Fire Safety Awareness Training for Carers
in-person, at your workplace
Fire Safety Awareness Training is the mandatory, minimum level of Fire Safety Awareness training as required by the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. It is for all employees when they start work at a new premises and then again at regular intervals (determined by the employer and taking into consideration skill fade) throughout the term of their employment.
This specifically designed Fire Safety Awareness Training for Carers course will raise your staff’s awareness, and enhance and refresh their existing knowledge and understanding of fire safety in their working environment. It additionally covers the particular needs of a care/nursing home setting (including the Fire Emergency Evacuation Plan (FEEP) for the premises, action during a fire alarm activation, how to interpret the fire panel and understand the information displayed, how to investigate a potential fire, general fire prevention and the practical use of assets such as evacuation aids and the efficient use of walkie talkies).
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Why Choose Benfield Fire Safety's in-person, hands-on Fire Safety Awareness Training for Carers?
- In a care environment, it is highly likely your Fire Evacuation Emergency Plan (FEEP) requires that your staff to use fire extinguishers, then you must train staff in the use of such portable firefighting aids. Our in-person training includes the practical use of Fire Extinguishers – an important element to help empower your staff to act in event of a real fire.
- Our instructors (all former fire service officers with 30 years’ experience), can also tailor the Fire Safety Awareness Training for Carers to talk about specific risk factors for your care premises type and risks specific to your workplace. We believe that training in their own care premises 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 - Our experienced instructors create a friendly and inclusive learning environment to deliver an engaging theory lesson. They will give your staff the opportunity to ask questions about the risk in their specific workplace and relating to their specific day-to-day roles.
- Practical - Hands-on practical fire extinguisher and fire blanket use for every participant. Choose from either OUTDOOR (live flame/gas) or INDOOR (laser/ digital) simulators. For care premises, the INDOOR simulator is a great choice as real-life fire scenarios can be created (such as in a bedroom). Smoke goggles can also be added so that staff can appreciate as realistic as possible what a real-life situation may feel like.
- This training is specifically tailored to educate carers on appropriate action relating to high risk rooms in a care setting (such as laundry/kitchen areas).
- Certificate of competence for every candidate.
Course Content:
- Adopting the FEEP for the care facility as part of the evacuation process.
- Various ways to move immobile residents.
- Remove and report fire risks.
- Classifications of fire.
- Spot and avoid hazards and potential fire risks.
- Responding to fire alarm activation.
- Evaluating if it is safe to fight a fire.
- Raise the alarm on discovering a fire.
- Correct fire extinguisher selection.
- Correct tactics for the use of different fire extinguisher types.
- Extinguish a real or simulated fire using the correct type of extinguisher.
Course Details & Facilities Required at Your Workplace
- No candidate prerequisite knowledge or pre-course preparation needed.
- Course duration is approximately 2.5 hours.
- Competency is valid for 1 year.
- Theory element - we simply need a room for a presentation.
- Practical element: please have your evacuation sledge/mat available and please supply a copy of your Fire Emergency Evacuation Plan (FEEP) prior to the day. We also require some indoor or outdoor space for the fire simulation.
Fire Safety Awareness Training for Carers 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 for carers.
This training is valid for 1 year.
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 details that employees must be provided with this minimum level of training at regular intervals (determined by the Employer/Responsible Person and taking into consideration skill fade) throughout the term of their employment.
If you use bank/agency staff, their employer must provide them with the basic Fire Safety Awareness level of training. You as the business owner must, however, carry out your due diligence to ensure they have received fire safety awareness training, and ensure that they are familiar with your Fire Emergency Plans (FEEPs).
