Course aims
The aims and objectives of this online Fire Warden training course are to:
- Outline the role and responsibilities of a fire warden,
- Provide designated fire warden with knowledge of the risks associated with workplace fires,
- Improve learner’s understanding of:
- Fire regulations and general fire precautions,
- Fire safety risk assessments and management,
- Fire safety precautions, and
- Evacuation procedures.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this online Fire Warden training course, the learner will have an improved understanding of:
- The role of a fire warden in the workplace and related legal duties,
- Basic principles and classifications of fires,
- Heat transmission and how fires start and spread,
- How to carry out a fire risk assessment,
- Common causes of fires in the workplace,
- Control measures to minimise the risk of fire in the workplace,
- Structural measures that prevent fire and smoke from spreading,
- Fire detection, fire warning, and fire equipment,
- Legal requirements for fire plans, and
- Emergency evacuation procedures.
What does the fire warden do?
The essential duties of fire warden include to:
- Assist in implementing and improving effective emergency procedures in your workplace,
- Help prevent emergencies by monitoring the adequacy of the fire risk control measures,
- Raise awareness with other staff about the fire hazards that exist in your workplace,
- Instruct workers on how to respond in an emergency,
- Lead the fire drills and real evacuation procedures – they must be familiar with all escape routes and exits from their designated area,
- Ensure all workers are accounted for during an evacuation, and
- Assist all people in the workplace should an emergency occur, including assisting people with special needs, e.g. helping someone in a wheelchair to evacuate.
Why is online Fire Warden training essential?
Fire is probably the most significant risk to life that most people face at work, with around 50 people being killed and over 2000 seriously injured every year. To minimise the risk of fire in the workplace, everyone must be aware of the common causes of fire and the appropriate actions to take in the event of a fire, including how to escape safely from the scene.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRO), a responsible person within your organisation MUST carry out a fire risk assessment, produce a fire emergency plan, and implement and maintain a fire risk management system.
Our online Fire Safety training courses have been designed to provide you, and your company, with the knowledge and understanding of fire safety required to ensure you meet your legal obligations.
What is covered in this course?
This online Fire Warden training course covers the following:
- Introduction to the role of the fire warden
- Why fire safety is essential;
- Fire safety law;
- Employer and employee duties;
- How to prepare well for your role.
- Understanding the mechanism of fire
- The fire triangle;
- Fire classes;
- Types of fire extinguishers
- Fire risk assessment
- What is a risk assessment?;
- Identifying fire hazards;
- Deciding who might be harmed;
- Evaluating risks;
- Recording and implementing findings;
- Reviewing and updating the assessment.
- Fire safety arrangements
- The fire plan;
- Fire detection and warning systems;
- Emergency routes and exits;
- Fire safety signs;
- Emergency lighting;
- Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs)
- Evacuation procedures
- Evacuation strategies;
- Your role during evacuations;
- Carrying out fire drills.
Fire Warden Training – Level 3 – Online Course – CPD Accredited.
