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
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The Effect of Fires on People, Property and the Environment
Instructor: James Milke, PhD
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- Fire And Life Safety
- Safety Assurance
- Hazard Analysis
- Health And Safety Standards
- Environment Health And Safety
- Injury Prevention
- Safety Standards
- Accident Prevention
- Building Codes
- Engineering Design Process
- Building Design
- Risk Management
- Engineering Practices
- Chemistry
- Environmental Issue
- Human Factors
- Environment
- Emergency Response
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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.
JC
Reviewed on Jan 28, 2020
☼ A very comprehensive review, on a topic I did not know enough about! Great course. Especially for those who live in Australia or California and want to understand fires better.
RK
Reviewed on Apr 11, 2020
it is very good course design for the HSE proffessional, who can enhance their knowledge through online study material. thanks for the Team for your efforts.
