Duration: 3 hours
Max Numbers: 12-15
The Fire Warden Training Course is designed to provide
the specialised knowledge and training required for a person carry out the
duties of a Fire Warden. It will raise awareness of fire hazards in the
workplace and how an appointed Fire Warden can manage the behaviour of people
to ensure a safe method of evacuation ensuring building occupants evacuate safely
to the designated fire assembly point. The course also covers the correct and
safe use of fire extinguishers.
The Fire
Warden Training Course has been designed to meet the requirements of the Fire Services
Act 1981 and 2003, regulation 9 of the Safety, Health, and Welfare at Work Act
2005 and (Statutory Instrument) SI 299:2007
Content
- Fire
safety legislation
- Duties
of a Fire Warden
- Identify
fire hazards in the workplace
- Actions
to be taken in the event of a fire
- Actions
on hearing the fire alarm
- Raising
the fire alarm
- Summoning
the fire brigade
- Development
and spread of fire
- Evacuation
procedures
- Assisting
in the management of a safe evacuation and competency in overseeing fire
drills
- Method
of Evacuation (as applicable)
- Means
of escape
- Elements
of compartmentation.
- Emergency
fire evacuation drills
- Fire
Prevention
- Preparing
for an inspection by a Fire Prevention Officer/HSA
- Practical
demonstration and hands on use of a fire extinguisher
On completion of the course participants will
receive a certificate of attendance
