Course Key Facts:
Duration: ½ days

Course Overview
• Overview of training requirements of current fire safety legislation
• How fire develops and spreads
• Familiarisation with means of escape
• Appreciation of purpose and use of fire resistant doors
• Isolating power supplies to machines and processes
• Methods of calling the Fire Brigade
• Actions when detecting a fire
• Actions when hearing the fire alarm
• Location and safe use of fire fighting equipment
• Using the PASS formula for safe use of extinguishers
• Practical use of extinguishers and/or fire blankets on fire simulator
• Assessing the of size of fire which can be tackled with equipment provided
• Use of the RACE formula for safe incident control
• Evacuation of premises
• Location of assembly points and role call procedures