Fire Prevention and Awareness

The aims of this course are that you will:

• Be aware of current laws and legislation relating to fire including employee and employer duties and responsibilities;
• Improve your knowledge and awareness of strategies and policies;
• Recognise and acknowledge different types of fire equipment, provisions and relevant signage;
• Understand what is required to meet law in fire equipment and maintenance;
• Know what action to take in the case of discovering a fire.

Learning Outcomes

The learning outcomes for this course are:

• Why fire training is necessary
• An explanation of why fire training is essential
• The law
• Details the law and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
• Fire alarm correct response
• Your actions upon hearing the fire alarm
• Theory of fire
• The Triangle of Fire
• Types of extinguishers
• Fire safety provision
• Provision, policies and procedures
• Fire prevention
• Good housekeeping.

This Fire Prevention and Awareness course has been mapped to the learning outcomes for QCF unit: HSC 2019.

Expected learning time

1 hour

About this course

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