The Fire Risk Reduction Rules, 2007 require every workplace to have a fire-fighting team trained by an approved fire safety trainer (rules 20 and 21). Octopus Consultancy delivers this training at your premises. Trainer qualifications, practical activities and any participant certification are agreed for each programme.
The course combines theory with hands-on practice so your team understands how fires start and spread, how to prevent them, and what to do if one breaks out.
Training topics
- The chemistry of fire and the fire triangle
- Common causes of fire in the workplace
- Fire prevention and good housekeeping
- Your fire safety policy and the role of the fire-fighting team
- How to control the spread of fire and smoke
- Classes of fire and the right extinguishing agent for each
- Types of fire-fighting equipment and how to use them, with practical demonstration
- Raising the alarm and calling for help
- Emergency response plans, evacuation procedures and assembly points
- Assisting people with disabilities and accounting for everyone after evacuation
Practical sessions
Where a safe area is available, participants practise using fire extinguishers on a controlled fire. We can also run and observe an evacuation drill to test your procedures in real conditions, then debrief your team.
After the training
You receive a training record for your files, which auditors and DOSHS inspectors will ask to see. Combined with an annual fire safety audit, this keeps your workplace compliant and, more importantly, prepared.
