Fire Safety Level II
Fire Safety Level II
Introduction
Anyone who is responsible for the administration of fire safety in any workplace should consider earning this certificate. This applies to managers, supervisors, team leaders, fire wardens (also known as marshals), and staff members operating in an area where there is a possibility of a fire breaking out.
Description
- Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
Legal duties of employers and employees with
respect to fire safety in the workplace. - Penalties of not complying.
- The common causes of fires in the workplace.
Components of the fire triangle. - The damaging effects of workplace fires.
- How to identify hazards during and after a fire.
- The characteristics of fire and smoke spread.
- Identifying and controlling fire hazards.
- How to implement fire control methods.
- Fire exits and providing a clear means of
escape. - Fire detection and how to raise the alarm
confidently. - Managing the evacuation process.
- Common fire fighting systems.
- How to extinguish fires.
- The use of portable fire fighting equipment
including practical hands on experience. - The importance of fire risk assessments and
who carries them out. - The stages of a fire risk assessment.
- How to carry out fire safety inspections.
- Understanding and inspecting fire-fighting
equipment and systems. - The important role of a fire marshal including
duties and responsibilities.