Fire Warden

The course is divided into 5 modules:

• Introduction to Fire Warden Training – why fire safety is important, the law, employer and employee duties, how to prepare for the role.
• Understanding Fire – the fire triangle, fire classes and the types of fire extinguisher.
• Fire Risk Assessment – what is a risk assessment? identifying hazards, deciding who might be harmed, evaluating risks, recording and implementing findings and reviewing and updating the assessment.
• Fire Safety Arrangements – the fire plan, fire detection and warning systems, emergency routes and exits, fire safety signs, emergency lighting and Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans.
• Evacuation Procedures – evacuation strategies, your role during evacuations and carrying out fire drills.

Assessment is through individual and group exercises and an end-of-course multiple-choice test.