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Fire Awareness Training in Construction
Fire Awareness for Construction is a course specifically aimed at educating those in the construction sector about the risks posed by fire to health and safety. This training course is an essential guide, covering fire prevention, use of fire extinguishers, recognition of fire signs and emergency procedure and safe evacuation.
Fire Awareness Training is a legal requirement for every workplace, and under the Construction Design and Management Regulations (CDM), and the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, you are obliged to ensure this training is undertaken by all staff.
This training programme has been written for people who work in the construction industry, as it includes information which is particularly relevant when working on building sites.
This online e-learning programme is an effective and hassle-free way to ensure that you comply with current legislation - as well as providing an easily accessible record of who has completed the training. This Fire Awareness course will introduce you to fire signage, explain how different extinguishers are needed for different types of fires and show you how to use them. It also looks at safe evacuation and what you should do in emergency situations.
This fire awareness training in construction also covers parts of The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Planning on becoming a fire warden? We also offer Fire Warden Training!
Alternative languages available. Check our translation page if you require an alternative language.
Key features
- Complete this course online in just 55 minutes
- Improve safety for site staff and those in the vicinity
- Helps you to meet requirements of The Fire Safety Order 2005 and Construction Design and Management Regulations 2015
- CPD accredited training
- End of course test and certificate upon completion
- Free trial, demo and bulk discounts available
- Course translations readily available!
Covered in this course
The Fire Awareness Training in Construction course is broken down into 5 sections.
1) The Nature of Fire
It’s useful to have a good understanding of fire and fire behaviour – how it starts and how it spreads. This section explains “The Triangle of Fire”, “Fire Growth and Development”, and “Fire Spread’’. It particularly looks at the causes and costs of fires on construction sites.
2) Fire Signage
Signs are used to communicate an important message to prevent disaster in an emergency, and even save lives. This section illustrates the different types of signs used, helping you to understand their meaning and the importance of following their instructions.
3) Fire Hazards
This section looks at the typical sorts of fire hazards you might find on a construction site and the most likely places fires may start. It includes information about good site practice, including the storage of flammable materials and combustible waste.
4) Discovering a Fire
This section explains what action to take in the event of an emergency. Information includes “Raising the Alarm”, “Calling the Fire Service” and “Safe Evacuation”. It covers Fire Emergency Plans and explains how risk assessments must consider people who may be at particular risk – including the need for personal emergency evacuation plans (PEEPS).
5) Fire Extinguishers
This section looks at the different types of fires and the different fire extinguishers which are appropriate for each one. Video footage shows how each is used and, there’s a short explanation of how each one works, their range and any drawbacks.
Fire Awareness (Construction) Certificate
Each of our courses ends with a multiple choice test to measure your knowledge of the material.
This Fire Awareness Training (Construction) course concludes with a 20 question multiple choice test with a printable certificate. In addition, brief in-course questionnaires guide the user through the sections of the training and are designed to reinforce learning and ensure maximum user engagement throughout.
As well as printable user certificates, training progress and results are all stored centrally in your LMS (Learning Management System) and can be accessed any time to reprint certificates, check and set pass marks and act as proof of a commitment to ongoing legal compliance.
What does my certificate include?
Your Fire Awareness (Construction) Certificate includes your name, company name (if applicable), name of course taken, pass percentage, date of completion, expiry date and stamps of approval or accreditations by recognised authorities.
Real user reviews
Based on 13 real user reviews.
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A clear easy to understand course.
Excellent
Gud step
Bery nice
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Bery nice
Good Cse easy to understand
I found it too similar to fire safety and awareness with little progression. Repition is good but i did both cses back to back. First cse pretty much answers the questions in the second cse
Just the right amount of information
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EXELLENT / EASY TO FOLLOW
Very informative
Very informative and easy to follow course.It does say 65% of fires are caused by arson in the training, but in the related question, asks what causes 55% of fires, but other than that very consistent!
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Legislation relating to Fire Safety in Construction
It's important that you comply with the law and know the ways in which it affects you and the way you work. Take a look at relevant legislation below.
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 states that the responsible person must ensure that their employees are provided with adequate safety training:
The responsible person must ensure that his employees are provided with adequate safety training . [this must] (a) include suitable and sufficient instruction and training on the appropriate precautions and actions to be taken by the employee in order to safeguard himself and other relevant persons on the premises; (b) be repeated periodically where appropriate