This half-day Qualsafe accredited course is designed to provide fire awareness for all staff and is particularly beneficial for team members acting as fire wardens. Topics covered include:

• Causes of fires in the workplace
• Basic fire safety duties and responsibilities
• Key elements of effective fire risk management
• Fire prevention measures
• Actions to be taken in the event of a fire
• The fire triangle and controlling fire risks
• Safe use of portable fire-fighting equipment
• Responsibilities of employers and employees
• Principles of fire risk control
• Active and passive risk control measures
• Fire safety equipment checks

This one-day Qualsafe Awards accredited course is ideal for any staff member in a supervisory role, especially those acting as a chief fire warden or marshal during an evacuation. This course covers the following elements:

• Causes of fires in the workplace
• Fire and smoke spread
• Fire detection and raising the alarm
• Fire-fighting equipment and systems
• Undertaking a fire safety inspection
• The fire triangle
• Identifying and controlling fire hazards
• Means of escape
• Fire safety laws
• Fire safety risk assessments
• Hazards during and after a fire
• Fire prevention
• Principles of extinguishing fires
• Contents of a fire safety briefing
• Roles and responsibilities of the nominated fire warden:
  • On a day-to-day basis
  • During an emergency