Fire Training

Our fire solutions program includes a comprehensive selection of fire safety training courses to ensure that employers are achieving the statutory requirement laid down in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. It is a legal requirement that you provide your employees with adequate fire safety training.

Our Fire Safety Awareness Training Course is our most popular training course and is aimed at all employees. We present training modules which are formulated for office, hotel and retail premises and are structured to ensure the employer complies with their responsibilities under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and that fire wardens, other responsible persons and employees :

have a greater understanding of the fire risks in the workplace

are provided with the information and skills necessary to enable them to safely carry out their varied responsibilities should a fire occur in the workplace

can ensure the safety of themselves and their work colleagues during any evacuation of the workplace.

We ensure that you and your staff are aware of potential hazards in your workplace and that said hazards are within the parameters of existing Fire Safety Legislation. (Read 'What the law says' below).

Our range of fire safety courses includes:

Fire Extinguisher and Fire Awareness Course

Fire Marshal/Warden Training Course

Simply YES. By law all employees must be provided with training and instruction so that they know what to do in the event of a fire.

Everyone must know:

how to raise the alarm if they discover a fire
how to contact the Fire Brigade
how to use the fire-fighting equipment
how and where to evacuate the building
where to assemble and who to report to

Care homes, factories, hospitals, hotels, housing associations, night clubs, nursing homes, offices, pubs, schools, shopping centres, tour operators, warehouses, churches, hostels, shops, stadiums, theme parks

Fire safety training is highly beneficial for your staff, potentially helping to save lives and protect your business premises from unnecessary fire risk.

Arrange for your fire training course requirements today by contacting the team at Alert Fire & Security.

Article 21 - The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

(1) The responsible person must ensure that his employees are provided with adequate safety training -
- (a) at the time when they are first employed; and
- (b) on their being exposed to new or increased risks because of -
  - (i) their being transferred or given a change of responsibilities within the responsible person's undertaking;
  - (ii) the introduction of new work equipment into, or a change respecting work equipment already in use within, the responsible person's undertaking;
  - (iii) the introduction of new technology into the responsible person's undertaking; or
  - (iv) the introduction of a new system of work into, or a change respecting a system of work already in use within the responsible person's undertaking.
(2) The training referred to in paragraph (1) 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 themselves and other relevant persons on the premises;
- (b) be repeated periodically where ppropriate;
- (c) be adapted to take account of any new or changed risks to the safety of the employees concerned;
- (d) be provided in a manner appropriate to the risk identified by the risk assessment; and take place during working hours.