Fire Safety Awareness
Carelessness is the biggest cause of fire. Fire destruction is usually the work of one person but fire prevention is everybody’s responsibility.
Make sure you are part of the solution and that you support people to avoid being the problem by keeping your fire safety knowledge up to date.
Who should take this course?
This course has been designed specifically for Care and Support Workers working in a social care setting. It will also be useful to a wider audience of people who should know about Fire Safety.
Accreditation
Course Content
- How fires start and continue - the Fire Tetrahedron
- Preventing electrical fires
- The fire dangers of smoking
- Dangers of fire from the accumulation of rubbish, paper and other combustible materials
- The dangers of fire from the misuse of heaters and open fires
- The dangers of fire and cooking
- The dangers of fire - Other things to consider
- The effects of fire - Burns
- The effects of fire - Smoke inhalation
- The dangers of toxic fumes
- Fire prevention and control
- What to do and NOT do if the fire alarm is activated
- What to do and NOT do if you discover a fire
- If a small fire breaks out in a kitchen, what should you do?
- Different types of fire extinguisher and their correct use
- How to use a fire extinguisher properly
- Fire Blankets
- Fire classifications
- Fire safety in the workplace
Aims of the course
By the end of the course, you will:
- Understand how fires start and continue
- Explain the Fire Tetrahedron
- Identify the dangers of fire
- Understand the effects of fire
- Know how to react in an emergency
- Understand when and how to tackle a small fire
- Understand how to identify and use the correct extinguisher
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Certification
If you sign in to your account on Click before you take this course, you will be able to take the assessment and immediately access/download your certificate upon completion, which looks like this:
Pricing
Choose a plan below that best suits your needs. If you would like to purchase more than 50 licenses, contact us.
£4
Monthly Plan
- 7 days free access
- Includes ALL courses
- Full accessibility options in over 100 languages
- Training Matrix
- Licences can be recycled
- Price per learner, billed monthly by Direct Debit
- Upgrade to the 12 or 24 Month Plan, at any time
£2
24 Month Plan
- Use coupon code Learning to get 50% discount on first 3 invoices
- Includes ALL courses
- Full accessibility options in over 100 languages
- Training Matrix
- Licences can be recycled
- Price per learner, billed monthly by Direct Debit
£3
12 Month Plan
- Use coupon code Learning to get 50% discount on first 3 invoices
- Includes ALL courses
- Full accessibility options in over 100 languages
- Training Matrix
- Licences can be recycled
- Price per learner, billed monthly by Direct Debit
Accessibility
If you sign in to your account on Click before you take this course, you will be able to change the accessibility settings to suit your needs. This includes translation into 100+ languages, some of which can also be read out loud to you.
Course reviews
“Just to say the information was clear and concise and just the right amount, the flipping of the pictures was a great way of reinforcing the information. Keep up the good work”
“Great course - informative and easy to follow”
“Fantastic course,more knowledge learnt”
Why use Grey Matter Learning?
- Our methodology values previous learning, saving time
- Clever accessibility settings including 100+ languages
- 50+ high quality courses, specially written for care
- Join thousands of services and local authorities
- Proven to reduce staff turnover and improve CQC ratings
- Established 14 years - we know what works
- Skills for Care Centre of Excellence, CPD certification
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