Course Duration: 30 Minutes
This IIRSM-approved Fire Warden Training Course helps prepare users to take on the role of a workplace fire warden.
This course explains fire warden duties and the critical role they play in fire prevention. It builds awareness of fire prevention, firefighting, and safe evacuation procedures. This understanding is essential for fire wardens or marshals and helps support broader workplace fire safety.
| Course Duration | Approximately 30 minutes |
|---|---|
| Approval body | IIRSM |
| Format | Fully online training |
| Assessment | Multiple choice |
| Certification | Same-day digital certificate |
| Certificate Valid For | 3 years |
This fire warden training course contains the following sections:
Explores the fire warden’s role and their workplace fire prevention and fire safety duties.
Explores what is required for a fire to start, the different situations that make fires likely and prevention methods.
Provides trainees with an understanding of ignition sources and how to reduce fire risks.
Explores common sources of fuel and how fires are classified.
Highlights work practices that increase fire risks and how to encourage safer behaviour.
Covers legal duties to inspect firefighting equipment and how to handle it in an emergency.
Explains how to identify fire risks and implement effective safety measures.
Covers evacuations and how to ensure all occupants escape safely in an emergency.
Provides an understanding of fire drills and how they help identify and resolve evacuation issues.
Provides an overview of assisting people with a disability during a fire emergency.
Explains how to safely extinguish small fires before they threaten people or property.
The Fire Warden/Marshal Training course certificate includes:
An IIRSM-approved certificate will be available for download and printing instantly upon course completion.
Users must complete an assessment before earning their certification.
The end-of-course test is:
A score of 80% is required to pass.
Fires can devastate businesses. The financial cost of workplace fire incidents is approximately £124,200 per incident. In some cases, organisations never recover from the damage a fire can cause.
Because of the inherent danger, fire wardens/marshals must ensure control measures are in place and effective. It is their responsibility to oversee everyday fire safety and work to reduce risks to both property and people should a fire occur.
This online Fire Warden Training course is designed to ensure fire wardens/marshals understand their duties. It develops the necessary knowledge to support compliance with regulations and reduce fire risks within an organisation.
A fire warden is responsible for ensuring fire safety within a building. They assist in fire risk assessments, monitor fire safety equipment, organise fire drills, help evacuate people during emergencies and ensure fire safety protocols are followed.
There’s no distinction between fire wardens and marshals. Both roles share similar responsibilities, and the titles are effectively interchangeable.
The number of fire wardens needed in your workplace depends on the size of your business and the risk level:
This course covers the following topics:
This course takes around 30 minutes to complete. For a more in-depth understanding of this role, we recommend you explore our other fire-related course content, including Fire Risk Assessment training.
Once you have completed the fire warden/marshal course, you’ll receive an accredited training certificate that needs to be renewed with refresher training every three years.
Employers must appoint a suitable number of responsible persons to act as fire wardens for their workplace. Anyone tasked with fire warden duties is required to complete sufficient training.
Fire warden course is priced at £25.00 +VAT for an individual user. Discounts are available for bulk purchases.
Absolutely. You can explore the e-learning platform, get course previews and see how easy online training can be. Speak to one of our sales team or click here to arrange your free trial of our Fire Warden/Marshal Training course.
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