Basic Fire Safety Awareness for Care Homes
This course explains, in brief, why fires occur and what actions you must take to help prevent them starting and the actions you must take when they do. By completing this course you will be making your workplace a safer environment. This course is a variation on the Basic Fire Awareness course that contains information that is specific to employees of care and residential homes.
Course Overview
Current legislation, The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, applies to all workplaces regardless of the number of employees and requires employers to provide adequate training in fire awareness for all members of their staff.
Our online fire safety training courses are aimed at all employees to assist them in identifying and reducing the risk that fire presents in the workplace.
This course covers the same content as the Basic Fire Safety course with additional content tailored specifically for employees that work in care homes.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
• Define the common causes of fire and understand how to reduce their risks
• Understand the chemistry of fire and its ability to spread through four specified methods
• Recognise the dangers of smoke
• Identify the fire safety features in buildings and understand their role in fire prevention,
management, and evacuation
• Understand the risks to consider if you discover a fire
• Recognise the different types of Fire Extinguishers and when to use them
Who is this course for
This course is suitable for all staff of any care home setting
Recommended System Requirements
• Browser: Up to date web browser
• Video: Up to date video drivers
• Memory: 1Gb+ RAM
• Download Speed: Broadband (3Mb+)
Further Progression
On completetion of this course you may find other courses in the Health & Safety Suite or the Health & Social Care Suite useful.
Accredited by
CPD, IIRSM, Gatehouse Awards & IOSH Approved
Course Cost
£20 +VAT