Overview

This course has been designed to raise fire awareness concerning the behaviour of people in a fire. It will cover the threat that fire poses to people and your business continuity.It will equip your staff with the necessary skills to take the correct actions in the event of a fire with regard to evacuation procedures and the correct use of fire extinguishers.

Overview

This course covers the following topics:

• Responsibilities of employees
• Legislation
• Fire extinguishers and alarms
• Signage
• Means of escape
• Testing fire alarms
• Maintenance
• Housekeeping
• laundry rooms
• Kitchens
• Storage
• Aerosols
• Equipment and machinery
• Electrical hazards
• Smoking
• Blocking Means of Escape
• Restricting spread of fire and smoke
• Fire doors
• Personal safety
• Reducing false alarms
• Fire drills
• Fire panel in fault
• Fire procedures
• Evacuation strategy
• PEEPS
• Evacuation of disabled
• The nature of fire
• Fire classifications
• Suitable extinguishers
• Colours of fire extinguishers
• Fire Spread
• Flashover
• Backdraft
• Person on fire
• Checking a fire extinguisher
• Practical demonstration on safe use of fire extinguishers

Duration – 2 hours

Cost to view seminar £30