Fire Safety Training
Avoid death and injury. Damage to business. Prosecution.
FIRE CAN WRECK YOUR COMPANY AND LIVES
The UK economy loses hundreds of millions of pounds and thousands of jobs every year through preventable fires in the workplace and research shows 60 per cent of private businesses never fully recover from a blaze. That’s not to mention the resulting loss of life and injuries caused by fire. It is therefore crucial that your business meets all necessary fire safety regulations and that measures and appropriate staff training are in place to ensure correct procedures are followed if a fire occurs.
The Hot Facts
Legally as the business owner you are responsible for fire safety
It’s quite simple: you could be heavily fined or sent to prison if you fail to adhere to fire safety regulations. Just one fire incident could be enough to destroy your business for good. The burning question is: are you a ‘responsible person’? That’s the name given to those individuals responsible for fire safety in business or other non-domestic premises (employers, owners, landlords, occupiers or anyone else with control of the premises such as a facilities manager, building manager, managing agent or risk assessor). Fire safety regulations also apply if you have paying guests, for example if you run a B&B, guesthouse or let a self-catering property. As the responsible person you must take reasonable steps to lower the risk of fire and provide safe escape routes for everyone on the premises.
How to make sure you’re safe from fire
As the responsible person you must provide staff with fire safety training and instruction on a regular basis and appoint one or more ‘competent persons’ to help implement the measures you put in place to reduce the risks from fire hazards. You should carry out a fire risk assessment of your premises and review it regularly, tell staff or their representatives about the risks you’ve identified, establish and maintain appropriate fire safety measures and plan for an emergency.
Nutshell Training courses
Please find listed below the full range of accredited courses in fire safety offered by Nutshell Training. Full details can be found by clicking on the course of your choice. Nutshell Training also delivers non-accredited courses and will tailor-make training to suit your company needs and choice of venue, times and dates. Just contact Nutshell Training to find out the appropriate level of training you and/or your employees need to meet fire safety regulations.