Around 70% of businesses fail within 3 years of a major fire – why take the risk?

  • Health & Safety
  • 40 languages
  • 35m

Learning outcomes

  • Help meet requirements of The Fire Safety Order 2005 and The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
  • Understand how fire begins and how it spreads and how to tackle it (includes the different types of fire extinguishers)
  • Learn how to implement an effective emergency procedure in the case of fire and what to do if you can't escape

Covered in this course

Course contents

This training course is broken down into 5 sections

  1. 1
    Nature of Fire
  2. 2
    Signs
  3. 3
    Fire Hazards
  4. 4
    Emergency Procedure
  5. 5
    Fire Extinguishers

About this course

Every member of staff legally requires some kind of Fire Awareness Training.

This online eLearning programme is an effective and hassle-free way to ensure that you follow current legislation – as well as providing an easily accessible record of staff training. It’s suitable for any workplace, in any industry sector and provides an engaging way for your staff to complete their Fire Safety Awareness Training.

Keep your workplace safe and learn about the risks that fire poses to health and safety. You’ll learn about the nature of fire and what it takes for a fire to start and how it can easily travel through a building. This course will also introduce you to fire signage, allow you to participate in interactive fire extinguisher training, and gain an informed overview of evacuation procedures. You’ll also learn how to react in the case of an emergency and learn which procedures should already be in place at your place of work.

With thousands of companies across the UK and Europe already using the iHasco Fire Awareness training, this is one of our best-selling courses and is crucial for any workplace. You can request a quick online demonstration or register for a Free Trial at any time!

This Fire Awareness Course can be used in conjunction with our Fire Warden Trainingevery organisation should have at least one ‘responsible person’. We also offer a full range of Fire Safety training courses.

The best Fire Awareness training around?

Our learners certainly think so, but what makes our training the best on the market?

The importance of Fire Awareness Training

It's important that you comply with the law and understand the positive impact this training course can have on your organisation and employees.

Find out more

Available in 40 languages

All inclusive

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Our most popular languages

Italian
German
Romanian
French
Polish
Lithuanian

Fire Awareness Training certificate

Download and print

Each of our courses ends with a multiple-choice test to measure your knowledge of the material.

This Fire Awareness Training 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 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.

Please note if you are using our course content via SCORM in a third party LMS then we are unable to provide certificates and you will need to generate these in your host LMS yourself.

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very good and informative course

as a fire marshal, this was a good refresher with crucial information needed in case of a fire.

Excellent

I have completed fire training before but this is the first training that has included how to use the different extinguishers

Very easy to follow

I enjoyed being able to do the course at my convenience. The content was easy to follow and understand.

Overall a good course, but not as informative as the NHS Fire Awareness Course.

This user gave this course a rating of 4/5 stars

I found the course interesting.

This user gave this course a rating of 5/5 stars

Easy to follow with clear guidance.

Both the Fire Awareness and Health and Safety videos were clear, concise and easy to follow. Plenty of time is made available to respond to the questions at the end of the videos. Both videos are modern and up to date.

Very good online course

This user gave this course a rating of 5/5 stars

Good.

you said range and expected time for first 3 fire extinguisher's then stopped. This is important information and should be added for all 6.

Why is this training important?

Compliance

It’s important that you comply with the law and know the ways in which it affects you and the way you work.

Fire safety regulations

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

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) order 2005, Section 21

Is Fire Safety Awareness Training required?

Fire and Health and Safety legislation requires employers to provide fire training for ALL staff by law. It’s good practice for employers to train staff at least every 12 months. Empowering your staff with the knowledge and understanding of how to act responsibly in the event of a fire and raising awareness of potential risks and hazards will ensure you operate within the law and protect your workforce and business against significant losses as a result of a fire.

What are the penalties of non-compliance with The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

Failure to comply with Th e Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 can lead to an unlimited fine for your business and can lead to imprisonment.

How often should employers give fire awareness training?

It’s good practice for employers to train staff at least every 12 months. Empowering your staff with the knowledge and understanding of how to act responsibly in the event of a fire and raising awareness of potential risks and hazards will ensure you operate within the law and protect your workforce and business against significant losses as a result of a fire through an extensive fire risk assessment.

What are the benefits of fire safety awareness training?

Fire safety awareness training provides numerous benefits, including

Preventing fires

The most obvious benefit of fire safety awareness training is that it can help prevent fires from occurring in the first place. This training teaches people how to identify potential fire hazards and how to take steps to eliminate them (if safe to do so).

Minimising business damage

Having your staff aware of the correct fire safety procedures will help them evacuate the building correctly and safely. Having employees trained to react quickly to a fire and call emergency services quickly can save your business.

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