Firefighting, Prevention and Evacuation

Day 1

•  Session 1 - Course Introduction  
•  Session 2 – The Chemistry of a Fire
• Defining Fire
• The Fire Triangle
• Consequences of Fires in the workplace
• Indicating Sources of Fire in the workplace
• Indicating Mistakes in the workplace which can lead to the ignition and/or spread of fires.
• Session 3 – Practical Session
  
• Practical Demonstration by moving around the workplace and providing demonstration of how a fire can start through different materials and/or operations in the workplace which can cause fires and the mistakes which can lead to fires.

• Day 2
• Session 4 – Targeting A Fire
• Explaining how a fire can spread through direct contact, radiation, convection, and conduction of the fire.
• Methods to prevent the fire from spreading without causing harm to others or yourself.
• Explanation of different classes of fire.
• Session 5 – Fire Extinguishers
• Analyze the fire extinguisher to make sure that is fit for use.
• Analyze the type of fire extinguisher and use the correct fire extinguisher for the fire at hand.
• How to use Fire Extinguishers by following the PASS and RACE Maneuver
• Understanding the importance of fire extinguisher locations based on the design plan of the workplace.
• How to correctly store fire extinguishers.
• Adequate Personal Protective Equipment, PPE, needed to fight fires safely.
• Session 6 – Practical Session
• Workers to equip the different personal protective equipment for fighting a fire.
• Demonstrate the different types of Fire Extinguishers for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, and Class K fires.
• Demonstrate the correct methods to inspect fire extinguishers thoroughly before usage.
• Demonstrate the correct methods of holding and using a fire extinguisher in a controlled fire.

Day 3

• Session 7 – Emergency Evacuation
• Defining scenarios in which the fire is unable to be controlled and/or safe to extinguish.
• Separate Roles and Responsibilities of all workers in the establishment during a fire evacuation.
• Defining emergency exit routes into primary and secondary exit routes
• Defining emergency exit signs
• Indicating the importance of emergency lighting
• Defining muster stations
• What to do when an emergency exit is obstructed.
• The correct behavior during an emergency response
• Emergency first aid response required by all workers.
• Emergency first aid response required by supervisors.
• Session 8 – Practical Session
• Workers and Supervisors shall participate in a fire drill in their workplace in order to provide and asses their knowledge in all of the previous points and to indicate their understanding of emergency evacuation and response based on their workplace exit routes, muster stations, and assembly points.
• Session 9 – Practical Session
• Workers and Supervisors shall participate on First Aid training for the following emergencies:
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)
• Bleeding
• Shock 
• Heat Exhaustion
• Heat Stroke
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Burns