Fire Safety 1: Hazards & Prevention

This new title will teach care workers how to identify potential hazards and prevent the outbreak of fires. Covering areas such as the legal framework surrounding fire and how fires start, this title goes on to explain how to reduce the risk of injury from fires by stopping them spreading. This title was developed to encompass the latest legislation and conform to the Common Induction Standards.

Consultant: Bob Parkin MIFireE, MIFPO, MIFSM (Marsden Fire Safety Ltd).

Standards:

Skills for Care Common Induction Standard 3.3

Care Council for Wales Induction Section 2.2

Health & Social Care NOS/NVQ Units 22, 32 and statutory training

Subjects covered include:

• Legal requirements for fire safety training • How fires start • Fire Hazards Areas • Fire Prevention • The use of fire equipment • Fire Risk Assessment • How the changes in the smoking law effects fire safety

Supporting material:

An accompanying CD-ROM contains a Training Pack, which includes a Lesson Plan, 4 case studies, 3 group and/or individual exercises and 3 handouts. The CD-ROM also contains Question and Answer sheets a Trainer’s Guide and other supporting materials, all designed to help you prepare and run an effective training session.

Duration:

7 sections of video to be used in a suggested 3 hour training session.