Course Catalogue.

After participating in this course, you will be able to:

• Use hazard classifications to design efficient and compliant sprinkler systems tailored to specific fire risks.
• Select the most suitable type of sprinkler system for your project, ensuring optimal fire protection.
• Develop system design criteria using hydraulic calculations to ensure effective sprinkler performance.
• Understand and implement the inspection and maintenance requirements necessary to keep sprinkler systems operational and compliant.
• Master the design, installation, and upkeep of sprinkler systems, integrating them seamlessly with modern building and fire safety standards to enhance overall safety and resilience.

Description
Tragedies ignited by devastating fires leave indelible marks, both emotionally and economically, on communities and infrastructures. It's a heart-rending scene no one wants to witness, especially when it's preventable.

In the modern era of building, it's not just about aesthetics and functionality. Fire safety, particularly through efficient sprinkler systems, takes center stage as a pivotal aspect every designer, building owner, and operator must master. Our meticulously tailored course emerges at the intersection of safety and innovation. It's not just about understanding sprinkler systems; it's about mastering them. With a holistic approach, we promise to immerse participants in the crucial techniques and strategies to design, install, and uphold sprinkler systems, ensuring they align seamlessly with the rigorous standards set by building and fire codes.

Empower yourself with knowledge, ensuring that your projects aren’t just beautiful or functional but are also bastions of safety. Step forward with confidence, armed with the skills to integrate state-of-the-art fire prevention mechanisms, and be the torchbearer of safety in your community.

Who Should Attend
Sprinkler System Designers and Engineers • Installation and Service personnel • Building Owners • Property Managers • Superintendents • Maintenance personnel • Building and Fire Inspectors 

Course Syllabus

Welcome, Introduction, Course Preview and Learning Outcomes

Building Area/Building Height and Sprinkler Systems Overview

• Major occupancies classification
• Number of streets
• Combustible vs. non-combustible
• Water supply
• How the sprinkler head works

Types of Sprinkler Systems and Their Components

• Types: wet, dry, deluge, pre-action, and anti-freeze loop
• Components: heads, valves, check valves, fire department connections, wall hydrants, cabinets, hoses and nozzles, switches, pipe fittings, hangers, drains, and test connections

Hazard Classification

• NFPA 13 classifications: light hazards, ordinary hazards, extra hazards, and storage hazards
• Suitability of different types of sprinkler systems to a certain hazard classification

Sprinkler Installations Requirements

• Overview of spacing, location and position of sprinklers
• Where each sprinkler can be used and why you would use it
• Review of system protection areas and limitations
• Application of standard upright and pendent spray sprinklers, side wall sprinklers and extended coverage sprinklers
• Special situations, including concealed spaces, vertical shafts, vertical openings, end exterior projections

Overview of Sprinkler System Layout

• Typical sprinkler system layouts
• Hanger assemblies
• Sprinkler placement

Design Criteria

• Determining the availability of water supply
• Determining the hazard classification
• Using NFPA tables and charts
• Pipe schedule calculations
• Necessary water densities, pressures, etc.
• Combining fire pumps and water supplies
• Comparing sprinkler demands to water supplies
• Hydraulically calculated pipe sizes
• Pressure balancing

Sprinkler System Design Exercise
Participants will work on several sprinkler system design exercises under instructor guidance.

Maintenance and Inspection

• Requirements of Ontario Fire Code
• Requirements of NFPA 25
• Logs to be maintained
• Owner's liability

Sprinkler System Monitoring and Fire Alarm System

• Overview of the sprinkler system and building fire alarm system
• Monitoring of water system parameters for sprinklers and instrumentation
• Automatic sprinklers and signalling
• Sprinkler system connection to the fire alarm system
• Sprinkler system monitoring and transmission to Central Station

Questions and Answers and Feedback to Participants on Achievement of Learning Outcomes