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Sprinkler design course - BS 9251:2005
Residential and domestic sprinklers

18-19 April 2012 - Yarnfield, Staffordshire, ST15 0NL

Target audience

Sprinkler design engineers and installers, plumbing professionals, building control officers, approved inspectors, The Fire Service and fire safety professionals.

Aim

To enable delegates to design residential and domestic sprinkler systems and check design submissions.

Outcomes

On completion, delegates should have an understanding of:

  • Required legislation and codes of practice
  • Purpose and advantages of sprinklers
  • Functional design freedoms and trade-off
  • Options for cost-effective solutions
  • Potential as a community fire safety tool

Delegates will also learn to:

  • Offer advice
  • Design a system
  • Assess a system design submission
  • Apply hydraulic calculations
  • Gain an insight into specialist design software

Third party accreditation schemes

This course is designed for delegates to acquire the knowledge and skills to be accepted for the following third party accreditation schemes:
Loss Prevention Standard - LPS 1301 [112Kb]
FIRAS - Residential Sprinkler Scheme [134Kb]

Assessment

Delegates design a sprinkler system for a domestic premises

Cost includes

  • British Standard 9251:2005 (worth £136)
  • Specialised scientific calculator for hydraulic calculations
  • Course manual and exercises
  • Canute FHC (full hydraulic calculation) software demonstration
  • Meals and refreshments
  • 16 hours Continual Professional Development

Delegates will be issued with a copy of British Standard 9251:2005 and a scientific calculator to keep

Cost

Delegate rate for two day course £595

All prices are exclusive of VAT which will be added at the current rate

Continual Professional Development

This course has been independently assessed by the CPD Certification Service and awarded 16 hours CPD. See CPD website… www.cpduk.co.uk

Delivery

The sessions will be delivered using PowerPoint presentations, flipchart explanation, group discussion, individual tuition and plan-based exercises to reinforce outcomes

Course booking

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