Course Duration
Minimum 6 hours (1 day)
Certificate Validity
No expiry
Course Description
Current legislation requires employers to ensure that sufficient numbers of staff are prepared to assist in suitable preventative and protective measures to minimise the potential for fires to start and to ensure the safety of all occupants in a building should one occur.
The course covers the fire safety responsibilities in detail to assist managers to more fully understand their fire safety duties. Learners will gain an in-depth knowledge of the responsibilities and duties of ‘The Responsible Person’, upon whom the legal duty is placed to ensure fire safety measures are taken in the workplace.
The course contributes to satisfying the requirements of Article 18 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 with regard to appointing one or more persons to assist in undertaking preventative and protective measures.
Course Contents
- Common causes of fire & how it spreads
- The science of fire
- History of fire legislation
- Duties under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
- Fire Risk Assessment
- Fire safety policies and evacuation planning
- Hazard perception and protecting premises against fire
- Preventative and protective fire safety measures
- Arson Prevention
- The role of fire wardens
- Fire extinguishers
- Overview of Building Regulations Part B Volume 2 – Fire Safety in Buildings
- Overview of BS9999 Fire Safety in the Design, Management and Use of Buildings
- Human behaviour in fire situations