Course outcomes: Fire Marshall and Emergency Preparedness
Upon completing the Fire Marshall and Emergency Preparedness course, participants will not only grasp the necessary actions to take during an emergency but also, importantly, they will learn to differentiate between an emergency and a mere incident. Furthermore, they will gain a comprehensive understanding of the various emergencies that could arise in the workplace. Significantly, this invaluable knowledge is imparted over the course of a single day, ensuring that participants can promptly apply these critical skills in real-world scenarios.
The course is aligned to a SAQA unit standard:
Unit standard 259597 for emergency preparedness and response procedures course
Explain emergency preparedness and response procedures
The skill, knowledge, and values reflected in this unit standard form part of the exit level outcomes required for the National Certificate in Environmental Practice NQF Level 2.
Course structure: Fire Marshall and Emergency Preparedness
Content for emergency preparedness and response procedures course
An emergency and an Incident
Types of emergencies
Emergencies according to industry type of workplace conditions
Impact of emergencies on personnel health, safety, and production
Types of alarms
Procedures
Warnings and Signs
Adhering to the symbolic signs
Evacuated parties
Account and record all parties not evacuated
Emergency teams
Information provided to aiders
Emergency communication structures
Functions of the Emergency Control Room
Records required of the events of the Emergency
Types of Information required to manage the Emergency
How to conduct a risk assessment
The Emergency Action Plan should cover
Types of Emergency Evacuations
Assisting people with special needs
Target group:
The course is aimed at all employees in the workplace.
Index for the Fire Marshall and Emergency Preparedness Course:
- TYPES OF EMERGENCIES
- 1.1 An emergency and an Incident
- 1.2 Types of Emergencies
- 1.3 Emergencies according to industry type of workplace conditions
- 1.4 Impact of emergencies on personnel health, safety, and production
- RESPONSES TO AN ALARM
- 2.1 Types of alarms
- 2.2 Procedures
- 2.3 Warnings and Signs
- 2.4 Adhering to the symbolic signs
- THE ASSEMBLY AREA
- 3.1 Evacuated parties
- 3.2 Account and record all parties not evacuated
- 3.3 Emergency teams
- 3.4 Information provided to aiders
- FUNCTIONS OF THE EMERGENCY CONTROL CENTRE
- 4.1 Emergency communication structures
- 4.2 Functions of the Emergency Control Room
- 4.3 Records required of the events of the Emergency
- 4.4 Types of Information required to manage the Emergency
- FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT
- 5.1 How to conduct a risk assessment
- EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN (EAP)
- 6.1 The Emergency Action Plan should cover
- 6.2 EAP Suggested Contents
- EMERGENCY EVACUATION
- 7.1 Types of Emergency Evacuations
- PEOPLE WITH SPECIFIC NEEDS
- 8.1 Assisting people