A designated 'Fire Warden' is an integral part of fire safety, working to ensure fire safety measures and evacuation procedures in place are efficient and effective.
This online course provides the theoretical training necessary for the Fire Warden role, outlining legal duties, understanding of fire, fire hazards and fire safety requirements. The course will enable you to take responsibility for fire safety in your workplace and understand what emergency evacuation procedures should involve.
If you require practical training in the use of fire extinguishers to supplement this training course, please contact our office to arrange.
We also offer a Fire Safety awareness course - ideal if you have team members who require an overview of fire safety procedure, knowledge and understanding at a more basic level.
Course Price £35 plus VAT.
In the Isle of Man, duties are imposed on responsible people in businesses by either or both the Fire Precautions Act 1975 and associated legislation or the Health & Safety at Work Regulations 2003. All employers, or occupiers of business and many non-domestic premises have legal responsibilities under this legislative umbrella.
Employers in a workplace MUST ensure employees are provided with adequate fire safety training both at the time when they are first employed; and periodically afterwards, or when they are exposed to new or increased risks.
This training course will help your business comply with this legal requirement to provide staff with training.
Fire Safety: Common causes of fire
Arson: Aspects of deliberate fire setting.
Fire by location: Common sites for fire.
The Fire triangle: How elements combine for fire.
Reducing the chances of fire: Fire safety, fuel and ignition sources, risk assessment, physical controls, staff controls.
Fire hazards: The dangers fire presents.
Fire spread: Types of fires and how fire spreads.
Flashover and backdraught: Information on matters of danger in relation to fire
Fire legislation, roles and responsibilities: Fire safety law, duties of responsible persons, key roles, Fire Warden appointment, employee duties.,
Enforcement: Penalties and sanctions.
Protecting people and property: Detectors, alarms, controls, and premises physical geography.
Methods of extinguishing fire: Fire extinguishers and their use, other fire equipment, response to a fire and evacuation procedure.
Fire Risk Assessment: What is a risk assessment, key definitions, identifying hazards, precautions needed, recording, and reviewing and updating the assessment.
Fire procedures: Responsibilities in the event of fire.
This course content is approved by the Isle of Man Fire & Rescue Fire Service.
By the end of this course, you will understand: The main laws for workplace fire safety • Your role as a fire warden • The different categories of fire • How fires may start and spread in a workplace • What is involved in a fire risk assessment • Common causes of fires in workplaces • Control measures to prevent or minimise fire risks • The different types of fire extinguishers and their uses • Fire detection, fire warning, and fire equipment • Requirements for fire plans • Your specific role during emergency evacuation procedures • Fire safety measures for people with vulnerabilities and disabilities • The purpose of personal emergency evacuation plans • How to carry out fire drills
The online assessment is taken on completion of the training via multiple choice questions.
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