Fire Extinguisher Training in Hampshire
Fire extinguisher training is essential where employers expect staff to use fire extinguishers as part of their safety arrangements. Benfield Fire Safety provides professional, in-person Fire Extinguisher Training delivered on site in and around Hampshire, helping staff understand when it is safe to use an extinguisher and which type to select.
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As set out in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, if an employer expects employees to use fire extinguishers, they must ensure staff are appropriately trained and confident in their use. Where training is not provided, the Fire Emergency Evacuation Plan must clearly state that staff are not to tackle a fire unless suitably trained.
When Is Fire Extinguisher Training Required?
Fire Extinguisher Training is required where staff may be expected to attempt to tackle a fire as part of your fire safety arrangements. This decision should always be based on your Fire Safety Policy and reflected within your Fire Emergency Evacuation Plan.
Training ensures staff understand:
When it may be appropriate to use an extinguisher
When evacuation without delay is the safest option
How to identify the fire type before taking action
How to reduce the risk of fire spread, where safe to do so
Without appropriate training, staff should not be expected to use fire extinguishers during an emergency.
Why Choose Benfield Fire Safety's in-person, hands-on Fire Extinguisher Training?
- If your Fire Evacuation Emergency Plan (FEEP) requires that your staff may potentially have to use fire extinguishers, then you must train them to do so. Our in-person training includes the practical use of Fire Extinguishers.
- Our experienced instructors (all former fire service officers with 30 years' experience), can also tailor the training to talk about specific risk factors for your industry type and risks specific to your workplace. We believe that training in their own workplace enables your staff to relate to the training more easily and thus make them more likely to act effectively in the event of an emergency.
- We come to you - No need for your staff to travel.
- Theory - An engaging theory session in which our instructors will give your staff the opportunity to ask questions about the risks in their specific workplace and relating to their specific day to day roles, as well as creating a friendly and inclusive learning environment.
- Practical - Hands-on practical fire extinguisher and fire blanket use for every candidate - choose from either OUTDOOR (live flame/gas) or INDOOR (laser/ digital) simulators.
- Certificate of competence for every candidate.
Course Content:
This training session teaches staff how to identify what is actually on fire, select the most appropriate extinguisher for the fire type, and use fire extinguishers safely and effectively.
The course helps build confidence while reinforcing the importance of personal safety and correct decision-making under pressure.
Course content includes:
- Classifications of fire.
- Under what circumstances would we use an extinguisher.
- When would we consider defaulting to simply evacuating without delay.
- Identification of items on fire.
- Correct fire extinguisher selection.
- Identification of ‘fuel’ isolation where applicable.
- Use of different types of fire extinguishers.
- Correct tactics and techniques for different extinguishing medias.
- Extinguish a real or simulated fire using the correct fire extinguisher.
- Application of a fire blanket.
- Maintaining safe person concept at all times.
In-Person, Hands-On Training at Your Workplace
We believe that fire extinguisher training is most effective when delivered in the environment where staff work. Training at your own premises allows instructors to tailor examples and discussions to the specific risks present within your workplace.
Training Delivery Includes
Theory session delivered as a toolbox talk prior to practical training
Hands-on practical use of fire extinguishers and fire blankets
Choice of OUTDOOR live flame with gas simulation
Choice of INDOOR laser or digital simulation where appropriate
This approach helps staff relate training directly to their day-to-day roles and respond more effectively in an emergency.
Fire Extinguisher Training Course Details and Requirements
- No candidate pre-requisite knowledge or pre-course preparation required
- Course duration is approximately 2.5 hours
- Competency is valid for 1 year
- Practical training uses a range of extinguisher types
- Training delivered in person at your workplace
Fire Extinguisher Training F.A.Q's
Yes. However, the online version is theory only. We would stress the importance of adding our practical Fire Extinguisher Training (in person, at your workplace) to the online module. If you are within Kent, East Sussex, London, West Sussex, Hampshire, Surrey, Wiltshire, Dorset or the West Country, we can provide you with our hands-on practical Fire Extinguisher Training.
This training is valid for 1 year.
Yes, if they have a valid certificate indicating they have had fire extinguisher training this will be adequate.
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Our training is designed to support your team in making informed decisions and feeling more comfortable with the equipment provided. Benfield Fire Safety’s fire extinguisher training will assist staff by increasing their confidence and helping them build a practical understanding of how to use extinguishers safely and effectively.
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