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Introduction to Fire Safety Principles

The Fire Safety Principles course allows you to develop your basic fire safety awareness, in order to assist your employer by undertaking more specific fire safety roles in the workplace to manage fire risk e.g. as fire wardens/marshals/stewards etc.

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Certification:

College Certificated

Duration:

  • One day
  • Carnegie Conference Centre
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Who is this course for?

Designed for employees who hope to develop their basic fire safety awareness in order to assist their employer by undertaking more specific fire safety roles in the workplace to manage fire risk (e.g. as fire wardens/marshals/stewards etc)

What qualifications will I gain?

Fife College Certificate of Attendance

What will I learn on the course?

This course will cover the following topics:

  • Causes of fire in the workplace
  • Fire hazards
  • Characteristics of fire and smoke spread
  • Fire control methods
  • Means of escape
  • Fire detection and raising the alarm
  • Extinguishing fires
  • Fixed fire-fighting systems
  • Legal duties and penalties
  • Fire risk assessment
  • Fire safety inspections
  • Role of the fire warden
  • Induction briefings

Application Information

What further course options are available?

Please explore our range of training courses available on our website.

How will this help my career?

This course will enhance your understanding of basic fire safety principles and will be particularly helpful to those seeking roles managing fire risk (e.g. fire wardens/marshals/stewards).