Basic Fire Safety Awareness for Care Homes

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This video learning 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.

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CPD, IIRSM, Gatehouse Awards & IOSH Approved

Our online Basic Fire Safety Awareness for Care Homes video learning course is aimed at all employees to assist them in identifying and reducing the risk that fire presents in the workplace.

This video learning covers the same content as the Basic Fire Safety course with additional content tailored specifically for employees that work in care homes.

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.

Pass percent required: 70%

Basic Fire Safety Awareness for Care Homes Learning Objectives

By the end of this video learning 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

Recommended System Requirements:

Browser: Up to date web browser
Video: Up to date video drivers
Memory: 1Gb+ RAM
Download Speed: Broadband (3Mb+)

Duration: 60 minutes (Note: This is based on the amount of video content shown and is rounded off. It does not account in any way for loading time or thinking time on the questions).

Further Progression

For those who wish to take their studies further, we also provide the Fire Safety Certificate, The NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety course will practically prepare those with responsibility for fire safety within their organisation working anywhere in the world.