Fire Risk Assessment

The new legislation The Fire Safety Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 which came into effect on 15 November 2010 requires that almost all workplaces undertake a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment. The assessment must be carried out by a competent person, who is trained to perform risk assessments and can identify hazards and take steps to prevent fire in order to protect the safety of occupants, visitors and those in the immediate vicinity. This course allows companies to keep employees aware of all the key information regarding fire safety in the workplace.

By the end of this course delegates will have a clear understanding of the following:

· The Fire Safety Legislation

· Causes of fire within the workplace and the dangers of fire

· The main causes of fire and the preventative strategies

· How to promote a safe working practice within the workplace

· Fire classification and the use of extinguishers on different types of fires

· The correct action to take on discovering a fire and how to raise the alarm

· The means of escape and the way people might react

· How to conduct a risk assessment and how to review them regularly