Course Objective

• Learn the fundamentals of Advanced Fire Safety Management
• Learn how to carry out a comprehensive Fire Risk Assessment
• Means of detecting and giving warning in the event of a fire
• Means of escape and emergency lighting
• Understand the requirements for Signage and Fire-fighting equipment
• How to provide Staff with information on risks and training
• Understand that requirements of a comprehensive Fire Risk Assessment and Training Needs Analysis for key responders
• A safer office/industrial environment for you and your company
• Learn the techniques for implementing effective Fire Safety Management Systems and Emergency Plans
• Understand the necessities for an efficient and timely response

Who should attend?

• This training course is for individuals requiring an intensive and broad-ranging introduction to the key principles of fire prevention, fire protection and fire risk assessment at a primary and middle management level. It will be essential for all those who need to develop an organizational understanding of Fire Safety Management and so enhance their careers.
• Health Safety and Environment professionals and Fire Officers who need to complement their professional knowledge
• Experienced and new auditors linked to the company’s HSE Management Systems (HSE-MS)
• Line Managers and Supervisors responsible for HSE functions or wishing to fulfill their role or become involved within HSE-MS
• All personnel involved in implementing the Company’s HSE-MS

Course Outline

Module One: Advanced Fire Safety Management

• Course introduction – aims and objectives of the event
• Definitions and Scope of Fire Safety Management
• Moral, legal and financial reasons for promoting high standards
• A look at the statistics and of those companies who got it wrong
• Organizing for Safety:
• Fire Safety Management roles and responsibilities
• Consultation with all staff and contractors
• Work equipment
• Hazardous substances
• Case study
• Concept of Safety Culture and its various components
• How to develop a positive safety culture
• Human behavior and human failure
• Effecting a cultural change
• Case study
• Fire Protection and Fire Prevention Measures
• Checklists – Escape Routes; Lighting; Stairways; Emergency Exits; Escape Doors; Alarms & hardware
• Maintenance, safeguards & operational features for exit routes
• Fire safety signage
• Fire detection systems
• Firefighting equipment
• Fire Risk Assessments and the methodology for carrying one out
• Competency to conduct risk assessments
• The risk assessment process
• Case study
• Syndicate workshop – theory into practice – carry out a risk assessment
• Report back of the assessment

Module Two: Management and Control of the identified Fire Risks (Primary and Secondary) is the Key to Effective Fire Safety Management

• Causes and Prevention of Fire
• Principles of Fire and Explosion
• Checklists – ignition sources and fuels
• Chemistry of Fire
• Classifications of Fire
• Principals of Fire and Smoke spread
• Case study
• Portable Fire Extinguishers (PFE)                                                      
• Class Discussion on use and limitations of PFE followed by PFE Quiz
• Syndicate Workshop – theory into practice – based on your Fire Risk

Module Three: Safety of People, Fire Protection, Evacuation Drills, Alarms and Exercises

• Fire protection (preventive and protective measures)
• Who has the responsibility for Assessing & Planning in your organization?
• What do you have in place now? Can it be improved?
• Perception and behavior of people in the event of a fire
• Emergency evacuation procedures for fires and different assembly points for bomb warnings
• Learning from evacuation drills & fire-fighting exercises
• Alerting mechanisms, warn the people but will they do what you want?
• Evacuation Case study
• Guidance on developing fire training, drills, and exercises                  
• How to design successful evacuation exercises
• Exercise reports and recommendations                                  
• What to do if the incident/evacuation is a prolonged one?