Duration: 2 hours
Max Numbers: 12-15
This course is aimed specifically at the Health
Care sector where it is critical to have a streamlined Fire Emergency Management Plan
in place to guarantee the comfort, care and safety of residents and employees. The
course is location specific, informative and practical, covering all elements
of fire safety, evacuation planning and emergency management. This course will
enable your team to react promptly and efficiently in the case of an incident.
Our goal is to ensure your facility is fully
compliant with regulatory requirements and to work closely with regulators on
your behalf, to help your facility achieve:
Submission to the relevant authority e.g., HIQA, of pre-fire plans and
supporting documentation, including critical
information such as entry points, access routes & fire hydrant locations.
Complying
with regulatory requirements to have in place an up-to-date fire safety management
framework, including risk management policy, risk assessments and a safety
statement describing health & safety procedures in your centre.
Content
- Fire
safety legislation
- Actions
to be taken in the event of a fire
- Actions
on hearing the fire alarm
-
Understanding
the Fire Alarm Panel
- Raising
an alarm
-
Calling
the Fire Service
- Development
and spread of fire
- Evacuation
procedures
- Method
of Evacuation (as applicable)
- Means
of escape
- Emergency
fire evacuation drills
- Fire
Prevention
-
Medical
Oxygen Fire Safety
-
Evacuation
Aid’s (Ski Sheets, Ski Pads, Ski Sleigh, Albac Mats)
-
Compartmentation
and Progressive Horizontal Evacuation
-
Practical
Evacuation Fire Drills (Short Report Supplied)
- Practical
demonstration and hands on use of a fire extinguisher
On completion of the course participants will
receive a certificate of attendance.
