Introduction to Fire Safety in the Workplace

Understand the steps that can be taken to reduce the risk of fire and protect people from harm with this online introduction to fire safety course. According to government statistics there are 15,000 fire in workplaces and places where people gather in England every year. That’s 40 fires a day. The costs associated with fire are significant from physical costs including destruction of property, loss of income and increased insurance premiums, through to immeasurable, profound costs including loss of life, severe injury and reputational damage.

This short course is designed to help you and your business understand the risks of fire and the steps that can be taken to mitigate the risk of fire. It will provide the knowledge required to prevent fire and protect people from harm. The course outlines the very basics of how fire starts and spreads, through to risk assessments and managing risk. It outlines the legal obligations of different people in the workplace and their roles and responsibilities relating to fire safety.

This course covers the following areas:

• The fire triangle
• Causes of fire
• Hazards associated with fire
• How fire spreads
• Fire protection
• Fire classification
• Fire extinguishers
• The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order
• Fire safety briefings
• Employees’ responsibilities
• Fire risk assessment
• Actions in the event of a fire

Any employee or manager where there is a requirement to understand fire safety, their roles and responsibilities and the risks associated with fire. This course can be used as a stand-alone module or included in an induction programme.

No prior knowledge is needed.

20 – 40 minutes

After purchasing the course learners will be contacted by our Learner Management Team and provided with a username, password and hyperlink to the Awarding Organisation’s Learner Management System along with instructions on accessing the course. The learner account will already be set up and after logging-in, learners will be able access and work their way through the course, along with the scenarios that provide them with real-life context.

Learners are assessed at the end of the course by multiple-choice questions.

Learners will receive a Highfield e-learning completion certificate, which is downloadable upon successfully finishing the course.