Course Name: Diploma in Fire Safety (DFS)

Duration: 1 Year
Eligibility: 10+2 or Equivalent
Lateral Entry: The candidate who has certificate in Fire Safety with 10+2 is eligible for Semester
2
Semester I
Code Subjects Credits
DFS 101 Fire Tech & Design 5
DFS 102 Construction Safety 5
DFS103 Industrial Safety 5
DFS104 Environmental Safety 5
DFS105 Practicals 5

Semester II
Code Subjects Credits
DFS201 Safety of People in the event of Fire 4
DFS202 Fire Risk Assessment 4
DFS203 Fundamental of Fire Engineering Science 4
DFS204 Fire Control Technology 4
DFS205 Fire Fighting Drills-l 4

Detailed Syllabus
Course: Diploma in Fire Safety
Semester: I
Fire Tech & Design
(Code DFS 101)
Unit-I

Classification of fire, Portable fire extinguishers, Pumps and primers, Foam and foam making
equipments

Unit-II

Hose and hose fittings, Water relay systems, Breathing apparatus, Small gears

Unit-III
Fire protective clothing, Ladders, Ropes and lines, bends & hitches, Fire prevention

Unit-IV
Special appliances, Fire fighting codes and standards, Electrical fire hazards, Structures under
fire

Construction Safety
(Code DFS 102)
Unit-I

Site planning and housekeeping, Types of Scaffolds, Scaffold Erection & dismantling, Scaffold
Inspection

Unit-II

Safety in scaffolding – an overview, Investigation of scaffold accident, Provisions on scaffold

under the building other construction workers central rules, 1998, Safety in excavations,
trenching and shoring

Unit-III

Road work and pilling operation, Ladders, Use of safety nets and fall protection systems,
Concrete and concert foams and shoring

Unit-IV
Importance of civil work in construction industry, Material handling, Important safety
requirements and inspections

Industrial Safety
(Code DFS 103)
Unit-I

Fundamentals of industrial safety, Different types of industries, Different types of safety systems
and equipments, Safety policy and safety terminology

Unit-II

Work permit systems, Job safety analysis, Hazop study, Fault tree analysis

Unit-III
Emergency planning, Safety inventory systems, Safety survey, Occupational health hazards,
Safety organization and duties of a safety officer

Unit-IV

Accident prevention methods, Safety committee, Accident investigation, Safety management

systems, Laws related to safety (Factories ACT 1948 Explosive ACT, Electricity ACT etc.)

Environmental Safety
(Code DFS 104)
Unit I

Air pollutants – Pollution sources - automobile pollution-hazards of air pollution-concept of

clean coal combustion technology, fly ash-control of combustion in combustion chambers- ultra
violet radiation, infrared radiation, radiation from sun-hazards due to depletion of ozone -
deforestationozone holes-automobile exhausts-chemical factory stack emissions - CFC

Unit II

Water pollutants-health hazards-sampling and analysis of water-water treatment - different

industrial effluents and their treatment and disposal -advanced wastewater treatment - effluent
quality standards and laws - chemical industries, tannery, textile effluents-common treatment.

Unit III

Hazardous waste management in India-waste identification, characterization and classification-

technological options for collection, treatment and disposal of hazardous wasteselection charts
for the treatment of different hazardous wastes-methods of collection and disposal of solid
wastes-health hazards-toxic and radioactive wastes incineration and verification - hazards due to
bio-process-dilution-standards and restrictions – recycling and reuse.

Unit IV

Sampling and analysis – dust monitor – gas analyzer, particle size analyzer – lux meter-pH meter
– gas chromatograph – atomic absorption spectrometer, Gravitational settling chambers-cyclone
separators-scrubbers electrostatic precipitator - bag filter – maintenance - control of gaseous
emission by adsorption, absorption and combustion methods- Pollution Control Board-laws,
Pollution control in process industries like cement, paper, petroleum-petroleum productstextile-
tanneries-thermal power plants – dying and pigment industries – ecofriendly energy
 Course: Diploma in Fire Safety
Semester II

Safety of People in the event of Fire

(Code DFS 201)
Unit-I

Recognition of possible fire sources and emergency procedures in the event of a fire, the course
also offers an in-depth study of fire investigation and the construction techniques for eliminating
fires, History of fires, types of detecting devices and extinguishing agents and systems,
construction techniques, and fire investigation, National Fire Protection Association and
Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards

Unit-II

Devising procedures in the event of fire, How people perceive and react to fire danger, The
measures needed to overcome behavioural problems and to ensure the safe evacuation of people
in the event of fire, Assisting disabled people to escape

Unit-III

Safety goals and objectives, Monitoring safety progress, Identifying hazards and risks, Safety
and financial benefits, Safety and the balanced scorecard, Setting targets and ensuring
commitment, Developing safe work systems, Policies and procedures, Safety values and
principles

Unit-IV

Allocating responsibility and authority, Rehabilitation after an incident, Workplace inspections,

Measuring and reporting, Developing and effective safety culture, Building an incident free
workplace, Removing obstacles to safety, Safety and accountability, Developing safety habits in
the workplace, Fire Protection and Analysis
 Fire Risk Assessment
(Code DFS 202)
Unit-I

Introduction, Understanding fire: How and why people die in fires , Human behaviour in fire:
How people behave in emergencies, Legislative requirements: The Regulatory Reform (Fire
Safety) Order 2005, Fire hazards & risks, Plan Drawing, Brief look at drawing to scale, and how
plans can be used to good effect

Unit-II

Fire risk assessment structure and layout, Means of escape principles: Basic requirements and
what to look for, Fire signage: National requirements, Fire Alarms & fire detection: Basic
components, and testing, Emergency lighting: When it is required, Basic components, and
testing, Alternatives to emergency lighting

Unit-III

Emergency Plans & Staff Training, Highly Flammables & LPG, Fire fighting equipment
requirements, Fire resisting construction & compartmentation, Active fire safety for building
protection: Sprinklers & Automatic roof vents

Unit-IV

The process of fire risk assessment, Fire risk assessment recording and review procedures, The
potential for pollution arising from fires, Measures to prevent and reduce fire pollution

Fundamental of fire engineering Science

(Code DFS 203)
Unit I

History of fire service, Basic physics, Units, Guidelines for writing the units, Force, resultant
force, Laws of force, Laws of motion, Mass and weight, work, power, energy, Law of
conservation of energy, Mechanics – rest and motion, Distance and displacement, Speed and
velocity, Acceleration, retardation, Acceleration due to gravity, Newton laws of motion,
Machines and engines, Efficiency, Friction

Unit II

Basic Chemistry and physics of fire, Atomic structure, Elements, compounds, Pure substance
and mixture, Physical and chemical changes, Condition for the changes, Energy changes, Effects
of heat on matter, Combustion, Temperature, Specific heat capacity, Catalyst, Neutralization,
Sublimation, Heat of decomposing, Chemical reaction, Exothermic reaction and endothermic
reaction, Transmission of heat, Flash and fire point, Ignition temperature, Flammables and
combustible chemicals, Spontaneous combustion, Triangle of combustion, Tetrahedron fire,
Spread of fire

Unit III

Classification of fire, General Causes of fire, Detection of fire, Extinguishing methods, First aid
fire fighting equipments, Fire bucket, Fire beater, hose real hose, Portable extinguisher, depends
on weight, depends on operating method, depends on content, Depends on position of nozzle,
Construction, Operation, Maintenance, Refilling

Unit IV

Fixed fire fighting installations using water, Hydrant or fire water system, Classification of
hydrant system, Sprinkling system, Major foam pourer system, Steam drenching system,
Emulsification, Special fires and fire fighting, Air craft fire, Ships fire

Fire Control Technology

(Code DFS 204)
Unit I

Hose, Types of hose, Characteristic, Frictional lose, Material used, Cause and prevention of
mildew, Causes and prevention of shock, Causes and prevention of rubber acid, Care and
maintenance, Types of hose fittings, Couplings, Component parts of inter locking couplings,
Suction coupling wrenches, Branches, nozzles and branch holders, Foam making branches,
Nozzles, Collecting head and suction hose fittings, Breechings, Adapters, Maintenance of hose
fittings 10

Unit II

Rope, Lines, knots and ladders, Introduction, Manufacturing materials, Types of ropes and size,
Cordage, Causes of deterioration of ropes and lines, Different type of knots, Different type of
lines, Purpose of knots, Ladders, Introduction, Hook ladder, escape ladder, turn table and
extension ladder, Hook ladder belts

Unit III

SCBA and foam making equipments, Introduction, Physiology of respiration, Effects of

respiration, Essential fetchers of BA set , Description and technical details, Care and
maintenance various BA sets, Advantage and disadvantage of various BA set, Foam & foam
making equipments, Definition, Different type of foam concentrate, Storage, Characteristics,
Foam branch and its type, Mechanical foam generator

Unit IV

Pumps, primers, tenders and water relay, Introduction, definition, Deferent types of pumps,
Deferent types of primers, Working principle of various pumps primers, Maintenance and
trouble shooting, Testing of pumps, Advantages and disadvantages, Water relay system, Open
circuit system, Closed circuit system, Different type of tenders and Fire alarm system, Operation
and maintenance of various tenders, Water, foam, Co2, DCP and emergency tenders
Detailed

Fire fighting Drills-I

(DFS 205)