Monitors the day-to-day fire prevention and safety functions in the workplace. A person who meets the Fire Safety Officer competencies
Monitors the day-to-day fire prevention and safety functions in the workplace. A person who meets the Fire Safety Officer competencies and has been appointed as the Fire Safety Officer of a site would undertake the following duties:
• Ensure that appropriate written fire safety and fire emergency response procedures are available.
• Provide advice and assistance to Management to ensure that all employees participate in fire safety education and that when required, records of education are maintained.
• Liaise with maintenance and service personnel and/or contractors to ensure all fire safety equipment and fire protection systems are tested and maintained in accordance with relevant standards and regulations. Ensure related records are maintained.
• Monitor day-to-day fire prevention, protection and fire safety functions within the facility. (Regular utilization of the Workplace Fire Safety Inspection, Appendix 7, or similar should be used.).
• Develop a working relationship with the local Fire Brigade and related emergency services.
• Conduct orientation for new staff members.
On-Site Training is carried out by HFTS to ensure site specific Roles, Responsibilities + Procedures, this saves organisation time + costs for staff training elsewhere.
Successful completion of this skill set meets the minimum requirements to be qualified and act as a Fire Safety Officer (NSW Healthcare Policy Directive PD2010_024). This course runs approximately 2 days face to face with no pre-course requirement.
Our 4 hour course is designed to ensure that participants have the skills and knowledge required to implement the emergency response specified in the workplace emergency procedures or specified by a person at a higher level in the emergency control organisation.
This course has been developed for individuals who wish to work or who are appointed in a Facility Fire Safety role.
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The Warden sessions cover facility emergency systems; the warden structure; raising the alarm and conducting evacuations; human behaviour during emergencies; reporting to emergency services, and providing assistance to occupants during a range of emergencies.
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