FIREFIGHTING SYSTEMS

Degree course: 
Corso di First cycle degree in ENGINEERING FOR WORK AND ENVIRONMENT SAFETY
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2018/2019
Year: 
3
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2020/2021
Course type: 
Compulsory subjects, characteristic of the class
Credits: 
6
Period: 
Second semester
Standard lectures hours: 
48
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (48 hours)
Requirements: 

The basic concepts of Chemistry, Hydraulic and hydraulic plants.

Final Examination: 
Scritto e Orale Congiunti

The final test of Firefighting plants is a written exam, in two parts, available time 1 hour.
The first part is the official fire brigade test to have the fire protection operator certificate, 20 question true/false, 10 question with multiple choice, 1 point for each right answer; the second part 10 question with open answer, 3 point for each right answer, the final grade in the average of the grades of two parts; 18 points (18/30) is the minimum to pass the test. The teacher will value the student’s grade of knowledge and the ability in the explaining arguments and presenting outlines, schemes, graphics and figures.
During the test the classroom exit is not allowed as well as the use of mobile phones or other electronic devices. At the end of the exam the students must give back all papers given at the start with full name and student’s number.
All the topics presented during the course will be part of the final exam. Only the students regularly enrolled for the exam will be allowed to face it by exhibiting their own university card. The students surprised counterfeiting, the exam will be cancelled till the following session.
If the final mark would be refused, the student must send a written communication, within five days, to Prof. Fabio Conti (fabio.conti@uninsubria.it) and an oral exam can be arranged to assess, in detail, his/her real skill. The mark could be even lower than that obtained during the written test. If the student refuses the grade he can enrolled only in the next second test.

Assessment: 
Voto Finale

The aim of the course is to give basic knowledge and skills to develop a technical activity in the field of prevention and management of the fire risk.
The arguments of the course program give a picture of theoretical and practical activities in the field of the management of fire risk, connecting the topics with the national Rules.

Basic concepts: D.M. 10-03-1998. Theory and practice 16 hours
New firefighting rules: G1 Terminology, G2 Design 2 hours
G3 Risk profiles 2 hours
S1 Fire reaction – S2 Fire resistance 4 hours
S3 Construction of fire resistant compartments 2 hours
S4 Escape ways, S5 Fire safety management 2 hours
S6 Fire control 8 hours
S7 Fire detection ad alarm, S8 Smoke and heat control 4 hours
S9 Firefighting operations efficiency, S10 Plants safety 2 hour
V1-3-4 “Vertical” technical rules, V2 Explosive atmospheres 2 hours
“Vertical” rules: Civil buildings, parking structures 2 hours
Heating stations, combustible storage 2 hour.
Technical visits 4 hours

The educational material is on the University e-learning platform. The teacher presents the books that are in the University library.
The University make available personal protection devices and the active protection devices used in field activities.

Convenzionale

All the arguments are presented by the course teacher, Prof. Eng. Fabio Conti.
The teacher stimulates the student to search in the WEB more information on the arguments of the course.

Students can meet with the professor in the classroom before and after the lessons, or in his office by previous phone or email appointment (e-mail: fabio.conti@uninsubria.it; phone number: 0332-218780).

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