Fire Warden Training

Course Overview

As an employer you are required to provide information, training and supervision to ensure the safety of your employees. And also that such instruction, training etc. must take account of any employees with specific needs, to ensure their protection against dangers that may affect them.

This Fire Warden training course provide training on how to comply with the Fire Safety Regulations 2005. This Course covers basic fire safety training, fire extinguisher training, fire risk assessment training and fire warden training. The participant will learn to recognise the hazards that may lead to a fire, and how to react safely and responsibly in the event of one breaking out. The course aims to inform Fire Wardens of their responsibilities in running a fire drill effectively and safely. It also details the steps involved in developing an Emergency Plan for the workplace.

It is a one day course, delivered by a certified trainer, through a combination of classroom based tutorials and practical training.

Course Objective

On completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Complete fire risk assessments.
React safely and responsibly in the event of a fire.
Run a fire drill effectively and safely.
Use fire extinguishers correctly.

Course Requirements

In order to partake in this course, participants must meet the following requirements:
Have a good level of English.

Course Content

Introduction
Fire Safety related legislation
Fire Service statistics
Fire Chemistry, Development of Smokes & Gases, Fire Spread
Fire Hazards & Practical Fire Risk Assessment of Work Areas
Fire Prevention
Storage of Flammable Substances & Chemicals
Fire Extinguishing Systems
Managing an Emergency Evacuation
Activating the Emergency Services