A highly interactive training course on

Fire Alarm Systems

Codes & Standards Requirements for the Installation, Verification and Testing

Course Schedules

Abu Dhabi

05-09 May 2025

$5,950

Dubai

14-18 Jul 2025

$5,950

Dubai

15-19 Sep 2025

$5,950

Dubai

24-28 Nov 2025

$5,950

Training course overview

A fire incident is the worst nightmare for any operating company; fire and gas detection systems are deployed to continuously monitor plant activity and in case of hazardous conditions initiate appropriate actions. These systems need to work from the detection of hazardous gases up to a proper plant shutdown. They are critical to plant safety and their efficiency and reliability is of utmost concern not only to plant operators but also to the environmental & business insurance authorities. These systems require a high level of expertise and detailed design and integration to perform effectively.

Fire and gas detection design techniques that are currently in use are often considered to be unsatisfactory due to their nature of being rule-of-thumb and experience-oriented without any real ability to quantify risk. This has resulted in systems that are either over- or under-designed. The development of ISA-TR-84.00.07 resulted in a comprehensive framework for performance-based fire and gas design. This training course describes the techniques recommended in this technical report, along with hands-on use of the techniques and associated software tools. This training course has been designed to cover an introduction to the fire and gas system, including associated hardware and wiring. In addition to covering the hardware, the training course will explore the required software logic that must be programmed into the system to meet the needs of the plant’s shutdown philosophy. Upon completion of the training course, participants will have a better understanding of the operations, maintenance, and testing associated with a fire and gas system.

What are the goals?

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

Describe the main types of smoke detectors and their working principle
Understand the working principle of the different types of heat detectors
Describe the function of VESDA system
Know the typical loop architecture of smoke/ heat detectors
Describe different types of fire detectors and their principle of operation
Specify appropriate type of fire detector for the service
Describe the purpose of Optical Integrity optional
Troubleshoot and identify problems with fire & gas monitoring systems
Describe the principal of operation of Hydrocarbon Gas Detectors

Who is this training course for?

This training course is intended for all process control engineers and technicians, process control designers and systems engineers, instrumentation and control system engineers, plant engineers, maintenance engineers and supervisors, HSE engineers, electrical and instrumentation supervisors and technicians and those who wish to gain a solid introduction to fire & gas detection system.

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

Fire Systems personnel / end users and Fire Responders
System Design, Fire Protection and Loss Prevention Engineers
Safety Professionals working in Health, Safety and Environmental Protection
Instrument and electrical technicians and engineers

How will this training course be presented?

This training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes lectures (slides, demo, videos), questions, discussion (brainstorming) and assessment.

Course Outline

Day One: Introduction/ Selecting the Category of Protection and Coverage/ Detector Zones and Alarm Zones

Planning the system
The role of fire risk assessment and fire engineering (BS 5839-1, NFPA 72)
Type of system
Servicing arrangements - planning flowchart and category
The meaning of a detection zone and alarm zone
The purpose of detection zones, configuration guideline and detection zone safeguards

Day Two: Which Type of Fire Detection and Alarm System/ Detector Suitability/ Detector Coverage

Conventional systems
Detection zones
Detectors and call points
Addressable systems - detectors and call points and digital addressable systems
Operation of analogue addressable detectors
General fire system engineering principles - detector selection and types

Day Three: Manual “Break Glass” Call Points/ Limitation of False Alarms/ Means of Giving Warning to Occupants

Siting of manual call points
Categories of false alarm and causes
Requirements for service technicians
Protection against electromagnetic interference
Performance monitoring of newly commissioned systems, system management, servicing and maintenance
Audible alarms in noisy areas, alarm zones and external fire alarm devices

Day Four: Control and Indicating Equipment/ Power supplies/ Cabling Considerations

Siting of control and indicating equipment
Location of origin of the fire and Security of control equipment
Networked control panels, mains supply-standby supply; life protection and property protection
Calculation of standby battery capacity
Recommended cable types and mechanical protection of cables
Segregation

Day Five: Communication with the Fire Service/ System Installation/ Maintenance