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• Fire Safety - Health and Safety 7
  

  Fire Safety - Health and Safety 7

  This course will help you to identify the hazards associated with the use of electricity and the control measures that need to be taken when working with electrical systems or using electrical equipment.

  
  

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  This Course is Aimed at
  Anyone who needs to understand the principles of health and safety as part of their job. The typical people who would benefit from this course include: Team Leaders and Supervisors, HR Professionals, Facilities Managers, those working with young people in a training environment.
  Overview
  This course is a stand-alone elearning module and forms part of a 10 module set that make up the Health and Safety at Work Suite. It will help you to identify the common fire hazards in the workplace; identify the benefits of adequate fire risk assessment and the matters which should be addressed when undertaking a basic fire risk assessment; and outline the basic principles of fire prevention and fire controls in the workplace. The modules are: Health and Safety 1 - Foundations of Health and Safety Health and Safety 2 - Responsibility for Health and Safety Health and Safety 3 - Health and Safety Risk Assessment and Control Health and Safety 4 - Hazards and Controls Associated with the Work Equipment Health and Safety 5 - Transport Safety Health and Safety 6 - Hazards and Controls Associated with Working with Electricity Health and Safety 7 - Fire Safety Health and Safety 8 - Hazards and Controls Associated with Manual Handling and Repetitive Movement  Health and Safety 9 - Hazards and Controls Associated with Hazardous Substances    Health and Safety 10 - Hazards and Controls Associated with the Working Environment
  Programme Content and Key Areas
  The common fire hazards in the workplace: The causes of fire: fire triangle, sources of ignition, fuel and oxygen in a typical workplace The classification of fires by fuel source The common causes and consequences of fires in workplaces Fire risk assessment The role and benefits of adequate fire risk assessment Fire prevention and controls: Control measures to minimise the risk of fire in a workplace: Elimination of, or reduction in, the use and storage of flammable and combustible materials Control of ignition sources, fuel and sources of oxygen systems of work good housekeeping Fire detection, fire warning and fire fighting equipment Portable fire fighting equipment: siting, maintenance and training requirements Extinguishing media: water, foam, dry powder, vaporising liquids, gaseous Means of escape: doors, emergency lighting, exit and directional signs, assembly points Emergency evacuation procedures: role of fire marshals, fire drills, roll call, provisions for vulnerable people Issues associated with shared premises
  Learning Outcomes
  On completion of this module, participants should be able to demonstrate understanding of the content through the application of knowledge to familiar and unfamiliar situations. In particular they should be able to: Outline the common fire hazards in the workplace Identify the benefits of adequate fire risk assessment and the matters which should be addressed when undertaking a basic fire risk assessment Outline the basic principles of fire prevention and fire controls in the workplace Technical Requirements Category Specification KreateIT version 4.9 Minimum screen resolution 1024x768 Supported operating systems Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7,OSx10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) Supported Windows Browsers on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 IE 7, 8, 9 Chrome 17.0 Firefox 11 Safari 5.1.2 Supported Browsers on Mac OS x 10.6.8. (Snow Leopard) only Firefox 11 Safari 5.1.2 Adobe Flash Version 8 and upwards Other software requirements Adobe Acrobat Reader Browser set up requirements Browsers need to be set up to support JavaScriptand have plug-ins enabled
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