It is crucial, whether users are a small or large business/organization, that they have the responsible people trained in the eventuality that a fire occurs within your premises.
Any person with a designated role as part of a fire safety policy; including Fire Wardens/ Marshalls, Department Heads, Managers, Health & Safety representatives, and Facilities Management should be trained in the relevant sector to prevent others from getting hurt in the instance of a fire emergency.
Instruction and training
In this article; the user will learn what it means to be a trained Fire Warden, what A&E's training involves, and how often Fire Warden training should be carried out.
Employers are legally required by the law (Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005) to provide information, instruction, and training to employees about fire precautions in the workplace.
What is Fire Warden Training?
Fire Warden are trained to implement the necessary fire safety arrangements as identified by the manager
A Fire Warden is a person(s) who the relevant person designates with responsibility for workplace activities, or workplace management.
They are trained to implement the necessary fire safety arrangements as identified by the manager to prevent a fire from occurring and/or consequently endangering the health of occupants/staff.
What to expect from an A&E Fire Warden/Marshall training course:
- A three-hour training course with a 15-minute break.
- A live, practical fire extinguisher demo and the use of our bespoke Smokehouse for evacuation procedure training.
What Are The Learning Outcomes Of Our Fire Warden Training Course?
At the conclusion of this course, delegates will:
- Recognize their role as a Fire Warden within your fire safety policy
- Develop confidence in their role within your evacuation plan
- Understand the legislation that supports the framework of fire safety at work
- Improve fire awareness in the workplace and at home
- Identify fire hazards at work and appreciate the consequences of poor fire safety
- Understand the effect of human behavior in an emergency
- Have gained practical firefighting skills
A trained Fire Warden/Marshall will:
- Recognize their role as a Fire Warden
- Develop confidence in their role within the evacuation plan
- Understand the legislation that supports the framework of fire safety at work
- Improve fire awareness in the workplace and at home
- Identify fire hazards at work and appreciate the consequences of poor fire safety
- Understand the effect of human behavior in an emergency
- Have gained practical firefighting skills
Protection in a fire emergency
Learning about how to become a Fire Warden will not only benefit a business or organization to maintain their legal requirements but help identify and highlight the typical tropes of an environment that are not suitably protected against the risk of a fire emergency.
It will also ensure that users are confident in how to react in the instance that a fire breaks out whether that be in the workplace or at home.