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CIEH Level 2 Award in Fire Safety Principles

Introduction

This course allows candidates to develop their basic fire safety awareness. It is particularly useful for employees who are to have a designated responsibility for workplace fire safety, for example as fire wardens or fire marshals, and provides the knowledge that will allow them to carry out duties relating to fire safety and emergency procedures. Successfully completing this course will enable you to become a fire warden/marshal in your organisation.

Who will benefit?

This course is designed for employees who hope to develop their basic fire safety awareness in order to assist their employer by undertaking more specific fire safety roles in the workplace to manage fire risk (e.g. as fire wardens/marshals/stewards etc.)

Learning outcomes

Successful completion of the training programme and assessment will enable candidates to develop:

• general knowledge and understanding of fire safety in the workplace
• a foundation knowledge of the risk controls associated with fire in the workplace
• knowledge of the main types of fire safety equipment

Entry Qualifications and Progression

There are no entry qualifications for this course although basic fire safety awareness to Level 1 standard is recommended. Following this course you might wish to consider the CIEH Level 3 Award in Fire Safety Risk Assessment and Control (coming soon).

Assessment

The method of assessment is a multiple choice examination at the end of the course. Candidates are required to correctly answer 10 out of 15 questions in order to achieve a Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Level 2 Award in Fire Safety Principles.

Programme

• Causes of fire in the workplace
• Fire hazards
• Characteristics of fire and smoke spread
• Fire control methods
• Means of escape
• Fire detection and raising the alarm
• Extinguishing fires
• Fixed fire-fighting systems
• The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
• Legal duties and penalties
• Fire risk assessment
• Fire safety inspections
• Role of the fire warden
• Induction briefings

Venue

Courses are held at our training centres or alternatively can be held in house at your premises.

Duration

1 day

We usually aim to start the course at 9am and finish by 5pm

Price

Public Course: £58.95 + vat per person inclusive of all training material, certificates, tea/coffee and lunch

In Company Training

If you would prefer, we can arrange for training courses to be delivered on-site at your premises. 

To discuss your company's on-site training requirements either call us on 01684 297172 or email info@soteriasafety.co.uk for a free no obligation quote

To book a course, please click the "Find Course Dates" button to find a scheduled course, or call us on 01684 297172 or email info@soteriasafety.co.uk