Fire Safety Training and Fire Marshal Courses
Did you know by law, all staff should be given adequate fire safety instruction and training on induction?
All staff, including part-time staff, security staff, cleaning staff and contractors, should be trained and instructed in:
- Basic fire prevention
- Good housekeeping
- Risk awareness
- Smoking policy
- The fire routine
- The terms, conditions and restrictions of any licence
- Actions to be taken upon discovering a fire or upon hearing the fire alarm
- Knowledge of the escape routes, refuges and exits, especially those not in regular use
- Raising the alarm, including the location of alarm indicator panels
- Action to be taken upon hearing the fire alarm
- Arrangements for calling the fire and rescue service
- Special provisions for assisting disabled people
- Location of fire-fighting equipment
- Selection and use of fire-fighting equipment, including hand fire-fighting equipment (in larger premises it might be appropriate to train specific staff in this respect, rather than all staff)
- The importance of fire doors and the need to close all doors at the time of a fire and on hearing the fire alarm
- Process shutdown and shutting down non-essential equipment, stopping machines and processes and isolating power supplies, where appropriate
- Evacuation procedures (this includes reassuring any members of the public, escorting them to exits, and encouraging them to get well clear of the building)
- Incident reporting procedures. including for "near miss" events and false alarms
I can help you to get your staff trained up that is accredited by the Institute of Fire Safety Managers.
Three options are available from Fildes Fire Safety
Online training
This is provided live and interactive, ideal for companies with staff across multiple sites or who may wish to take part while working from home. This option minimises travel expenses and time away from site.
In person at your site
Gather your staff onsite for live training and practical fire extinguisher use.
Group training
Convene members of staff or at our training facility in Chester for live and interactive training and team building.
Our course is run by Ben Fildes MIFSM TIFireE, Registered Fire Risk Assessor and has received great feedback - we know you’ll learn something new.
What’s covered?
- The Reasons for Fire Safety Training including latest government statistics
- The relevant law RRO 2005
- The chemistry of fire - Heat, Oxygen, Fuel
- How fire spreads, Convection, Conduction, Radiation
- Common causes of fire hazards
- Sources of ignition
- Sources of fuel
- Sources of oxygen
- Hazard reduction
- Real time fire risk assessment video. Spot the faults
- Safety features in buildings
- Fire notices
- Staff inductions and fire drills
- Action on discovering a fire
- How to sign "Fire" for deaf people
- Evacuation procedures
- Search technique
- Trapped by fire
- Calling the fire service
- Fire control
- Liaising with the fire service
- Sprinklers
- Fire Plan
- Daily checks
- Weekly checks
- Monthly checks
- 6 Monthly checks
- Annual tests
- Fire extinguishers - Types, Uses, things to keep in mind
To enquire about a course for your business and staff please contact us for a quote.
The venue
Our training takes place at: CoWorkz Business Centre, Chester, CH1 4QL
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