FIRE AWARENESS TRAINING

It is a requirement of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 that employers should provide a safe and healthy environment for their employees.

This comprehensive SAQA aligned course (Unit Standards: 13961, 110192, 110075 and 12484) covers an introduction to Fire Fighting and Awareness, enabling all participants to:

• Have a greater awareness and understanding of the threat posed by fire, their personal responsibility in preventing an outbreak where they work and, on the action to be taken should one occur?
• Enable the student to tackle a fire in its incipient stages, in the correct and safe manner, using the correct extinguishing medium.
• Assist with the safe evacuation of all building occupants and correct reporting procedures should a fire or other emergency take place.

Duration

A minimum of 4 hours.

Course Content / Modules Covered

A wide range of subjects is covered including:

• Introduction – What to do
• Combustion – The nature of Fire
• Causes of fire – How fires start and prevention
• Portable Fire Extinguishers
• Other fire equipment (Fire Buckets and Blankets)
• Fixed Fire Hose reels
• Plan, prepare and carry out a fire drill
• Practical sessions

If your organisation has a specific area of training that is not included, or you require a more in-depth session then we can accommodate you by providing additional training in that particular subject.

Certification

Subject to assessment, all participants will be issued with a Fire Awareness Certificate.