Program Overview

Introduction to the Fire Explosion Engineering Program

The Fire Explosion Engineering program is designed to enhance knowledge on the fundamental aspects of fire and explosion hazards, providing a better understanding of how major fire and explosion events can occur in the workplace. The program aims to deliver the fundamental knowledge on fire and explosion hazards and their behavior, as well as to understand and provide reasoning on fire and explosion prevention and protection systems.

Program Objectives

The objectives of the Fire Explosion Engineering program are:

• To be aware of and understand the current and future legislation amendments in Malaysia's OSH Act 2019
• To deliver the fundamental knowledge on fire and explosion hazards and their behavior
• To understand and provide reasoning on fire and explosion prevention and protection systems
• To design out, analyze, and mitigate fire and explosion hazards through systematic Process Safety Hierarchy

Target Audience

The program is suitable for:

• CEO
• Managing Director
• Management Committee of NMHI and MHI
• Plant/Utility Managers
• Process Designers/Engineers/Technologies
• Competent Persons
• Safety & Health Officers, Environment Officer
• Other individuals interested in Process Safety Management (PSM)

Entry Requirements

The minimum entry requirement is a SPM or Diploma or Degree in any accredited engineering discipline from a recognized institution. Anyone interested in PSM can join the course.

Program Duration

The program will be conducted on a part-time basis, with classes held over three days.

Course Content

The program covers the following topics:

Day 1

• Session 1: DOSH Malaysia Amendment Act OSHA 2019
• Session 2: DOSH Malaysia Control of Industrial Major Hazard (CIMAH) Regulation 1996
• Session 3: Current issues in the Chemical Process Industry (CPI)
• Session 4: Fire investigation case studies
• Session 5: Heat transfer, ignition, and flame spread
• Session 6: Pool fires and jet fires, radiation from flames, and compartment fires
• Session 7: Characteristics of gas and dust explosions

Day 2

• Session 8: Important parameters in turbulent explosions
• Session 9: Vapour cloud explosion and large-scale explosion with obstacles
• Session 10: Explosion investigation on estimation of overpressures from structural damage
• Session 11: Risk reduction strategy
• Session 12: Managing fire and explosion hazards in oil and gas installations

Day 3

• Session 13: Safety requirements for layout and arrangement
• Session 14: Safety requirements for process and auxiliary facilities
• Session 15: Requirements for safety and communications systems
• Session 16: Requirements for explosion and fire protection

Certification

The program is guaranteed to provide 10 DOSH CEP points and is HRDF claimable.