By the end of the session, learners will be able to:

• State the cost of fires in the workplace to businesses and individuals
• State the common causes of workplace fires
• List the duties and responsibilities of employees in relation to fire safety
• List the duties and responsibilities of others in the event of a fire
• State the actions to be taken in the event of a fire
• List the methods available to raise the alarm in the event of a fire
• State how to contact the emergency services
• State the key elements for effective fire risk management in the workplace
• List the components of the fire triangle
• List the active and passive fire control measures
• State the methods to prevent fire including fire prevention awareness
• Define the role and the state the duties of the “responsible person” under the RRFSO 2005
• Define the term "competent person" under the RRFSO 2005
• State the role and the powers of the enforcing authorities
• State the powers of the courts for breaches of the RRFSO 2005

Lesson content:

• The cost to businesses and individuals
• Causes of workplace fires
• Duties and responsibilities of employees in relation to fire safety at work
• Duties and responsibilities of others in the event an emergency e.g. fire marshals, fire service etc
• The actions to be taken in the event of a fire
• Methods of raising the alarm
• How to contact the emergency services
• The role and duties of the responsible person
• Define the term competent person
• The types of enforcement authorities
• The powers of enforcement authorities
• The powers of the courts for breaches of the RRFSO 2005
• Common human behaviours in the event of fire
• Methods which cause heat to be transmitted during a fire (direct contact, conduction, convection, radiation, flashover and backdraught).

By the end of the session, learners will be able to:

• State the safety precautions needed to be undertaken before using fire-fighting equipment
• State the requirements needed to correctly service check fire-fighting equipment
• Outline the common human behaviours in fire situations where training has not been undertaken
• List the names of methods which cause heat to be transmitted during a fire
• Define the role and responsibilities of a fire marshal
• State the content of an emergency plan in the workplace
• Demonstrate competent fire extinguishment
• DRA (Dynamic risk assessment)

Lesson content:

• The safety precautions of using fire-fighting equipment
• Fire-fighting equipment service checks
• Types of fire extinguishers and their uses