Fire Safety Training Courses -
Ensuring Fire Safety at Work

Q: Who is responsible for fire safety training?

The appointed responsible person/duty holder should arrange fire safety training for your organisations workforce.

SOCOTEC offer a range of fire safety training courses to suit your business needs and ensure that your work force is compliant and up to date with the most recent fire safety legislation.

Why is fire safety training important?

Duty Holders/Responsible Persons/employers have a legal duty under articles 11 & 21 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 to provide employees with adequate fire safety training with records of periodic training to be maintained.

Understanding practical fire safety is a life skill, and enables trained persons to recognise fire hazards, deal with emergency scenarios and act in a way that reduces danger and risk. Fire safety training is an important investment that will improve life safety and preparedness in the workplace.

Talk to our experts

Wayne Neville (GIFireE)(FSIDip)

Technical & Operations Director, Fire Safety

wayne.neville@socotec.co.uk 01869366545

We offer the flexibility to study online, in-house or in a SOCOTEC training centre:

SOCOTEC offers the following Fire Safety training courses:

General Fire Safety Awareness Training

£20.00

Provides delegates with an understanding of the essentials of fire safety, fire prevention, emergency evacuation and firefighting
Duration: 40 minutes
Assessment: Final test
Teaching method: e-Learning

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Fire Marshal and Fire Warden Training

£520.00

Provide delegates with an understanding of fire safety in relation to their role as fire marshal/fire warden
Duration: Half-day
Assessment: Practical with a final test
Teaching method:Classroom-based

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Fire Door Safety Training Course

£520.00

Suited to those with responsibility for fire compliance and fire door safety checks on buildings
Duration: Half-day
Assessment: Practical element with end of course test
Teaching method: Classroom based

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Frequently Asked Questions – Fire Safety Training

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