Fire Safety Policy

The Employment Business requires all Temporary Workers to undertake an online examination prior to working for the first time, the course content is as follows: 

All Temporary workers should ensure that they familiarize themselves with all fire exits and procedures on client premises that they are assigned to.

The session schedule is as follows:

The learning outcomes are the examination of Fire Safety and Procedure and any particular issues that are relevant to health care workers

The goals and outcomes of the session are:

• The participants will be able to state they have an increased/renewed awareness of fire safety and procedures
• The participants will be able to state they are aware of their role and the roles of others in relation to Fire Safety and Procedure
• The participants will be able to state that due to their increased/renewed knowledge of Fire Safety and Procedure they are safer health care workers

The content of the session includes the following subjects:

Introduction to Fire Safety and Procedure Lesson

The Triangle of Fire Classification of Fires Evacuation

Establish Local Knowledge Home Care Setting Discovery of Fire

Fire Alarms

Progressive Horizontal Evacuation and flowchart

Evacuating patients and visitors Evacuating non-­‐ambulant patients Fire Extinguishers

BS EN3 European Standardization

Factors to take into account when using a Fire Extinguisher

The Classification of Fire Extinguishers

Water Extinguishers Methodology in applying the contents of a water extinguisher

Hose Reels

CO2 Fire extinguishers

Methodology in applying the contents of a CO2 Fire extinguisher

Dry Powder

Methodology in applying the contents of a Dry Powder extinguisher

Running Liquid Fire Foam

Methodology in applying the contents of a foam extinguisher Fire Blanket

Policing Fire

The Employment Business requires Temporary Workers to update their knowledge annually.