Workshop on Fire Safety

Workshop on Fire Safety

IIT Gandhinagar Safety Center

IIT Gandhinagar Safety Center (IITGNSC) presents two day workshop on Fire Safety (March 2-3, 2013). The workshop will introduce participants to the fundamentals and practice of Fire Safety. Leading national and international professionals and academics from United States and India will conduct the workshop. The workshop will emphasize codes, design of fire scenarios in buildings, evaluation of fire resistance of structures, fire investigations and case studies of different fire incidents in India and abroad. The workshop will also help participant understand the challenges and best practices in Fire Engineering through behavior and analytical modeling of structural systems under extreme fire conditions and material properties at elevated temperatures.

The workshop will feature a panel discussion on Fire Safety Challenges in India in which safety professionals from various industries, policy makers and scholars will discuss best practices, challenges, and possible solutions.

The Workshop is organized in collabration with Underwriters Laboratory.

Workshop Content

         A. Introduction to Fire Safety

         B. Fire Resistance Tests/Fire Codes, Standards & Test Methods

         C. Development of Fire Scenarios in Buildings

         D. Evaluation of Fire Resistance of Steel Structures

         E. Evaluation of Fire Resistance of Concrete Structures

         F. Lessons from Fire (Collapse) Investigations

         G. Lessons from World Trade Center (9/11) event

         H. Case Studies

         I. Panel Discussion: Fire Safety Challenges in India (Panel Members :Mr. D.K.Shami (Fire Advisor, Govt. of India), Â Mr. Debashis Kar (Director General-Building, Kolkata Municipal Corporation), Mr. M. V. Deshmukh (Fire Advisor and Director, Maharashtra Fire Services) and Mr. A.K. Sharma (Director, Delhi Fire Service))

Who Should Attend

Practicing design engineers, faculty members, research scholars, students, scientists and government officers, R&D organizations and ministries, regulatory and policy makers and industrial safety consultants.

Registration Fees

         Rs 12,000 for professionals

         Rs 8,000 for faculty

         Rs 6,000 for students

The fees include meals on both days including breakfast, but excluding accommodation. For housing, you can make your own arrangements or it is available on a paid basis.

Certificates

IIT Gandhinagar will issue a certificate upon successful completion of the workshop.

Venue Details

The Workshop will be conducted at IIT Gandhinagar premises in Ahmedabad.

L Block

Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Vishwakarma Government Engineering College Campus

Visat-Gandhinagar Highway, Chandkheda, Ahmedabad

Gujarat– 382424

Accommodation

Details  of  Hotels  Near  IIT  Gandhinagar

http://www.iitgn.ac.in/wsfs/accommodation.html

Contact Details

Chinmay Ghoroi, Ph.D

Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, Office : S3/204

Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

VGEC Campus, Chandkheda, Ahmedabad, Gujarat - 382424

Tel: +91-79-32459897, Fax : +91-79-2397 2586

Email: safety@iitgn.ac.in

Web: www.iitgn.ac.in/safety