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Fire Safety in Residential Care

This course is tailored to the environment of a residential care home and aimed at all members of staff to understand fire safety precautions taken within the building and the actions to take in the event of a fire.  It will highlight the importance of fire doors in protecting escape routes, giving time to conduct evacuations and will identify the different classes of fire they may experience and how to safely deal with it, should the need arise.

An advanced level course is also available.

Course Content: Duration:
  • Danger of fire and smoke
  • Causes of fire
  • Evacuation
  • Classes of fire
  • Safe selection and use of fire extinguishers
  • Practical fire extinguisher use

A short programme (approx 2 hours)

Instructor / trainee ratio: Awarding body / certification:

min: 1:6 max: 1:15

 

Cognet Certificate of Attendance
Course requirements / notes:

There are no course pre-requisites

Wherever possible “Live-fire” practical fire extinguisher demonstrations will be carried out outside following a suitable risk assessment.

Please contact us for further details

Cognet provide on-site training throughout Shropshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire and West Midlands. Additionally, we regularly provide training further afield throughout England and Wales.

We would ask for at least four weeks lead time, however we have a very customer-focused philosophy and will try our utmost to meet more pressing needs.

For public course availability in Worcestershire and Shropshire please see our course dates page or contact us directly.

 

Fire Safety course page links:

Practical Fire Safety | Fire Marshal/Warden | Fire Regulations For Managers | Fire Safety in Residential Care | Management of Fire Safety in Residential Care