243936 Fire Safety Engineer

Role overview

Studies, designs and develops fire protection strategies to analyse, prevent and mitigate fire risk in various structures and environments.

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Tasks

• Designs fire detection, fire suppression and fire control systems and equipment
• Assesses and rates fire risks to ensure buildings comply with existing fire safety legislation and regulations
• Analyses building designs to develop fire strategies, including fire escape routes, safety systems and facilities for fire services
• Studies causes of fires and provides solutions to prevent them
• Uses computer modelling to simulate and understand fire, test safety levels and validate fire prevention systems
• Designs strategies to protect people and their environment from fire

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