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Fire Risk Assessment Training Course
Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006
Since the introduction of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005, employers now have a duty to carry out a Fire Risk Assessment.
This course has been specially designed to carry out a suitable and sufficient Fire Risk Assessment as required by law.
The course will, however, only assist those already experienced in risk assessment to embark on risk assessing premises.
Designed for
- Fire Safety Managers and Officers
- Company Fire Officers, Directors, Managers and Supervisors having general or specific responsibility for fire safety compliance
- Health & Safety Officers/Practitioners
- Contractors and Planning Supervisors
- Property and Facilities Management Teams
- Security Officers
- Building and Shopping Mall Management
- Property Surveyors
Objectives
On completion of the course delegates will understand:
- Duties and requirements of the
- Fire (Scotland) Act 2005
- Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006
- Nature of fire and how it spreads.
- Escape route design principles.
- Fire extinguisher siting rules.
- Design features relating to fire alarm and emergency lighting systems.
- Concept and administration of a Fire Risk Assessment.
- Home Office Fire Risk Assessment methodology.
- Hazard identification and building defects.
- Implementation of control measures.
Duration: 3 days.
Location: Strathclyde Fire & Rescue Training Centre, Glasgow.
Cost: £500
Course Content
1. Registration and introduction
2. Fire Awareness
- Effects of heat, smoke and fire
- How fires spread (compartment fires)
3. Current Legislative framework
4. The Built Environment
- Passive fire protection
- Design code overview
- Means of escape
- Terminology
- Three stages of escape
- Active fire protection
- Fire alarms and protection
- Fire signage
- Emergency lighting
5. Fire Suppression
- Portable fire extinguisher siting and use
6. Fire Safety Management
- Fire prevention (causes of fire)
- Wilful fire raising awareness
- Fire Risk Assessment
7. Human behaviour in fire and other emergencies
