Fires impact people, property and the environment in all countries around the world. In some cases, the resulting losses are extraordinary, causing hundreds of deaths, widespread damage to property and contents and significant impacts on the environment. More often, fires may cause a single casualty or affect a single home, though the effects are still highly significant to those affected and collectively are substantial. This course will provide an overview of the challenges posed by fire as well as the fire safety solutions that are available to meet those challenges.
The Effect of Fires on People, Property and the Environment
The Effect of Fires on People, Property and the Environment
Instructor: James Milke, PhD
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- Health And Safety Standards
- Human Factors
- Chemistry
- Injury Prevention
- Safety Assurance
- Engineering Design Process
- Emergency Response
- Environment
- Building Codes
- Hazard Analysis
- Building Design
- Engineering Practices
- Fire And Life Safety
- Environment Health And Safety
- Risk Management
- Environmental Issue
- Safety Standards
- Accident Prevention
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MT
Reviewed on Mar 12, 2018
Great course highlighting the fundamentals involved in fire engineering. Rather high level overview but gets you wanting to know more.
MS
Reviewed on Jun 25, 2020
THE COURSES WAS VERY HELPFUL FOR ME IN GAINING KNOWLEDGE IN FIRE SAFETY DESIGN OF A BUILDING AND AS A CIVIL ENGINEER U GET KNOW A LOT NEW THINK
RM
Reviewed on May 29, 2020
World class Instructors, relevant case studies with updated science and methods. Excellent course, highly recommended to all of my colleagues.
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