What’s in a Fire Safety Training Course?

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We specialise in delivering high quality fire safety training to professionals in a variety of sectors. With online and face-to-face courses available for you to choose from, why not familiarize yourself with the contents of our accredited courses?

Online Fire Safety Training

The most popular choice for fire safety training is our online course, which can be accessed 24/7 from any device with an internet connection and can be paused and restarted as many times as needed to fit in with your busy schedule.

Our accredited online fire safety training gives a general overview of fire safety for all employees. It’s a basic introduction to the subject suitable for total beginners or people who have already completed fire safety training and have a deeper knowledge of the topic.

Please click here now to view our online fire safety training course page and read the full course description.

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Strapped for time? No problem. Here’s a really brief overview of our online fire safety training course contents:

  • Introduction
    Our online course opens with a short introduction and an example of the tests you’ll find throughout.

  • Fire in the workplace
    You will learn the different types of fire, why fire awareness is so important, and what to do if the fire alarm sounds in your workplace.

  • Understanding fire
    You will learn exactly how fires start and how to break “the fire triangle” to prevent a fire from spreading out of control.

  • Practical fire safety
    You will learn how to identify a fire and how to protect yourself if a fire breaks out in your workplace, including your possible methods of escape.

  • Fire extinguishers
    You will learn about the different types of fire extinguisher and how to identify which one to use in the event of a real emergency.

  • Fire and the law
    We’ll give you a brief introduction to the law surrounding fire safety that you’ll need to be aware of to protect yourself from penalties.

  • Risk assessments
    You will learn about the importance of fire risk assessments and how they help to protect your workplace from fire.

  • Final assessment
    You will use the information you have learned within this course to answer a series of questions designed to test your knowledge and understanding of fire safety.

Ready to start learning? Our online fire safety course is available to begin immediately.

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Face-to-face Fire Safety Training

If you prefer to learn in-person, we have trainers based across the United Kingdom who are available to visit your premises and train groups of up to 20 at a time.

Our team of experienced trainers are ex-emergency services personnel and will give you an excellent introduction to all the topics listed above including (location permitting) the chance to practice using a fire extinguisher.

For more information about our accredited face-to-face fire safety training, please click here.

Alternatively, call us on 01327 552160 or email hello@smarthorizons.co.uk to speak to a member of our friendly customer support team about our trainers’ availability.