This refresher course is suitable for healthcare professionals and other individuals who require a Fire Safety practical training session.
This course includes a practical session and assessment, delivered over video-link with one of our experienced healthcare trainers. A booklet to support learning, will be sent out after the course.
Attendees will need to provide appropriate ID at the start of the session and must be in a private quiet space.
This course is mapped and aligned to the UK CSTF (Skills For Health).
The following areas will be covered on the course:
- Understand the characteristics of fire, smoke and toxic fumes
- Know the fire hazards in the working environment
- Be aware of the significant findings of relevant fire risk assessments
- Understand how to practice and promote fire prevention
- Be aware of basic fire safety and local fire safety protocols including staff responsibilities during a fire incident
- Know the means of raising the fire alarm and the actions to take on hearing the fire alarm
- Know instinctively and describe the right action to take if fire breaks out or smoke is detected
- Be familiar with the different types of fire extinguishers, their use & identify safety precautions associated with their use
- Understand the importance of being familiar with evacuation procedures and associated escape routes
- Hospital Fire Safety
