Fire Safety Certificate

The city of new york requires any building occupied by at least 100 people to have a fire safety director on the site.

Fire safety certificate. The certified fire protection specialist board cfps was formed in 1971 for the purpose of documenting competency and offering professional recognition for individuals involved in fire protection fire safety and fire prevention. Another name of the fire safety certificate is the certificate of conformity to the requirements of fire safetythe function of the given certificate is to prove conformity of the production to the approved rules of safety. This online fire safety class has been designed to present topics relevant to the occupational safety and health administration osha training requirement as stated in title 29 of the code of federal regulations at 29 cfr 191038 emergency action plans and title 29 of the code of federal regulations at 29 cfr 191039 fire prevention plans. Fire safety directors plan and manage safety and evacuation plans and train other members of their team.

This applies to hotels office buildings and civil services or public buildings. The f 85 certificate of fitness after meeting additional requirements specified in the notice of examination replaces the f 25f 58 fire safety director certificates of fitness. To become a. The ny fire safety institute nyfsi a fully accredited training school since 1995 has been training and preparing the high rise fire and emergency safety staffs of the future to meet todays requirements of the new york city fire department fdny.

In 1998 cfps and nfpa partnered to jointly offer this highly regarded certification program. In a fire safety certificate program students learn how to investigate fire causes teach fire prevention practices and conduct inspections of fire equipment and safety plans. Support fire life safety education. Under section 20 of the fire safety act the owner or occupier of any public building such as offices hospitals shopping complexes industrial buildings and private residential buildings that fall within the following criteria is required to apply and obtain a fire certificate fc.

Fdny foundation established in 1981 as the fire safety education fund fdny foundation is the official not for profit organization of the new york city fire department.