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ABD725 Fire Risk Management
A 40 hour module Hawthorn Prerequisites: AAA632,
NMTS4.20, ABD711, ABD717, ABD715, ABD721,
ABD722, ABD723
A subject in the Diploma of Fire Technology.
Content
Provide participants with the skills and knowledge to apply
performance analysis to fire protection systems with regard
to defined fire protection goals.
ABD731 Suppression Systems Design
A 80 hour module Hawthorn Prerequisites: ABD724
A subject in the Diploma of Fire Technology.
Content
Provide participants with a detailed knowledge of various
suppression systems and skills to select, cost and design, a
suppression system which is appropriate to a given task.
ABD732 Detection and Early Warning System
Design
A 50 hour module Hawthorn Prerequisites: ABD724
A subject in the Diploma of Fire Technology.
Content
Provide participants with a detailed knowledge of various
detection and early warning systems and the ability to
select, cost and design a suppression system which is
appropriate to a given task.
ABD733 Passive Fire Protection Systems
A 50 hour module Hawthorn Prerequisites: ABD724
A subject in the Diploma of Fire Technology.
Content
Provide participants with:
(a) the knowledge of available generic passive fire protection
systems and common proprietary systems and
(b) the skills necessary to interpret test reports, assessments/
opinions and submissions based on design codes which
will satisfy provisions in the Building Code of Australia.
ABD734 Storage and Handling of Dangerous
Goods
A 20 hour module Hawthorn Prerequisites: ABD707
A subject in the Diploma of Fire Technology.
Content
Provide participants with the knowledge and skills to
investigate the legal and safety requirements for the storage
and handling of dangerous goods.
ABD735 Fire Hazard Identification and
Assessment
A 50 hour module Hawthorn Prerequisites: ABD721i
A subject in the Diploma of Fire Technology.
Content
Provide participants with the skills and knowledge to
identify and assess fire hazards in a work environment
including the use of computer models.
ABD736 Fire Emergency Planning
A 30 hour module Hawthorn Prerequisites: ABD735
A subject in the Diploma of Fire Technology.
Content
Provide participants with the skills and knowledge to
prepare fire emergency ~lans and conduct emergency
procedures.
ABD737 Occupational Health and Safely
Management
A 40 hour module Hawthorn Prerequisites: ABD708
A subject in the Diploma of Fire Technology.
Content
Provide participants with the skills and knowledge to
develop and manage an effective workplace health and
safety program.
ABD738 Environmental Management
A 20 hour module Hawthorn Prerequisites: nil
A subject in the Diploma of Fire Technology.
Content
Provide participants with the skills and knowledge to
develop and effectively manage the environmental health
program of an enterprise.
ABD739 Principles of Fire and Explosion
Investigation
A 40 hour module Hawthorn Prerequisites: AAA632,
ABD711, ABD717, ABD716, ABD721, ABD722, ABD723
A subject in the Diploma of Fire Technology.
Content
Provide participants with the skills and knowledge to
recognise the signs of fire ignition and its development and
spread in a fire and explosion investigation.
ABD740 Fire and Explosion lnvestigation 1
A 30 hour module Hawthorn Prerequisites: ABD739
A subject in the Diploma of Fire Technology.
Content
Provide participants with the practical skills to undertake
fire and explosion investigation.
ABD741 Fire and Explosion lnvestigation 2
A 60 hour module Hawthorn Prerequisites: ABD740
A subject in the Diploma of Fire Technology.
Content
Provide participants with the ~ractical skills to undertake
fire and explosion investigation.
ABHSOO Real Estate Industry Overview (20 Hrs)
This module provides the student with an understanding of
estate agents and sub-agents and the ethics of the industry,
with particular reference to the rules of professional
conduct.
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