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Companies these days are advised to have a fire safety representative amongst the work-force to ensure the safety of employees and any clients or customers who may be on the premises in case of fire or other fire related emergency. So making sure that a member of your staff has fire safety training or for larger organisations an actual qualification in a fire marshal course is important. Other members of staff in an ideal world should have general fire training or at least knowledge of the fire exits, location of fire extinguishers and the routes to take in an event of a fire. General Fire Training All member of a company’s workforce should really have basic fire training so that they do not panic and run in a fire related emergency as this could cause hysteria and cause other members of staff to scatter and cause injury to themselves or others. It’s always advisable to stay as calm as possible in an event of a fire which is beneficial to both your state of mind in case you need to help others escape if they are injured or disabled and to conserve breath and oxygen if smoke has started to spread to the area you are in. What is covered on a Fire Marshal Course? Typically these types of courses are created for students with no previous experience required as this is the best basis for the training involved as some people have misconceptions about different aspects of fire extinguisher usage and other procedures. In addition it is advisable that those attending complete a 1 day refresher course at least once every 3 years to ensure that they are aware of all the detailed regulations and also if government updates procedures that they are aware of them. Most of these kinds of courses include the following: • Principles of combustion • Basic fire prevention • Arson prevention • Personnel safety • Use of extinguishers • Evacuation procedures • Control of personnel Fire Marshal Course Representative It’s important that you choose the employee who you intend to send on the fire marshal course is competent and intelligent and preferably if possible, to make sure that this member of staff is like to remain with your company. Otherwise you may find that you need to get another member of staff trained up on fire safety procedures. This particularly important for larger organisations who may have quite a fast turn-over of staff, with people leaving and joining the business regularly, so it may be an idea to make sure that you have several members of staff who have completed general fire training and or a Fire Marshal Course.
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