Advanced Fire Safety Management Training

Introduction

Fire Safety within a building or plant must be managed to be effective. Therefore, Fire Safety Management is concerned with the overall study of fire prevention, fire development, fire containment, fire dynamics, fire decay and suppression, and the means by which the management of fire safety measures mitigate the consequences of fire in human, environmental and financial terms.

Naturally, there cannot be an "off the shelf solution". Every workplace is different. Therefore, Fire Safety Management and associated Fire Risk Assessments are not theoretical exercises. The purpose of this Advanced Fire Safety Management Training Course is to improve Fire Safety NOT simply to collect and file risk assessments. So are you confident? Ask yourself that if a major fire occurred in your Section, Department or Plant will people, including visitors and contractors, know exactly what to do and where to go? Will members of staff be able to instigate and implement the available Emergency Procedures? To help answer these questions, this training course will investigate the principles and practices of Warnings, Evacuation, Emergency Procedures, Training, and Exercises.

Objectives

On completing this course the participant will be able to:

• Learn the fundamentals of Advanced Fire Safety Management
• Learn how to carry out a comprehensive Fire Risk Assessment
• Means of detecting and giving warning in the event of a fire
• Means of escape and emergency lighting
• Understand the requirements for Signage and Fire-fighting equipment
• How to provide Staff with information on risks and training
• Understand that requirements of a comprehensive Fire Risk Assessment and Training Needs Analysis for key responders
• A safer office/industrial environment for you and your company
• Learn the techniques for implementing effective Fire Safety Management Systems and Emergency Plans
• Understand the necessities for an efficient and timely response

Training Methodology

This is an interactive course. There will be open question and answer sessions, regular group exercises and activities, videos, case studies, and presentations on best practice. Participants will have the opportunity to share with the facilitator and other participants on what works well and not so well for them, as well as work on issues from their own organizations. The online course is conducted online using MS-Teams/ClickMeeting.

Who Should Attend?

This intensive training course is for individuals requiring an intensive and broad-ranging introduction to the key principles of fire prevention, fire protection, and fire risk assessment at a primary and middle management level. It will be essential for all those who need to develop an organizational understanding of Fire Safety Management and so enhance their careers.

• Health Safety and Environment professionals and Fire Officers who need to complement their professional knowledge
• Experienced and new auditors linked to the company’s HSE Management Systems (HSE-MS)
• Line Managers and Supervisors responsible for HSE functions or wishing to fulfill their role or become involved within HSE-MS
• All personnel involved in implementing the Company’s HSE-MS

Course Outline

Advanced Fire Safety Management

• Course introduction – aims and objectives of the event
• Definitions and Scope of Fire Safety Management
• Moral, legal and financial reasons for promoting high standards
• A look at the statistics and of those companies who got it wrong
• Organizing for Safety:
  • Fire Safety Management roles and responsibilities
  • Consultation with all staff and contractors
  • Work equipment
  • Hazardous substances
  • Case study
• Concept of Safety Culture and its various components
  • How to develop a positive safety culture
  • Human Behaviour and human failure
  • Effecting a cultural change
  • Case study
• Fire Protection and Fire Prevention Measures
• Checklists - Escape Routes; Lighting; Stairways; Emergency Exits; Escape Doors; Alarms & hardware
• Maintenance, safeguards & operational features for exit routes
• Fire safety signage
• Fire detection systems
• Fire fighting equipment
• Fire Risk Assessments and the methodology for carrying one out
• Competency to conduct risk assessments
• The risk assessment process
• Case study
• Syndicate workshop – theory into practice - carry out a risk assessment
• Report back of the assessment

Management and Control of the identified Fire Risks (Primary and Secondary) is the Key to Effective Fire Safety Management

• Causes and Prevention of Fire
• Principles of Fire and Explosion
• Checklists – ignition sources and fuels
  • Chemistry of Fire
  • Classifications of Fire
  • Principals of Fire and Smoke spread
  • Case study
• Portable Fire Extinguishers (PFE)                                                      
• Class Discussion on use and limitations of PFE followed by PFE Quiz
• Syndicate Workshop - theory into practice - based on your Fire Risk

Safety of People, Fire Protection, Evacuation Drills, Alarms, and Exercises

• Fire protection (preventive and protective measures)
• Who has the responsibility for Assessing & Planning in your organization?
• What do you have in place now? Can it be improved?
• Perception and behavior of people in the event of a fire
• Emergency evacuation procedures for fires and different assembly points for bomb warnings
• Learning from evacuation drills & fire-fighting exercises
• Alerting mechanisms, warn the people but will they do what you want?
• Evacuation Case study
• Guidance on developing fire training, drills and exercises                  
• How to design successful evacuation exercises
• Exercise reports and recommendations                                  
• What to do if the incident/evacuation is a prolonged one?
  • Brief introduction to Business Continuity issues