Fire Warden Training
Course aims
This one day course will provide course delegates with a theoretical and practical understanding of the typical functions of a fire warden or fire marshal within a workplace.
Additionally, this course will give delegates an understanding of how fires start and propagate within buildings and the tools to assist with the development and implementation of emergency evacuation arrangements.
Who should attend?
The course is suitable for anyone with responsibility for assisting with emergency evacuation arrangements in their workplace, including fire co-ordinators, fire wardens, or marshals, supervisors/managers with fire safety responsibilities or health and safety representatives.
Key Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course delegates will be able to:
- Explain common causes of fire in the workplace.
- Explain how fires spread within buildings.
- Outline typical functions of the Emergency Team including Fire Wardens, or Marshals and Fire Co-ordinators.
- Identify the main requirements of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
- Outline the main elements of a fire risk assessment.
- Discuss the types of portable fire extinguishers and how they can be used in emergencies.
- Outline the factors to be considered when developing emergency evacuation training, arrangements and practice fire drills.
- Assist the company in simulated and live emergency evacuation situations.
- Develop arrangements for post evacuation evaluation and debriefing.
