Course Objectives
To enable delegates to carry out an efficient and orderly evacuation of the premises in an emergency situation.
Course Length
Half a day.
Contents
- Role of Fire Marshall / Warden
Duties and responibilities as designated. Need for deputies.
- Triangle of Fire
Awareness of fire and the effects of fire and the effects of toxic gases and to react appropriately in the event of fire.
- Fire Prevention
Good Housekeeping, hazard spotting and reporting.
- Fire Alarms
- Practical Fire Alarm instruction with Demonstration Board.
- How to raise the alarm.
- Actions on discovering a fire or hearing a fire alarm.
- Calling the Fire Brigade.
- Phased evacuation if needed.
- Evacuation Proceedures
- Assembly points.
- Reporting to the Fire Brigade.
- Checking areas (toilettes, staff rooms etc).
- Disabled.
- Visitors / Contractors.
- Fire Doors
- Turning off Plant and Machinery
- Lifts
- Video showing Fire Marshall in practice.
- Fire Extinhuishers
Theory of and practice in the use of fire extinguishers.
- Practical session in the use of Fire Extinuishers.