Means of Escape

This course will cover the following: 

• Relationship between fire safety systems and escape provisions
• The principles of human behaviour in an evacuation situation
• The different stages of the evacuation process
• ASET/RSET principles
• Occupant load of a space or a building and using it to derive the minimum requirements for egress, using hand calculations based on simple tabulated values;
• Impact that various fire safety systems can have on both RSET and ASET and how strategically selecting fire safety systems can affect the balance to improve the level of safety in a building; behavioural response
• Requirements of F6, F8
• Reflective and illuminated signage
• Interpretation and marking up of design drawings
• Strategies for communication of means of egress design on drawings
• Should also include simultaneous evacuation, phased evacuation and defend in place,
• Factors that are critical to the successful evacuation of buildings beyond the initial design, including (but not limited to) good housekeeping, display of fire action notices, regular training, and maintenance of safety systems

Learners who successfully complete this online course will be able to:

• Differentiate the key principles that govern occupant egress and the factors that can adversely affect it
• Develop a compliant means of egress design for a simple layout of a building
• Debate solutions to improve egress for existing non-compliant situations (ANARP)
• Summarise the requirements for emergency lighting and egress signage, knowledge of the different type of systems available on the market
• Prepare means of egress drawings that clearly identify the designated escape routes and supporting features
• Summarise the different evacuation concepts, and the supporting features that are required for each strategy

Course Update

This course replaced DE6426 – Means of Escape; completion of DE6426 – Means of Escape will fulfil the same prerequisite requirements as DE6501 – Means of Escape.

Assessment

• Assignment 80%
• Exam 20%

For information on examinations, including a full list of exam times see our examination information:

 Exam dates and venue information

Computer and internet requirements

This course is delivered online, so you will access your course material and submit assessments online. Our online courses may include reading, videos, quizzes or activities, and you may need to download content.

For online learning you need:

• Access to a laptop or desktop computer
• Reliable internet and data plan.  

If you are unsure if your current computer, Windows or internet access will allow you to study online, please contact us before applying to enrol. 

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