Fire Safety Awareness

This 2 hour course covers the basics that every employee is required to know by law. Including the use of fire extinguishers, the action to be taken in the event of a fire and fire prevention. This course is fully compliant with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course delegates will be able to:

1. State their role in dealing with a Fire Emergency Situation. 
2. Identify fire safety hazards in their workplace.
3. State how fires can be prevented in their workplace.
4. Select and safely use appropriate fire fighting equipment. 
5. State their individual responsibility in the workplace fire evacuation procedure. 

Course Content

1. Fire Prevention
   • The Fire Triangle.
   • Identify fire hazards and potential hazards in the workplace and corrective action required to make area safe.
   • Types of fire.
2. Fire Extinction
   • Identify differences in fire fighting equipment.
   • Fire extinguisher symbols 
   • Contents of extinguishers.
   • Hose / Nozzle. 
   • Match correct equipment to type of fire. 
   • Safe and effective use of fire extinguishers.
   • Personal safety.
   • Safe use of fire blanket. 
   • To fight or not to fight.   
3. Fire Evacuation
   • Action to take when you discover a fire.
   • Action to take when you hear the fire alarm.
   • Calling the emergency services.
   • Do's and Don'ts during fire evacuation
   • The Assembly Point. 
   • Assisting the Fire Brigade and what information they require.
   • Contingency plans - should all or part of the workplace become out of bounds  
4. Case Study
   • Group Exercise to consolidate the learning objective

Delegate numbers are limited to 15 on this course due to the "hands on" nature.

In-house courses are available throughout the UK.

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