Fire Extinguisher Awareness Training - Online Course

Description

This fire extinguisher training course describes the different types of fire extinguishers and identifies what types of fire they should be used on. The aim is to give you the confidence to use fire extinguishers and fire blankets correctly and safely.

I2Comply's fire extinguisher course is available for all organisations, businesses and individuals who require fire extinguisher certification.

At the end of your online fire extinguisher course, you will be able to describe:

This fire extinguisher awareness course teaches you how to use a fire extinguisher safely. You'll also gain an understanding of all the different types of fire extinguishers and what their purposes are.

If you'd like further information on the content you will cover after enrolling in our online training, you'll find it below in the course topics breakdown.

The first topic identifies the three essential elements of fire and the five classes of fire.

The second fire extinguisher topic is about legal issues. It describes UK law relating to fire extinguishers. You will also learn about who is responsible for fire extinguishers in a building, the minimum number required, where to locate them, and when to maintain them.

The third topic describes when you should and should not tackle a fire. You will learn about what can happen if you use the wrong type of fire extinguisher and how to operate a fire extinguisher with the basic PASS method.

The fourth topic is about water fire extinguishers. You will learn about how to identify them, which fires to use them on and which fires NOT to use them on. Finally, the topic describes how a water extinguisher puts out a fire, and where to aim the extinguisher.

Topic five is about water mist fire extinguishers. You will learn the colour code for a water mist fire extinguisher. The topic also covers which fires you should and should NOT use these extinguishers on, how the extinguisher puts out a fire and where to aim it.

Topic six is about dry powder fire extinguishers. You will learn the colour code, which fires to use these extinguishers on, how they put out a fire, and where to aim them.

Topic seven is about dry powder M28 and dry powder L2 fire extinguishers. The topic covers the colour code, which fires to use them on, how they put out fire, and where to aim them.

Topic eight is about foam fire extinguishers. You will learn the colour code, which fires to use them on, how they put out fire, and finally, where to aim them.

Topic nine is about CO2 fire extinguishers. The topic covers the colour code and which fires to use them on. Then you'll learn about how they put out fire, and where to aim them.

Topic ten is about wet chemical fire extinguishers. The topic identifies the colour code and which fires to use them on. Then the topic covers how these extinguishers put out fire, and where to aim them.

Topic eleven is about Lith-Ex fire extinguishers. The topic covers the colour code, which fires to use them on, how they put out fire, and then where to aim them. The topic also identifies common devices that use Lithium-ion batteries.

Topic twelve is about fire blankets. You will learn about which fires you can use them on. The topic also covers how to use them on a cooking oil fire and how to use them on a person whose clothes are on fire.