A First Aid Fire fighting and Marshalling training day - very useful, practical training and guidance to managing Fire and determining what equipment is most appropriate to mitigating risk.

OBJECTIVES:
Fire Marshals and Deputies shall be both confident and competent to manage fire emergencies.

•  Up on successful completion, candidates will be able to:
•  Supervise the evacuation of buildings challenged by fire
•  Understand when and how to organizes Fire-watch patrols 
•  Report  and brief on incidents, accurately and succinctly
•  Construct a Fire Action plan
• Efficiently manage roll-calls and marshalling points
• Use Portable Fire extinguishers safely and effectively for class A & B fires

COURSE DETAIL 

9:00:   Welcome & explanation of Aims, Objectives and limitations

A briefing on

• Fire Safety and Awareness at work
• Fire Detection and Alarm systems
• Your action in the event of a fire emergency
• Safe use of portable fire extinguisher
• Their role as a Fire Marshall

9:25:        How accidental Fire affects your business and your lives

A discussion considering the impacts and costs of:

• Injury and death
• Loss of buildings, stock and equipment
• Insurance,

9:45:         The physics, chemistry and behavior of Fire, smoke and associated toxins.
A little more than The ‘Fire Triangle’ - Identifying the three elements that fire needs, to continue:

10:30:    Coffee

10:40:                    Briefing and discussion on actions when Fire is discovered

Key Points:

• Break glass – or do you have an old Fire Bell? Will a whistle, or other alarm do the job?
• Who raises an alarm
• Personal property
• Evacuation action by designated Marshalls

10:50:   Fire Alarm Systems Instruction           
Key Points:

• What action is required in a fire alert?
• What action is required in a fire evacuation Ensure that everyone has been evacuated from your designated area?

11:10:     On your return to the workplace.

When is it safe to return? What about forensic and other investigation?

11:15:     Signs for Fire Action, evacuation and direction

The lawful minimum and what is recommended.

11:20:     Fire Safety and in Construction works and remote sites
Key points include:

• Emergency procedures
• Storage of flammable substances
• Smoking and cooking policies
• Hot work permits system
• Good housekeeping
• Safe heating
• Security measures to prevent arson

11:50:     Fire classifications (as remarked on each extinguisher themselves).

• Water - uses
• Foam - uses
• Carbon Dioxide - uses
• Dry Powder
• Wet Chemical
• Fire Blanket
• Short demonstration of how to use each extinguisher

12:30:                    Sandwich lunch break

13:00:    Safe use of portable fire extinguishers.

• Candidates will learn what types are to be used in what circumstance and WHICH types
• CANNOT safely be used, with demonstration of how quickly a fire may spread, when the wrong

13:30:    Practical instruction and fire fighting practise with water, foam and carbon dioxide extinguishers; using fire trays, on open ground.

14:30:    Written test and course evaluation

14:50:    Course close

• Fire Marshal- FAFT1; prices per instructor session. The maximum number of candidates per instructor shall not be more than 12.
• Prices include refreshments and course material and courses are conducted at our Fire training ground.
• By prior arrangement, we may arrange courses at your premises after having assessed these suitable.
• Prices for courses at customer premises will usually remain as advertised, will include instructor expenses but not include candidate refreshments.
• A record of candiate training will be kept securely on our records for a peiod not less than five years of training.