Fire Safety Training
The Level 2 Award in Fire Safety Principles allows candidates to develop their basic fire safety awareness. It is particularly useful for employees who are to have a designated responsibility for workplace fire safety, for example as fire wardens or fire marshals, and provides the knowledge that will allow them to carry out duties relating to fire safety and emergency procedures. This qualification covers the following topics:Causes of fire in the workplaceFire hazardsCharacteristics of fire and smoke spreadFire control methodsMeans of escapeFire detection and raising the alarmExtinguishing firesFixed fire-fighting systemsThe Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005Legal duties and penaltiesFire risk assessmentFire safety inspectionsRole of the fire wardenInduction briefings