Fire Awareness Training From FireLine Health & Safety

There are two items of legislation that outline a company's responsibilities towards the training of their staff.

Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

This requires that the responsible person as outlined in Article 3 of the order, appoints sufficient competent persons, (Article 18) to assist with the provision of general fire precautions for the workplace and to ensure that they are, and remain, suitably trained (Article 21).

The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations

This also requires all staff to be trained in the use of fire fighting equipment and the procedures for evacuation. Fire Wardens and deputies need to be appointed and receive training in marshalling and evacuation.

As a result of this:

The training must include suitable and sufficient instruction and training on the appropriate precautions and actions to be taken by the employee in order to safeguard himself and other relevant persons on the premises;

• be repeated periodically where appropriate



• be adapted to take account of any new or changed risks to the safety of the employees concerned



• be provided in a manner appropriate to the risk identified by the risk assessment



• take place during working hours

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