Fire safety training for bus and coach operators

This half-day fire safety course is aimed at people who drive mini-buses, coaches and similar vehicles, and passenger assistants (i.e. people who often have to operate as ‘lone workers’).

Course overview

It provides a comprehensive look at the preventive and reactive fire safety measures drivers can adopt in striving to create a safer environment for both staff and passengers.

The course material and handouts are used with current legislation and guidance.

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Aim

The training aims are designed to enable drivers and passenger assistants to meet the training requirements described within current legislation and guidance.

Dates

Courses are available throughout the year (subject to conditions)

Cost

Full details are available from the course price structure web page. Alternatively, the Unit can be contacted using the above details.

Duration

Half day.

Venue

London Fire Brigade Training Centre venues at Southwark, London SE1 (how to get there). Training can also be arranged at alternative venues or at your own premises – subject to conditions (see price structure for details).

On completion, delegates will receive a certificate valid for two years. Training notes and light refreshments will be provided.

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Learning objectives

By the end of the course delegates should be able to:

• State their legal responsibilities for reporting fire safety issues of concern
• Identify and address typical fire safety concerns relating to vehicles
• Recognise how to reduce the risk posed by fires involving vehicles
• Identify key actions to be taken in the event of a vehicle fire
• Correctly select and safely use a range of fire-fighting equipment

Prerequisites

None.

Who should attend?

All transport-related staff will benefit from the training, particularly new drivers and their managers. The module is especially useful to those members of staff with a fire safety designated responsibility.

It is also valuable for those individuals intending to undertake the London Fire Brigade Fire Warden Course as an extension to their professional development.

Programme

• Hazard and risk
• Reporting of defects & concerns
• Combustion and basic fire prevention
• Hazards of combustion products
• Hazards of vehicle fires
• Causes of vehicle fires
• Dynamic risk assessment
• Evacuation & summoning assistance
• Classes of fire & extinction principles
• Practical extinguisher demonstration

Find out more about the:

• Fire Warden Course
• Fire Warden Refresher Course 
• Fire Awareness with Extinguisher Training 
• Fire Awareness Course
• Fire Safety for Security Officers Course
• Fire Safety for Hotel Staff
  

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