About this course
Name: Level 2 Fire Safety for Fire Marshals (RQF)
Awarding Body: QNUK
Course duration: 1 day
Assessment: MCQ Paper
Certification: Successful delegates will be awarded QNUK Certificate
Who is this qualification for?
This qualification is intended for those that are undertaking the role of a fire marshal in a workplace. The qualification builds on the QNUK Level 1 Award in Fire Awareness at Work (RQF) and includes safe evacuation and personal emergency evacuation plans (PEEPS).
Pre-Requisites:
This qualification is available to those over 14 years. Employers should ensure that fire marshals are suitable to undertake the role of a fire marshal.
Content:
This course covers:
- The elements of the fire triangle
- The methods of smoke and fire spread
- How the risk of fire can be lowered in a workplace
- Common fire controls in a workplace
- How to use a range of fire controls
- The importance of clear routes or travel
- A range of portable fire extinguishers
- The actions to be taken on hearing a fire alarm
- How a safe evacuation can be undertaken in a workplace
- How members of the public and visitors should be alerted to the presence of a potential fire
- Personal emergency evacuation plan (PEEP)
- Actions to be taken by a Fire Marshal during an evacuation
- How to undertake a search of a workplace
- Information that should be passed to the emergency services
- Day-to-day duties of a Fire Marshal
