Occupational Safety and Health
Introduction to Fire and Life Safety in the Workplace
FPM-40636
Fire and Life Safety measures have been developed over the years to ensure safety in the workplace by defining the proper steps to protect building occupants, required protection systems and their maintenance, pathways to egress points and evacuation plans. In addition, it establishes the importance of design and engineering in buildings to provide a reasonable degree of safety from fire and similar emergencies. This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and understanding of fire and life safety requirements in the workplace including fire prevention, fire protection, and fire suppression methods.
Description, Highlights and Benefits
Participants will become familiar with the applicable codes, standards and regulations as well as the history leading to the fire and life safety requirements. Students will learn to apply the requirements to specific workplace situations and maintain these many fire and life safety features.
Highlights:
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History of Fire Safety in the U.S.
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Fire & Life Safety Codes, Standards and Regulations
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Fire Behavior
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Flammable Liquids – use, movement & storage
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Portable Fire Extinguishers
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Exit Route Requirements
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Fixed Fire Protection, Detection, and Alarm Systems
Benefits:
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Understanding of the Fire and Life Safety measures, systems and equipment
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Implement procedures to protect occupants in the workplace from fire and similar emergencies.
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Apply requirements to specific workplace situations
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Maintain fire and life safety features
- Ability to advance into the Fire Protection Engineering or the Safety and Health Specialist fields.
Next steps:
Upon completion of this course, consider taking:
Course Information
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Contact unexengr@ucsd.edu to learn more about Fire Protection Engineering Certificate offerings.
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Contact oshatraining@ucsd.edu for more information on Safety and Health Specialist courses and certificates.
Course sessions
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This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Textbooks:
All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.
Policies:
Schedule:
Instructor: Darren Hall
Section ID:
Class type:
This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Textbooks:
All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.
Policies:
- No refunds after: 9/8/2025
