Fire Safety Awareness & Extinguishers - Half Day
This course has been designed specifically for personnel who require a detailed understanding of the legal requirements surrounding fire safety in the workplace, it is also suitable for business owners, Managers and Supervisory Personnel. The aim of the course is to provide participants with an awareness of fire hazards, prevention methods and an understanding of fire extinguishers, whilst appreciating the legal requirements laid down in the Fire Safety Regulatory Reform Order of 2006 surrounding fire safety in the workplace with particular emphasis placed on conducting risk assessments as required by the order. At the end of the course there is a short test, when successfully completed candidates will receive a certificate and will then be considered to be a "competent person" as specified by the Health & Safety Executive.
Areas covered in the Fire Safety Awareness & Extinguisher Course include:
- Current Legislation
- Fire Prevention, Fuels, Oxidisers & Source of Ignition
- Flammable Conditions, Upper & Lower Flammable Range
- Fire Prevention Methods
- Choosing Fire Extinguishers
- Where to site your Extinguisher
- Maintenance of Extinguishers
- Basic Inspection by the User
- How Many Extinguishers?
- Evacuation Drills
- Extinguisher Classification
- Emergency Procedures
- Factors that may interfere with Safe Escape
- In the event of a Fire
- Building Evacuation
- Emergency Procedure – Do You Know?
- Fire Prevention Planning
- Assessing the Fire Hazard
- Identify the Fire Hazard
- Price on Request
- Group discounts available
Start 9.00 am Finish 1.00 pm
Refreshments provided
Free Parking Available
