Who is this programme for?
Employees, supervisors and people with routine fire-prevention responsibilities in workplaces and facilities.
The Basic Level 1 award concentrates on initial awareness of fire hazards, prevention and emergency arrangements for employees.
What will you learn?
Understand fire risks and the everyday arrangements that protect people, escape routes and workplace activities.
- How fires start and spread and the importance of controlling ignition sources and fuel.
- Housekeeping, storage, warning arrangements and awareness of fire protection equipment.
- Escape routes, evacuation responsibilities and responding within your training.
Why do prevention and evacuation need to work together?
Preventing ignition reduces the likelihood of a fire, while warning and escape arrangements protect people if prevention fails. Fire safety learning connects these layers so that housekeeping, storage, alarms and escape routes are understood as part of one system.
The course helps employees recognise changes that should be reported, such as a blocked route or altered work activity. It also makes drills more purposeful: people can understand their role and how communication supports an orderly response.
Is fire safety training the same as firefighter training?
Workplace fire safety focuses on prevention, recognising danger and following the site emergency arrangements. Professional firefighting and specialist response roles involve a different scope of equipment, competence and practical training. Understanding your own role helps avoid unsafe attempts to intervene.