Eligibility
Graduate in Engineering/Science or its equivalent from recognized University or Diploma in Engineering recognized by AICTE or Board of Technical Education.
Fire & Industrial Safety Management has assumed great importance in the context of growing urbanization of the State. The Factories Act was enacted with the sole aim of creating better and safe working conditions and environment for the workers in a factory and ensuring that the welfare and safety measures put in place to safeguard the physical and mental well-being of the workers are consistently followed. Among other welfare measures regarding workers, the safety of the workers while working in the factory is of the most importance, and the statute aims to reduce the number of industrial accidents, deaths, diseases, and there are other health hazards that are faced by factory workers. The provisions with respect to the appointment of safety officers and their duties arrested the direction to ensure the safety of factory workers. A safety officer is required to be employed mandatorily in a factory with 1000 or more workers or if the state government believes that a factory has a requirement for a safety officer due to the dangerous nature of the manufacturing processes and operations of the factory. The duty of the safety officer extends from ensuring the practice of safety measures in the factory to conducting seminars related to safety or to inspect the machinery or industrial accidents and deaths, among other things. Flouting the mandate of appointing a safety officer in factories that are required to appoint one can lead to penalties.
High risk buildings, Commercial complexes, IT sector, Multiplex, Private medical institutes and Nursing homes, Industrial establishments in the large as well as MSME sectors must have modern safety system and monitoring practice on a regular basis as per the West Bengal Fire Service Act, 1950 amended in 1996.
The course, Advanced Diploma in Fire & Industrial Safety Management, was introduced by IISWBM first time in the eastern region of the country, in keeping with the Government of West Bengal's objectives to provide employment in the fields hitherto uncovered having great societal needs.
It is not only important to have in place the necessary amount of safety equipments in an establishment, but it is also equally important to have properly trained Safety Manager/Supervisor to effectively maintain the same.
Section 40B of the Factories Act of 1948 makes it imperative for factory owners to appoint safety officers in every factory subject to certain condition. Furthermore, the West Bengal Fire Service Act is being amended to mandatorily appoint a qualified fire safety manager in addition to providing stringent fire protection and detection systems in any high risk establishment to look after the fire & life safety matters of the occupants.
This course has four key objectives:
The course is affiliated by the West Bengal State Council of Technical & Vocational Education and Skill Development (WBSCTVESD).
The course on Fire & Industrial Safety Management has been designed by a team of renowned professionals and academia drawn from the Directorate of Factories, West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services, Government of West Bengal and IISWBM in keeping with the objectives of the Government of West Bengal to give increased emphasis on specific skills development at the post graduate level with potential for employment.
Our Course Content includes both theoretical and practical orientation. Students undergoing Fire & Industrial Safety Management course will receive hands-on practical/laboratory training from the Institute of Fire Services, Government of West Bengal, Silpara, Behala.
Department organizes various field visits to enrich students with current state-of-the-art techniques on Fire and Industrial Safety Measures, Plant/Building Layout, Storage and Process Details, Fire Risk Analysis, Fire & Industrial Safety Management, Contingent Planning, Fire and Life Safety Systems in Highrise Residential Building, Business Building, Shopping Mall/Departmental Store/Mixed Occupancy, Starred Hotel, Hospital/Nursing Home, Educational Building, Warehouse, Fire Station, Chemical Plant, Thermal Power Station, Refinery/Petrochemical Industry, Airport, Jute/Cotton Mill, Iron & Steel Plant, Manufacturing Industry, etc.
Case study based discussions are conducted by the industry experts.
Students will be guided to undertake project and dissertation work in each semester on current related issues of safety.
Various projects are also conducted by the Department on Safety Audit, where students are involved from the stage of data collection upto analysis and report writing. Thus students are groomed to make suitable for current needs of the recruiters.
Graduate in Engineering/Science or its equivalent from recognized University or Diploma in Engineering recognized by AICTE or Board of Technical Education.
The applicants for the admission to the Fire & Industrial Safety Management Course short-listed on the basis of academic performance would be required to appear for Group Discussion and Personal Interview. Total strength of the students to be admitted is 30 (Thirty) only.