Fire Prevention Training Course for Medium-Risk Companies

Regulatory references

The D.Lgs.81/08 in art. 43 paragraph 1 letter b) establishes that, for the purposes of the obligations referred to in art. 18, paragraph 1, letter t), the employer shall designate in advance one or more workers responsible for implementing fire prevention measures, fire-fighting and emergency management.

Workers responsible for implementing fire prevention measures, fire-fighting and emergency management must attend specific training courses.

The contents of fire prevention training courses must be correlated to the type of activities and their fire risk level (low risk, medium risk or high risk).

Our fire prevention training courses, with regard to minimum essential contents, comply with the provisions of Annex IX of D.M.10/03/1998 and guarantee excellent preparation of emergency teams.

Course objectives

To provide the necessary training to emergency management personnel to handle emergency situations caused by fire ignition.

Target audience

The course is aimed at Fire-Fighting Team members for medium fire risk companies.

Course duration

The course lasts 8 hours.

Programme

Fire and prevention

• principles of combustion and fire;
• extinguishing substances;
• fire triangle;
• main causes of fire;
• risks to people in case of fire;
• main precautions and measures to prevent fires.

Fire protection and procedures to adopt in case of fire

• main fire protection measures;
• escape routes;
• procedures to adopt when discovering a fire or in case of alarm;
• evacuation procedures;
• relations with fire brigade;
• extinguishing equipment and systems;
• alarm systems;
• safety signage;
• emergency lighting.

Practical exercises

• Inspection and explanation of the most common extinguishing equipment;
• inspection and explanation of personal protective equipment;
• practical exercises on the use of portable fire extinguishers and methods of using hose reels and hydrants.

Instructors

All our instructors are experts in occupational health and safety with many years of experience, holding the qualifications required by the Accordo Stato Regioni of 21 December 2011, official acts no. 221/CSR and the criteria established by the Inter-ministerial Decree of 6 March 2013.

Training materials

Each participant will receive course materials on CD, containing useful documents for use and reading to complement the training received.

Final assessment and certifications

Following a positive outcome of the final test, each participant will be issued a certificate of attendance.