Your Fire Risk Assessment should identify what training is necessary and how frequently it’s needed.
Common training needs
- What to do in the event of a fire
- Raising or responding to an alarm
- Calling emergency services
- Fire drills if appropriate
- How the fire safety systems and equipment operate
- Using fire extinguishers
- Interpreting a fire alarm panel
- Operating smoke control systems
- Awareness of Automatic Fire Suppression installations
- Location of water, gas, electricity shut off valves
- Familiarisation with the building’s emergency plans
- Salvage plans and your staff’s role in them
Staff with a specific role/s in an emergency may require further training eg
- Investigating the source of an alarm
- Searching a building for occupants
- Liaising with emergency services
- Out of hours procedures – pagers / on-call systems
