Fire Safety Management
Overview
Fire safety depends on prevention, protection and people knowing what to do. This course covers fire science, fire risk assessment, prevention measures, detection and suppression systems, means of escape, evacuation planning and managing fire safety in buildings and facilities.
Who should attend
Fire safety officers, HSE staff, facility and building managers, security supervisors and fire wardens.
Training methodology
Interactive presentations, practical exercises, case studies, group discussions, role-plays where relevant, and a personal action plan that participants apply in their own work.
Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain how fires start, grow and spread
- Carry out a fire risk assessment
- Specify prevention and protection measures
- Describe detection, alarm and suppression systems
- Plan evacuation and manage fire safety arrangements
Course outline
Day 1Fire Science
- The fire triangle and tetrahedron
- Fire growth and spread
- Classes of fire
- Smoke and toxic gases
- Causes of workplace fires
- Case study: a major building fire
Day 2Fire Risk Assessment
- Legal duties and standards
- Identifying fire hazards
- People at risk
- Evaluating and reducing risk
- Recording the assessment
- Exercise: assess a building
Day 3Prevention and Protection
- Housekeeping and ignition control
- Hot work control
- Storage of flammables
- Compartmentation and fire doors
- Means of escape
- Site inspection checklist
Day 4Fire Systems
- Detection and alarm systems
- Sprinklers and fixed suppression
- Portable extinguishers
- Emergency lighting and signage
- Inspection, testing and maintenance
- Practical: extinguisher selection
Day 5Evacuation and Management
- Evacuation strategies
- Fire wardens and their duties
- People with disabilities
- Fire drills
- Fire safety management plan
- Drill planning and action plan
