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Basic Fire Awareness Course & Evacuation Drill

Duration – 4 Hours

Ref: CHSE – Fire 5

Course Aims:

  • To provide candidates with the practical skills and knowledge and incorporate fire safety procedures to reduce the risk of fires within the workplace
  • Ensure that the company complies with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
  • Evacuation of the building safely and efficiently to designated assembly points, in a Fire Emergency
  • Ability to follow a designated Fire Evacuation Plan with predetermined ‘Safe Routes’
  • Making all staff aware of the company polices and procedures relating to emergency fire evacuations
  • To understand the need of a roll call

Course Contents:

  • Fire procedures
  • The chemistry of a fire
  • Basic fire prevention
  • Recognise the different classes of fire
  • Means of raising the alarm
  • Main ways in how to extinguish a fire
  • Choose the correct fire extinguisher
  • Evacuate a building safely and sufficiently in a given time frame
  • Be aware of your companies policies and procedures when evacuating the building
  • Be aware of legal requirements for regular emergency evacuation drills
  • Recognise potential hazards in poor house keeping ignition sources and blocked fire exits
  • Understand arson

Course Outcome:

  • Raise awareness and equip the candidates with the knowledge of how to deal with Fire safely within their working environment and the importance of evacuation drills
  • Compliance with current Health & Safety Legislation
  • Raise awareness of the importance of evacuation drill

Courses can be tailor made for your company requirements
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