NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code (2025)
Safety, Health & Environment · 5 Days · Public · Al-Khobraa certified · From USD 3,900
Overview
This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of fire detection system in accordance with NFPA 72 standard.
Learning Objectives
Apply and gain an in-depth knowledge on fire detection system in accordance with NFPA 72 standard
Discuss circuits and pathways and monitor integrity and circuit performance of installation conductors and other signaling channels
Carryout proper inspection, testing and maintenance as well as identify the requirements for smoke and heat detectors and the main components of alarm and detection system
Operate heat detector, smoke detector and combined detector and discuss emergency logic and control function interfaces
Recognize protected premises alarm and signaling systems covering system features, system performance and integrity and system requirements
Apply system calculations, system periodic test and fire alarm system repair and maintenance
Determine emergency communications systems comprising of in-building fire emergency voice/alarm communications systems (EVACS), in-building mass notification systems, wide-area mass notification systems and distributed recipient mass notification systems (DRMNS), etc
Recognize supervising station alarm systems that include central station service alarm systems, proprietary supervising station alarm systems, remote supervising station alarm systems, auxiliary systems and communications methods for supervising station alarm systems
Explain public emergency alarm reporting systems and apply proper management and maintenance, communications methods and alarm processing equipment
Identify single- and multiple-station alarms and household signaling systems
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for professionals working in safety, health and environment, as well as those whose responsibilities require a stronger practical grasp of the subject and its application within their organisation.
Professionals in Fire & Emergency
HSE professionals, officers and advisors
Engineers and specialists working in safety
Course Outline
Day 1 — Definitions
Documentation
Fundamentals
Cybersecurity
Pathway Class Designations
Day 2 — Smoke Detector Operation
Smoke Detector Spacing
Radiant Energy–Sensing Fire Detectors
Combined Detector
Combination, Multi-Criteria, and Multi-Sensor Detectors
Day 3 — Textual Audible Appliances
Textual and Graphical Visual Appliances
Tactile Appliances
Elevator Phase I Emergency Recall Operation
Elevator Power Shutdown
Day 4 — System Calculations
System Periodic Test
In-Building Emergency Voice/Alarm Communications
Fire Alarm Systems Using Tone
Types of Fire Alarm Systems
Day 5 — Distributed Recipient Mass Notification Systems (DRMNS)
Two-Way, In Building Wired Emergency Services Communications Systems
Two-Way Emergency Communications Systems for Rescue Assistance
Information, Command, and Control
Performance-Based Design of Mass Notification Systems
Accreditation
Al-Khobraa certified. On completion delegates receive an Al-Khobraa certificate of achievement.
What do Al-Khobraa safety, health and environment courses cover?
Al-Khobraa's HSE portfolio covers occupational health and safety management, process safety management (PSM), risk assessment, incident investigation, environmental management and safety leadership — including preparation for internationally recognised qualifications such as NEBOSH and IOSH Managing Safely. Courses are taught by practitioners with Saudi industrial experience in Arabic and English.
Who should attend a safety, health and environment course?
These courses suit HSE officers, safety supervisors and managers, operations and maintenance engineers, plant and site supervisors, contractor and project HSE staff, and any manager accountable for workplace safety performance. Most programmes assume practical site experience rather than a formal safety qualification.
How long are safety, health and environment courses, and where are they held?
Most Al-Khobraa safety, health and environment courses run over 5 days. The exact duration, dates and city for this course are listed in the dates section on this page. Public sessions run across Saudi Arabia — Riyadh, Jeddah, Al-Khobar, Jubail and Yanbu — as well as regional and international venues, with live virtual classrooms available on request.
What certificate will I receive?
Delegates who complete the course receive an Al-Khobraa certificate of completion, issued by a Saudi-registered training provider. Al-Khobraa also delivers internationally accredited programmes; where a course carries an external awarding body such as PMI, CIPS, ILM or IOSH, that body is named on the course's own page.
Can safety, health and environment training be delivered in-house for our team?
Yes. Any Al-Khobraa safety, health and environment course can be delivered in-house at your own premises anywhere in Saudi Arabia or the GCC, with the content, dates and language of delivery tailored to your team. Al-Khobraa is an approved HRDF (Hadaf) provider, so eligible Saudi employers can seek training support. Contact us for a quotation.