Continuing Professional Development
FIRE AND EXPLOSION INVESTIGATION
Monday 13 to Friday 17 September 2010
10% discount for IFE Members - CPD 32.5hrs
Programme
The 2010 programme will be available to view approximately 3 months prior to the course date. You can, however, download the 2009 programme and course brochure below;
What our previous delegates say:
“A thorough overview of fire and explosion in buildings and relating to process and plant. Lots of detailed information about past incidents, the subsequent investigations and the lessons to be learnt”.
“An interesting and informative mix of theory, practice and case study”.
“This course will help me in loss prevention to do my job better”.
Accreditation
The Fire and Explosion Investigation CPD course, Leeds, has been approved for 32.5 CPD hours in total by the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE).
Background to the course
The total monetary cost of fire and explosions (of losses and safety provision) in the UK is estimated at £6 billion per year or approximately 1% of GDP and this is typical of the financial cost of fire in developed countries across the globe. Loss of life in fires is commonplace and can be in large numbers, as in the Bradford football stadium fire and the Kings Cross fire. Fire investigation carried out correctly provides a most important tool for;
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Improving public safety (by revealing the weak points in our current practices in prevention, suppression, mitigation and building design)
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Improving the assessment of liability and where appropriate underpinning and safeguarding the integrity of resultant civil and/or criminal prosecutions;
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Reducing social, economic and environmental losses.
How can you be sure that you’ve got it right?
Fire investigators face a unique competency challenge. How many other professionals ust routinely testify in court as to how they reached their conclusions? Mistakes can have serious implications.
There is no “art” to fire investigation… but there should be plenty of “science”! As the legal climate for fire investigation becomes more demanding, the need for a rigorous scientific foundation is growing. A competent investigator should have in-depth knowledge (and experience in applying this knowledge) in order to recognize the clues and evidence at the fire scene, collect , test, analyse and interpret it. For a sound conclusion the whole process must be based firmly on scientific principles and methodologies and be guided by the legal framework.
What will you get out of this course?
This course has been extensively revamped and now aims to provide a large part of the scientific knowledge and understanding needed in Fire Investigation within the framework of the new relevant legislation. The course will be delivered by a large team of practitioners and academics, all experts in their particular fields of contribution. Example calculations and scientific analyses and over 100 case-studies will be used by the speakers to demonstrate clearly the application and significance of science principles in fire investigation. The course is part of the Masters programme in Fire and Explosion Engineering here at Leeds. The syllabus of the course covers the breadth and far exceeds the depth of the subjects required for the IFE membership Examination Paper: Fire Investigation.
Intended audience
Our target audience is the national/international community of stake holders in fire investigation. These include Forensic Scientists, Procurators Fiscal, Coroners, Police, Fire Service, Health & Safety Executive, Insurers, and Local Authorities, Fire Safety and Security Consultants.
MSc Option
This course also forms part of an MSc Masters programme (full time or part time) in Fire and Explosion Engineering. For more information on the MSc visit the website at www.engineering.leeds.ac.uk/fire or contact; Peter Riley p.r.riley@leeds.ac.uk Tel. +44 (0)113 343 2793
Contact Information
For a full programme and registration form by email or post, contact:
Rachael Lawson, CPD Course and Events Co-ordinator,
CPD Unit, Faculty of Engineering,
Civil Engineering, c/o Rm 209
University of Leeds, LEEDS, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
Telephone: + 44 (0)113 343 8104 Fax.: + 44 (0)113 343 2511
Email: cpd@engineering.leeds.ac.uk