Fire Warden in Construction
This course explains the role of a fire warden or fire marshal on a construction site. It covers daily inspections of changing escape routes, fire points, hot work areas and flammable storage, briefing operatives at induction, raising the alarm across a large site, sweeping work areas including scaffolds and upper floors, accounting for everyone and meeting the fire and rescue service. It is awareness training and does not replace practical training or your organisation's fire procedures.
- Modules
- 4
- Duration
- About 40 minutes
- Pass mark
- 80%
- Assessment
- 10 questions from a bank of 17
Learning outcomes
- ✓Explain the purpose of the site fire warden role and how it supports the principal contractor's fire plan.
- ✓Carry out daily inspections of escape routes, fire points, hot work areas and flammable storage.
- ✓Brief operatives on site fire arrangements during inductions and when arrangements change.
- ✓Describe how to raise the alarm and sweep work areas safely on a large site, including scaffolds and upper floors.
- ✓Support roll call using the site sign-in system and give useful information to the fire and rescue service.
- ✓Help keep the site fire plan up to date as the build progresses.
Course contents
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Module 1: The Site Fire Warden Role
Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Module 2: Daily Inspections
Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions
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Module 3: Briefings, Alarms and Evacuation
Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Module 4: Working with the Fire and Rescue Service and Updating the Plan
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Final assessment & certificate