Fire Safety Awareness Distance Learning Course

Fire Safety legislation requires everyone in the workplace to be made aware of the risks and their responsibilities with regards to fire safety. Our course is designed to give your staff the knowledge and confidence to act safely in the event of a fire, and to aid fire prevention in your work place.

OUTCOMES
On completion of the course delegates should be able to:
 Identify their responsibilities for fire safety within the workplace.
 Explain the reasons for fires occurring and ways to prevent them from happening.
 Identify common causes of fire
 Understanding of fire risk assessment.
 Awareness of the additional arrangements for people with long and short term
disabilities.
 Understand and communicate the theory and science of fire.
 Know the methods of extinguishing fires and which extinguisher is correct for the
type of fire.
 Understand the role and responsibilities of a fire marshal.
 Knowledge of how to safely store gas cylinders and dangerous or hazardous materials and substances.

BENEFITS
The course is aimed at all employees within an organisation, as Fire Safety is in everybody’s interest. All members of staff should be given training, information and instruction on the fire safety measures to be taken on the premises.
 Ensures compliance with Fire Safety and Health and Safety legislation including Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmosphere Regulations (DSEAR).
 Demonstrates why fire safety should be a vital part of everyone’s job.
 Plain jargon free language used
 Discounts are available to organisations that want to train more than 10 delegates.
 The module can be customised to meet your company’s procedures and processes
 The course can be run as a halfday classroom based course

(please contact us to discuss your requirements).

COURSE BASIS
No pre-requisites or prior knowledge required.
 Designed to be completed as a "self development correspondence course", this means that the delegate can decide how, when and where to carry out their studies and can ensure the delegate can prioritise their time, both at home and at work.
 This is a modular course and is provided via an online portal where the module, questionnaire and certificate can be accessed.
 Delegates emailed upon completion.
 Module is completed with a questionnaire.
 Upon completion the questionnaire is returned to ALM for marking.
 Access to qualified tutors via email/phone.

SUBJECTS COVERED
COSHH, CLP and REACH Regulations
 The Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations Regulations 2002
 The Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015
 What are a Substances Hazardous to Health?
 Forms of chemical and biological agents
 Classification of substances
 Routes of entry
 Aims of COSHH
 Requirements of COSHH
 COSHH Assessment, including: Documenting and Reviewing a COSHH Assessment, COSHH Assessment Training and Examples of a COSHH Assessment
 Control Measures, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
 Workplace Exposure Limits (WEL)
 Monitoring Exposure
 Informing the Workforce
 Information on Substances
 Health Surveillance
 How does a Permit-to-Work System work for COSHH?
 Emergency Preparation
 Principals of Good Control Practice
 Safety Data Sheets (SDS)