Fire Warden

Training is an essential part of proactive Fire Safety Management on every premises and in all organisations. This training is essential in order to protect employees, property and the environment.

There is very little practical purpose to providing Fire Extinguishers if no one on the premises can use them or any other fire equipment if they are not trained to use them.

Lack or no training in this regard could have devastating consequences for employees and the work environment.

Learning Outcomes – Theoretical Content:

• Fire Elements – Heat, Fuel and Oxygen
• How Fire Works – Heating and Ignition
• How Fire Spreads – Radiation, Convection, Conduction and Direct Burning
• Phases of a Fire
• Classes of fires, Fire Behaviour, Extinguishing Methods and Agents
• Identify the type of fire and extinguishing agent
• Ensure that extinguisher used is in a serviceable condition
• Operating Procedure – PASS Method
• Pull (Break seal and pull pin)
• Aim (Base of fire)
• Squeeze (Controlled action)
• Sweep (Controlled action)
• Keep eye on exit while extinguishing the fire
• Delivery Hose, Hose Reels, Fire Buckets and Fire Blankets
• Couplings, Branches and Hand Signals
• Portable Fire Extinguisher
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Hazards (Safety for all)
• Fire Hazards – Main causes of fires
• Fire Prevention and Fire Safety
• Sound Alarm – Emergency Plans and Fire Alarms
• Occupational Health and Safety Act – Duty to Act
• Fire Fighting in the Workplace
• Emergency Plans and Fire Alarms
• Evacuation Procedures – Do’s and Dont's of Evacuation
• Fire Warden Responsibilities – RACE
• Evacuation Wardens Checklist
• Evacuation of persons with disabilities
• Fire Response and Assembly Areas
• Fire prevention measures and evacuation plans
• Burns
• Different types of burns
• Treating Burns
• The rule of nine
• Perform Basic Fire Fighting video:
• How to identify different fires
• Identifying different fire extinguishers
• Fire extinguishing techniques
• Operating different fire extinguishers

Learning Outcomes – Practical Evaluation:

• Identify different types of fires
• Identify different fire extinguishers
• Identify which fire extinguishers should be used on various fires
• Ensure that the fire extinguisher used is in a serviceable condition
• Utilise the upwind technique
• Utilise the P.A.S.S method when extinguishing a fire