COURSE INFORMATION
This Basic Fire Safety training course trains participants to deal with fire on an emergency basis. It emphasises the danger of fire, the importance of prevention and the necessity of urgent action when a fire breaks out.
On completion of this course participants will be able to:
- Describe the chemistry of fire.
- List the actions to be taken in the event of a fire.
- State the organisations’ evacuation procedures.
- Evaluate and (if necessary and not life-endangering) fight the fire with the correct extinguisher.
COURSE CONTENT
Course programme:
- Causes and costs of fires
- Fire Safety Legislation (Overview)
- Understanding Fire
- Physics and chemistry of Fire.
- Development and spread of fire.
- Action in the event of fire and upon hearing fire alarm.
- Tackling the fire.
- Choosing the correct extinguisher for the job.
- Correct use of the fire extinguisher.
- Means of raising the alarm and calling the fire brigade.
- Evacuation Procedures.
- Role of the Fire Warden.
FEEDBACK
Alan G. – “Very clear and easily understandable.”
Nial H. – “Good course.”