According to government statistics, there are 15,000 fires in workplaces and places where people gather in England every year. That’s 40 fires a day.
The costs associated with fire are significant from physical costs including destruction of property, loss of income and increased insurance premiums, through to immeasurable, profound costs including loss of life, severe injury and reputational damage.
However, fire is preventable.
The Course
Highfield’s Fire Safety in the Workplace Short Course is designed to help you and your business understand the risks of fire and the steps that can be taken to mitigate the risk of fire. It will provide the knowledge required to prevent fire and protect people from harm.
The course outlines from the very basics of how fire starts and spreads, through to risk assessments and managing risk, as well as outlining the legal obligations of different people in the workplace and their roles and responsibilities relating to fire safety.
Areas Covered
- The fire triangle
- Causes of fire
- Hazards associated with fire
- How fire spreads
- Fire protection
- Fire classification
- Fire extinguishers
- The regulatory reform (fire safety) order
- Fire safety briefings
- Employees responsibilities
- Fire risk assessment
- Actions in the event of fire
who is it aimed at?
Any employee or manager where there is a requirement to understand fire safety, their roles and responsibilities and the risks associated with fire. This course can be used as a stand-alone module or included in an induction programme.
Prerequisites
No prior knowledge needed.
Typical Duration
20 – 40 Â minutes.
The Highfield Quality Endorsed Stamp
The Highfield Qualifications Quality endorsed stamp means that the content of the courses that we provide is of the highest standard in terms of quality. Our e-Learning resources can be used as a stand-alone course or to prepare learners for a qualification from Highfield or other awarding organisations.
Once you have completed one of our e-Learning course you may then wish to go on to achieve a Highfield qualification and as we are a Highfield Approved Centre, This can be done by sitting a formal examination at our premises or yours if you are a business or you can use our Qualify at Home service which allows anyone to learn and get qualified from work, at home or anywhere with an internet connection, click here to find out more.
How It Works
Our e-learning is available to use on multiple platforms such as tablets, PCs and laptops. All you need is an internet connection. Learners simply log on to the Highfield Learner Management System (LMS) and work their way through the course, along with the scenarios that provide them with real-life context.
Learners are assessed at the end of the course by multiple-choice questions.
Certification
Learners will receive a Highfield e-learning completion certificate, which is downloadable upon successfully finishing the course.
Accreditation
This e-learning course is a Highfield Qualifications accredited programme. More information is available at https://www.highfieldqualifications.com/
Why choose our e-learning?
We make the most complex of subjects easier to digest through media and content-rich exercises that motivate and engage learners. All of our e-learning uses interactive exercises and gaming combined with media-rich content, interactive scenarios, and relevant photography and illustrations. Content is provided by industry-leading experts. What that means for your learners is stimulating and engaging content they’ll respond to and, most importantly, remember.
Key elements of our e-learning courses are:
- Interactive exercises/gaming
- media-rich content
- interactive 3D scenarios
- content provided by market leading experts
- relevant photography and illustrations
- multi-generational content and style
Accreditation
Group Discounts
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Purchasing Licences
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