Design Approach, Maintenance and Inspection of Fire Sprinkler Systems
Online
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Mar 17 - 21, 2025
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Course Code: 15-0304-ONL25
- Overview
- Syllabus
- Instructor
Overview
This course is held online over 5 days on the following schedule (All times in Eastern Time Zone):
10 am to 3 pm Eastern (Will include two 15-minute breaks daily)
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
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Eastern Time
Please note: You can check other time zones here.
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
Concluding Remarks and Final Adjournment
Instructor
Gary LaframboiseGary has over 30 years of experience in the fire protection field and is currently the Chief Fire Prevention Officer with the Oakville Fire Department. During his time with the Oakville Fire Department, he has been involved with Fire and Building Code enforcement, Fire investigations, public education and building permit reviews.
He is a certified Fire Prevention Officer in the Province of Ontario and a certified Fire and Life Safety Educator. Prior to joining the Oakville Fire Department in 1996, he was a Certified Fire Alarm Technician with a fire protection company. He was involved with fire alarms, sprinklers and special extinguishing systems. He graduated from the Fire Protection Engineering Technology program at Seneca College. He is also an Adjunct Instructor with the Ontario Fire College.

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Fee & Credits
$2595 + taxes
- 2.25 Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
- 22.5 Continuing Professional Development Hours (PDHs/CPDs)
- ECAA Annual Professional Development Points
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