1-Day Fire Risk Assessment in Care Homes Training Course
Accredited by the IFSM & IFE for 6 Hours of CPD
This 1 Day course is for those people involved with fire risk assessments in Care Homes, typically, you will be an experienced fire risk assessor who already undertakes fire risk assessments in Care Homes or wishes to move into this specialist area.
Who is this 1 Day course for
This course is tailored for delegates who possess a foundational understanding of fire risk assessment principles. It aims to elevate your existing skills through engaging presentations and customized desktop exercises that reference essential guidance documents, including the MHCLG Fire Safety Risk Assessment in Residential Care Premises, Approved Document B, and the HM Additional Guidance Document.
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During the course reference is made to
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Fire Alarm Systems and BS 5839
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Emergency Escape Lighting Systems BS 5266
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Firefighting Equipment BS 5306
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Fire Compartmentation and the standards required for Care Homes (Integrity)
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Fire Doors
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Understanding and Calculating Travel Distances within Care Homes
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Adequacy of the Means of Escape, Fire Exits and Final Exits
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Classification of residents and defined in the relevant guidance documents
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Fire Evacuation Strategies considering Staffing Levels
Why Choose Us?
Fire Safety Risk Assessment Core Skills.
Our courses encompass the principles of fire safety risk assessment
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Delegates will learn how the fire risk assessment process ‘pieces’ together with this course covering all of the necessary basic elements of a fire risk assessment in HMO's, Purpose-Built Blocks of Flats (Less than 10 storeys) & Specialised Housing
This course contains update information on building cladding types.
Instruction Methodology
The course uses a delegate workbook (the delegate keeps this for future reference), presentations and exercises which are interactively debriefed during the course.
Throughout the course delegates will complete the workbook exercises relevant to each presentation; on the last day delegates will complete a ‘mock premises’ fire risk assessment exercise (desktop exercise) and undertake a ‘walk round fire safety risk assessment*’ of the training venue.
The course is non-assessable; however, delegates must complete the course and the course workbook to receive their certificate of attendance.
The Trainer
Training is delivered by David; David is formally a Fire and Rescue Service Officer with 27 years’ experience, David was a warranted ‘Fire Safety Inspecting Officer’, Fire and Rescue Service Qualified Fire Investigation Officer.
Since retiring David Prince has delivered Fire Risk Assessment training nationally and has a wide range of experience in delivering such training to all sectors especially to Health and Safety practitioners. David Prince continues to undertake fire risk assessments of a wide range of premises types throughout the UK. David Prince is one of only 73 Nationally Accredited Fire Risk Assessors on the FRACS register and is also listed on the IFSM Register of Fire Risk Assessors (No 151). David Prince also has formal teaching qualifications (Dip Ed) as well as a wide range of ‘Fire and Rescue Service’ fire safety qualifications. As a fire safety practitioner David is aware of current Fire Safety practices.
*For training purposes only.
Accreditation
We are an ‘Institute of Fire Safety Managers’ (IFSM) ‘Accredited Centre’.
An ‘Certificate of Attendance’ Accredited by ‘The Institute of Fire Safety Managers’ (IFSM) is Awarded to each delegate that completes the course.
The course is non-assessable; however, delegates must complete the course and the course workbook to receive their certificate of attendance; the workbook is completed during the course.
Continual Professional Development (CPD): 13 Hours of ‘Formal’ CPD is awarded.
Course Duration
2 Days 08.30 Hours to 17:00 Hours, with morning and afternoon breaks and 45 minutes for lunch.
This two-day course includes a light lunch, teas and coffees, soft drinks and light snacks each day.
Cost of the Course
Publicly Accessible Courses
We endeavour to keep the cost of courses as low as possible, however, unfortunately courses held outside of Manchester are more expensive.
There is a maximum of 16 places, and they will be secured on a ‘first come first serve basis’ by return of the attached booking form.
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Training Venue
Training Venues
Manchester
Getting there:
We endeavour to facilitate training in Manchester City Centre
We endeavour to use training venues near major transport hubs such as train stations, bus station and with good motorway access.
We also endeavour to use training facilities with or near good hotels to accommodate those delegates who travel in and have to ‘stop over’ for the course.
Booking onto a course
For Individual Bookings: Please use the Paypal Links on this site or contact
info@fireriskconsult.com or
Office: 0161 871 0494
David: 07847 779428
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or Group Bookings:
Please contact info@fireriskconsult.com or
Office: 0161 871 0494
David: 07847 779428
*All courses and course bookings are subject to our terms and conditions. please email us for a copy of these if required.