Fundamentals of Fire Protection for the Safety Professional
By Lon H. Ferguson and Christopher A. Janicak
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2005, Government Institutes/Rowman & Littlefield, 336 pages Order #10614 Member Price $79.00 (Member/Non-Member pricing will be calculated at final checkout.) |
Industrial fires pose one of the greatest threats to organizations in terms of financial, human and property losses. In Fundamentals of Fire Safety for the Safety Professional, you will find a wealth of in-depth and valuable information on such important topics as:
- Chemistry and physics of fire — fire tetrahedron; combustion; sources of heat; and the physics of combustion
- Building construction —interior finishes, fire loading, occupancy and commodity classifications.
- Common and special hazards —defining hazardous locations; transferring flammable and combustible liquids; and tank vehicle and tank-car unloading
- Mechanical and chemical explosions —explosives and blasting agents; explosives handling and storage procedures; and boiler maintenance
- Life safety in buildings —origin and development of NFPA 101; building occupancies, building codes; and emergency action and fire prevention plans
- Hazardous processes —storage, handling and distribution of flammable and combustible liquids; ventilation; liquid piping systems; and operation, maintenance, inspection and testing. Specific fire prevention measures are presented for: spraying operations; drying, curing and fusion apparatuses; aerated-powder coating operations; electrostatic fluidized beds, and dip tanks and coating operations.
- Alarm and detection systems —NFPA 72 classification; heat-sensing, smoke-sensing and radiant energy fire detectors; and selection and location of different types of fire alarm systems
- Fire extinguishment —classification of fires; extinguishing agents, such as water, carbon dioxide, halogenated agents, dry chemicals and foam; types of sprinkler systems, and maintenance, inspection, testing and training on such systems
- Fire program management —hazard identification; quantification of risk; emergency response plans; emergency medical care; personal protection equipment; training; media control; recovery; investigation of incidents; and fire inspections
Questions at the end of each chapter with solutions make this book an excellent choice for a college text/supplement. Safety professionals will learn how to develop emergency-action and fire prevention plans, implement effective alarm, detection and fire-extinguishment systems, and develop a comprehensive fire-program management plan that is in compliance with FEMA, OSHA, EPA and NFPA standards.
“One of the interesting parts of the book was the way the authors showed how fire protection issues are also part of the OSHA regulations. The book shows how OSHA and the NFPA Fire Codes work together to provide a fire safe workplace for employees.”
- Michael Messner, CSP, CFPS
Lon H. Ferguson, CSP and Christopher A. Janicak, CSP, ARM, are professors of safety sciences at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
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