Introduction
Occupational risk management in the workplace is an integral component in the workplace. Developing and sustaining safety leadership is important to reduce accidents and to promote safety among managers and general employees. Leadership has been fully implicated in safety and the full-range model of transformational and transactional leadership behaviors in managers and supervisors. This course equips the managers and supervisor with skills on fire safety-awareness and their responsibility.
Who should attend
Professionals who need to understand about fire safety and management at the workplace and at home
Course duration:
5 days
Course Level:
Course objective
The main purpose of this course is to examine the relationship between the safety awareness and safety practice behavior of the workplace by equipping managers with skills to asses, evaluate and build capacity at the workplace.
Course Outline
- Occupational diseases
- The common causes of fire
- Fire laws, legislation and regulations
- An understanding of the ISO 14001(Environmental Management Systems) & ISO 18001(Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems)
- The Fire Triangle
- Fire Propagation
- Responsibilities: What to do if a fire breaks out?
- Nature and behavior of fire
- Fire Protection & Prevention
- Types of firefighting equipment
- Chemistry of Combustion
- Fire and its effects
- Employees’ responsibilities
- Escape routes and fire-resisting construction
- Emergency evacuation procedures
- Electric safety
- Fire alarms, fire detection, emergency lighting
- Fire evacuation procedure
- Firefighting equipment
- How to use fire extinguishers?
- Basic first aid
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Course Administration Details:
METHODOLOGY
The instructor-led trainings are delivered using a blended learning approach and comprise presentations, guided sessions of practical exercise, web-based tutorials, and group work. Our facilitators are seasoned industry experts with years of experience, working as professionals and trainers in these fields. All facilitation and course materials will be offered in English. The participants should be reasonably proficient in English.
ACCREDITATION
Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued an Indepth Research Institute (IRES) certificate certified by the National Industrial Training Authority (NITA).
TRAINING VENUE
The training will be held at IRES Training Centre. The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, and lunch. All participants will additionally cater to their travel expenses, visa application, insurance, and other personal expenses.
ACCOMMODATION AND AIRPORT PICKUP
Accommodation and airport pickup are arranged upon request. For reservations contact the Training Officer.
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: +254715 077 817
TAILOR-MADE
This training can also be customized to suit the needs of your institution upon request. You can have it delivered in our IRES Training Centre or at a convenient location. For further inquiries, please contact us on:
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: +254715 077 817
PAYMENT
Payment should be transferred to the IRES account through a bank on or before the start of the course. Send proof of payment to [email protected]
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