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SIK853 Fire Risk Assessment

Course description for academic year 2025/2026

Contents and structure

The course shall give the students a thorough understanding of assessment of fire risks. Underlying causes of fires shall be identified with regards to people, material assets and the environment. Measures (barriers) to prevent fires and the escalation of fires are included along with cost analysis. The course deals with the use of national and international standards for conducting qualitative and quantitative fire risk analysis. Assessment of different criteria for acceptance of risk and uncertainty and sensitivity analyses is included in the course.

Learning Outcome

After completing the course, the student has the following learning outcome:

Knowledge

The student…

  • has a thoroughly knowledge of the potential harm of fires to people, property and the environment with cost analysis
  • has advanced knowledge of factors that increase risks of fire, barrier philosophy to reduce risks
  • has in-depth knowledge of typical causes of fires
  • has a thorough knowledge of factors affecting the vulnerability of fire protection measures, including human, organizational and technical measures
  • has detailed knowledge of probability theory, risk and vulnerability analysis and Bayesian philosophy
  • has a thorough knowledge of national and international regulations and standards for assessing fire risk

Skills

The student…

  • can understand situations and conditions that provide increased fire risk
  • can manage work related to recognized methods for estimating fire risk
  • can perform preliminary hazard analysis and use event- and fault tree analysis
  • can estimate the probability / frequency of fires
  • can evaluate barriers and propose risk reducing measures
  • can use creative techniques and identify relevant fire scenarios
  • can analyse fire risk under complex conditions where people, material assets, or the environment are / could be involved
  • can choose appropriate acceptance criteria, models and methods for risk analysis

General competence

The student…

  • has the understanding and knowledge of methodology to work with other types of risk
  • can present the results of risk analysis in an understandable way for the client and the public

Entry requirements

None

Teaching methods

The course will be based on a collection of asynchronous and synchronus digital lectures, exercises, problem-based learning, and case studies.

Compulsory learning activities

None

Assessment

Part 1: oral examination, accounts for 50 % of the final mark.

Part 2: portfolio, accounts for 50 % of the final mark. The portfolio will include tasks that will be developed during the duration of the courses.

The students must pass both parts to receive a course grade. Students aiming to improve their course grade have the option to improve the grade on one or more parts.

Graded scale from A to E for pass, and F for fail.

Examination support material

All support material is permitted

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Course reductions

  • ING4005 - Fire Risk Assessment - Reduction: 7.5 studypoints