Fire Awareness

The law requires all employees to have adequate fire safety training.

Course Aim:

This course provides the necessary information and knowledge required by employees to deem upon successful completion competence in basic fire safety.

Content:

• Introduction

• Fire Legislation

• Definition of the responsible person

• Duties of a competent person

• Introduction to Fire Risk Assessment – reducing the risk

• Basic Fire Prevention

• Chemistry of fire

• Classes of fire

• Common causes of fire

• How fire spreads

• Hazard identification

• Managing people with special needs in your building

• Evacuation procedure

• Co-operation with the emergency services

• Fire-fighting equipment

• Dangerous substances and flammable materials

Training Methods:

• Classroom based tutorials including discussion, group exercises, supporting videos and commentary.
• On site practical evacuation exercise (Where possible).

Optional:

• Live fire training 

Methods of Assessment:

• Written assessment

Qualification/Certification

• “In House” Certification

Duration:

• 4 hours

Location:

• On your premises
• Or at one of our sites in South of England.

Cost:

• POA

Maximum amount of delegates:

15

Additional Information:

For employers requiring plastic cards, an additional charge of £5.00 per person will be levied. Delegates will need to provide a passport photograph at the start of the course.

The content of this course includes awareness of periodic examinations of equipment. This course does not provide full training in maintenance of equipment. Also this course includes awareness on Fire Risk assessment (FRA’s), this course does not enable delegates to carry out FRAs or deem them competent to do so.

For training held at your own location please ensure you make available a suitable room, which can comfortably accommodate with seating the number of delegates attending. We will also require a 240v power supply.