runel Occupational Health & Safety Services

Fire Safety within the Health Care Sector Courses

Course Title: Fire Safety Awareness Course for Care Staff
Duration: 1½ hours
Venue At Brunel, your premises or off site conference facilities near you.
Target Audience All support staff; suitable for annual refresher courses
Assessment Method: Certificate of Attendance only awarded
Key Issues Addressed: Principles of combustion
Evacuation procedures
Helping service users to evacuate safely
Procedure to follow on encountering a fire
Fire Extinguishers

This course does not allow participants to practice the use of fire extinguishers

Course Title: Fire Safety Procedures and Awareness Course for Care Staff
Duration: 3 hours
Venue At Brunel, your premises or off site conference facilities near you.
Target Audience All employees working within a care setting
Assessment Method: Certificate of Attendance only awarded
Key Issues Addressed: Principles of combustion and the spread of fire
Evacuation procedures
Procedure to follow on encountering a fire; involvement of service users
Human Behaviour in an emergency situation
Fire Prevention
Fire Extinguishers

This course does not allow participants to practice the use of fire extinguishers