
Foreseeen on November 8, 22 and 28, 2013
Contacts
Fire prevention
Prof. Jean-Marc Franssen 1 Chemin des Chevreuils, 4000 Liege Bât B52 jm.franssen@ulg.ac.be 04-366.92.65