Fire Safety Training
Overview
Article 21 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires employers to provide their workers suitable & sufficient fire safety training, providing an awareness of the dangers of workplace fires, and appropriate actions to be taken in the event of an emergency.
This half-day course is designed to meet these requirements, and will provide learners an understanding of how fires start & spread, actions to minimise fire risks in their workplace, and safe methods for the extinguishing of fires. This is ideally suited to learners who have responsibility for fire safety in their workplace, or have been selected to fulfill the role of Fire Warden or Fire Marshal.
This course can be delivered at your premises, or an alternative venue, for up to 16 learners.
Please note there is a practical element to this course and therefore we recommend sensible clothes and footwear are worn.
Where this course is delivered at your premises, you will need to provide an appropriate space for the practical element of the course to be safely completed.
Goals
On completion of the course, all candidates will understand:
Principles of combustion & how fires start & spread within workplaces
Measures to be taken to control and minimise fire risks
Methods for the safe extinction of fires
Safe handling of manual portable fire extinguishers
Agenda
The course will include sessions on:
What is fire?
Health & safety law
Fire triangle
Controlling fire risks in the workplace
Classification of fires
Fire extinguisher classes
Safe methods of fire extinction
Fire risk assessment
Workplace fire safety hardware
Roles & responsibilities of fire wardens
Safe handling of fire extinguishers
Assessment
Assessment on the Fire Safety Course is via a practical exercise, in which learners will demonstrate their understanding of the safe handling of portable fire extinguishers, tackling a small fire. There will also be a short written assessment, consisting of open and multiple choice questions.
The written assessment consists of straightforward questions, but learners will be required to have at least a basic knowledge of English.
Learners who complete the course & are deemed to have reached the required standard are issued with a certificate which is valid for three years.