Course content includes
Module 1 – Fire Safety and The Law
• Understanding the importance of fire safety
• Fire safety and the Law
• Responsibility for fire safety in the workplace
• How the law is enforced
• Enforcement powers
Module 2 – Managing Fire Safety In The Workplace – Principles and Practice
• The role of the Fire Marshal
• Proactive Fire Marshal duties
• Reactive fire marshal duties
• The number of fire marshals required in the workplace
Module 3 – Understanding How Fires Start
• The main causes of fire
• How fires start – the fire triangle
• Sources of oxygen, heat and fuel
• Dangerous substances – DSEAR
• Classes of fire
Module 4 – Fire Risk Assessment
• The 5 Steps of Risk assessment
• Fire risk assessment requirements for dangerous substances
Module 5 – Fire Prevention and Controls
• Fire Prevention
• Fire detection and warning systems
• Good housekeeping
• Passive fire controls
• Active fire controls
• Evacuation routes
• Means of escape for disabled people
• Refuge points
• Emergency lighting
Module 6 – Evacuation Routes and Fire Signs
• Fire signage
• Signs for fire exit routes
• Signs for fire exit doors
• Signs for fire assembly points
• Signs for fire-fighting equipment and call points
• Warning and prohibition signs
Module 7 – Emergency Plans, Evacuation Procedures and Fire Drills
• Fire emergency plans
• Evacuation procedures
• Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan (PEEP)
• Fire Marshal duties during evacuations
• Fire drills
