FEDERAL DISTRICT FIRE DEPARTMENTBRAZIL

Presented byCOL. MÁRIO LOPES CONDES

MAJOR ENERAL CHIEF-OF-STATE

I SOUTH AMERICAN RISK MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

I SOUTH AMERICAN RISK MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

• RISK MANAGEMENT• IMPORTANCE AND SUCCESS OF RISK MANAGEMENT• MAIN BENEFITS OF RISK MANAGEMENT• THE CONCEPT OF AN INCENDIUM• SHORT FILM – OFFICE FIRE SIMULATION• SOME EQUIPMENT AND PREVENTION SYSTEMS• FIRE EXTINGUISHERS• FIRE DETECTORS• ELEMENTS TO DETECT• ALARM SYSTEMS• THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTION SYSTEMS• SYSTEMS THAT CAN BE CONNECTED• GRANTING LICENSES• IMPORTANT POINTS TO OBSERVE IN AVOIDING ACCIDENTS• SOME ACCIDENTS AND IMPORTANT PROBLEMS IN THE WORLD• SHORT CLIPS OF A REAL ACCIDENT IN A SOCCER STADIUM• CONCLUSION

RISK MANAGEMENT

The process of planning, organizing, managing, and controlling the human and material resources of an organization in an effort to minimize the effect of risks on the organization.

THE IMPORTANCE AND SUCCESS OF RISK MANAGEMENT

Nowadays, in developed countries, all big companies, and many small and medium ones, risk management is used with great success because it provides adequate protection for assets and property, eliminating or effectively reducing the majority of accidental risks.

MAIN BENEFITS OF RISK MANAGEMENT

• Adequate insurance• Risk reduction• Conscientious risk retention• Preservation of goods and human

life• Motivated employees • Increased competitively

THE CONCEPT OF AN INCEDIUM

Swift and violent propagation of a fire which get out of human control and causes material and human losses.

SHORT FILM – SIMULATION OF AN OFFICE FIRE

SOME EQUIPMENT AND PREVENTION SYSTEMS

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

CO2WATER CHEMICAL POWDER

FOAM

FIRE DETECTORS:

• Detect the existence of a fire at its start

• Allow remote localization of the fire so that appropriate actions can be carried out

ELEMENTS TO BE DETECTED

• Smoke• Heat• Flame• Gases

ALARM SYSTEM

• Inform responsible personnel so they can take the necessary security measures

• Notify the people within the area in danger

• Indicate emergency exits• Control exit flow • Provide updates on the fire’s growth

THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTION SYSTEMS

• Enable identifying the problem when it begins;

• Allow finding and extinguishing the fire before it causes greater problems;

• Allow warning the building’s occupants in a swift and efficient manner;

• Can instigate automatic response systems

SYSTEMS THAT CAN BE CONNECTED

• Extinction systems• Video cameras• Emergency lighting systems• Alarm system• Emergency signaling system• Any electronic system

GRANTING LICENSES

• Construction• Habitation: When Residential • Operating: When Commercial• Contingent Operating License

SOME IMPORTANT POINTS TO BE OBSERVED IN AVOIDING ACCIDENTS

• Large events

– Emergency Exits– Emergency Signaling– Emergency Lighting

• Auditoriums

– Audiovisual-voice prevention system– Emergency exits that lead directly

outside without returning to the interior of the building

• Hospitals

– Beds Wider Than The Dorways;– Emergency Exits Always Closed.

SOME ACCIDENTS AND PROBLEMS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

Accident with liquid petroleum gas (LPG)

Shopping Mall in Osasco, São Paulo

Restricted license release for a supermarket

Nilson Nelson gymnasium in Brasilia

Soccer stadium

Short clip of a real accident

SHORT CLIP OF A REAL ACCIDENT IN A SOCCER STADIUM

“THE CONSEQUENCES OF A WRONG DECISION MAY NOT BE NOTICEABLE AND THERE IS NO GUARUNTEE THAT THE MISTAKE WILL BE DISCOVERED UNTIL THERE ARE CONSIDERABLE DAMAGES.”

JAMES L. KUETHE

CONCLUSION

“ACCIDENTS OCCUR WHEN PREVENTION FAILS”.

FEDERAL DISTRICT FIRE DEPARTMENT BRAZIL

COL. QOBM MÁRIO LOPES CONDES – FDFDB Major General Chief-of-State

ADDRESS: PALACIO IMPERADOR D. PEDRO II, SAM CONJUNTO “B” BLOCO “D” BRASILIA – DF , BRASIL CEP.: 70620-000CONTACT: 055-61- 9645-8014 / 055-61- 3901-8745 Email.: mlcondes@gmail.com

Thank You Very Much