Basic Fire Awareness

Introduction

This course is designed specifically to each and every individual organisation taking into consideration the organisations health and safety and fire policy.

Aims

To provide delegates with a general understanding and knowledge of fire safety within their working environment.

Key Outcomes

• Delegates will be able to state regulations relating to fire safety
• Delegates will be able to identify fire risks
• Delegates will be able to explain the importance of the ‘fire triangle’, extinguishers, classes of fires and methods of transmitting heat.
• Delegates will be able to explain fire prevention and the main causes of fire
• Delegates will be able to explain the types of fire appliances and the general use of those appliances.

Content

• Explaining the regulations
• Risks assessing fire
• Understanding fire
• Fire prevention
• Fire fighting equipment