Fire Extinguisher/Fire Awareness
FM02 Fire Extinguisher/Fire Awareness

Course Aim
Each year the fire brigades attend 35,000 fires in the workplace. These fires kill approximately 30 people and injure another 2000.

The Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997, the Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996 and other regulations require employers to take certain actions. These include a risk assessment, appointment of competent persons and fire safety arrangements.

This course is suitable for people who need to have an awareness of fire procedures but will not be involved in their planning or arrangement. They will understand what to do in the event of a fire and be able to use basic portable fire fighting equipment.

Course Objectives
By the end of the course delegates will be able to:
- Discuss the causes of fires and measures designed to prevent fires occurring
- Explain the basic principles of combustion and extinction
- List the classification of fires
- List the correct procedure to be carried out upon discovering a fire
- Demonstrate the correct use of portable fire fighting equipment to extinguish a fire.

Content
Course content includes:
- Fire statistics
- Causes of fire and preventative measures
- Triangle of combustion and extinction
- Classification of fires
- Fire action plan and assembly point
- Fire extinguishers and their uses
- Practical demonstration of extinguishers on a class B fire

Course Duration:
3.25 hours contact time i.e. half day

Type of Certificate:
Competence based, valid for 3 years



 
Course Dates
Need course dates or locations to suit you? CLICK HERE TO SEND ENQUIRY...  
The course either has new dates in data loading, or is only run as a dedicated or In Company course.
Tools
 
Key Details
Provided by:
CSTS Ltd


 
Duration0.5 days
 
£125
per delegate