Fire Awareness for employees

What are the new regulations?
In October 2006 new fire safety rules affecting all businesses in England and Wales came into force. The new Fire Safety Reform Order is a consolidation of existing fire safety legislation and is being introduced to make the law easier to understand and comply with, and is part of the Government’s commitment to reduce death, injury and damage caused by fire.
The Order also imposes duties on the responsible person to take general fire precautions to ensure the safety of employees which includes provision of information and training in fire safety procedures.

Who should attend
All employees

What will they learn
Understanding of new fire regulation, their duties, and fire safety procedures, including organizations evacuation plans.

The course content includes:

• Overview of the Fire Safety Regulations and what they mean to you
• Knowing your organisation’s fire policy and procedures
• Understanding fire and how fires start
• Minimising fire hazards in the workplace
• Safe waste disposal
• Obstructions to escape routes
• Action on discovering a fire and what constitutes a fire incident
• Guidelines on when and how you should raise the alarm and why people hesitate
• What to do on hearing the alarm
• Guidelines on tackling a fire
• Fire evacuation procedures
• Location of escape routes and how you should use them
• How to use fire doors and fastenings
• The use of lifts during fires
• Procedures for people with disabilities
• The provision and use of fire extinguishers
• Different types of fires
• Different types of extinguishers and their colour codes

Course duration
1/2 day

Assessment
Continuous assessment by trainer.