Aim: To understand and know how to promote fire safety in the workplace
Objectives:
By successfully completing this course you will be able to:
- Establish the basics of this subject
- Describe the fire hazards in a typical work setting
- Understand who is responsible for fire safety in the workplace
- Describe the fire safety regulations in England and Wales
- List the type and use of fire safety equipment found in the work setting
- Describe the fire risk assessment procedure in a care premises
- Understand what you need to do when you detect a fire in your workplace
- Understand the importance of fire safety and evacuation plans
- Understand the implications of ignoring the fire safety guidelines
- Describe the importance of fire safety training in the workplace
Introduction
Welcome to the Halo Staffing Care Workforce Pathway eLearning course on Promote fire safety in the work setting.
We will begin this course by establishing the basics of this subject.
Having done that, we will focus on the fire hazards in a typical work setting.
The next section will inform you about the accountability regarding fire safety in the workplace.
At this point we will inform you about the fire safety regulations in England and Wales.
This will be followed by a section which focuses on the types and uses of fire safety equipment.
The next section will inform you about the fire risk assessment procedure in a care premises.
We will then inform you what you need to do when you detect a fire in your workplace.
The following section will discuss the importance of fire safety and evacuation plans.
We will also educate you about the implications of ignoring the fire safety guidelines.
Finally, we will conclude the course with a description of the importance of fire safety training in the workplace.
