Fire Awareness Training
This course is intended for all industry sectors and helps participants understand the fundamentals of fire safety, maintain a safe work environment, and meet the requirements of current laws and regulations.
Introduction
Fire Awareness for Construction is a course specifically created to educate those in the construction sector about the risks posed by fire to health & safety. The course offers a wealth of information relating to fire prevention, the use of fire extinguishers, the signs of a fire, and emergency procedures for safe evacuation.
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to meet the legal requirements set out in The Fire Safety Order 2005 and The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
- Describe the causes and progression of fire, methods of fire control, and the correct selection and use of various types of fire extinguishers.
- Develop and implement effective fire emergency procedures and understand the appropriate actions to take when evacuation is not possible.
Course Structure
The course is broken down into 5 main sections:
- The Nature of Fire
- Fire Signage
- Fire Hazards
- Emergency Procedure
- Portable Fire Extinguishers
Course Overview
Fire Awareness Training is a legal requirement for all employees, regardless of industry or working environment. This essential eLearning course is designed to support staff across all sectors, helping them understand fire safety basics, maintain a safe workplace, and work towards compliance with current fire safety legislation, including The Fire Safety Order 2005 and The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
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Fire Awareness in Construction certificate
All of our courses end with a multiple-choice test to measure your knowledge of the material.
Fire Awareness Training in Construction concludes with a 20-question multiple choice test with a printable certificate. In addition, short in-course questionnaires will guide you through the sections of the training, which are designed to reinforce learning and ensure maximum engagement throughout.
As well as printable user certificates, training progress and results are all stored centrally in your LMS (Learning Management System). This can be accessed at any time to reprint certificates, check & set pass marks, and serve as proof of commitment to ongoing legal compliance.
What does my certificate include?
Your Fire Awareness Training in Construction Certificate includes your name, company name (if applicable), name of course taken, date of completion, expiry date and stamps of approval or accreditations by recognised authorities.
Please note, if you are using our course content via SCORM in a third party LMS, then we are unable to provide certificates and you will need to generate these yourself in your host LMS.
Why is Fire Awareness Training important?
It's important that you comply with the law, as well as understand the ways in which it affects you in the workplace.
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 states that the responsible person must ensure that their employees are provided with adequate safety training:
The responsible person must ensure that his employees are provided with adequate safety training. [this must] (a) include suitable and sufficient instruction and training on the appropriate precautions and actions to be taken by the employee in order to safeguard himself and other relevant persons on the premises; (b) be repeated periodically where appropriate The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, Section 21
