Fire Safety Fundamentals and Proper Use of Fire Extinguishers
Course Summary: The UAE Federal Law No. 505 requires all companies to provide adequate training in fire awareness on the basics of preventive fire safety and firefighting, which must be completed every two years.
OSHA 1910.157(g)(1) states that employers must provide an educational program to familiarize employees with fire extinguisher use and related hazards.
Course Objective
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the fire triangle and its relation to fire and explosion.
- Identify combustible materials and control ignition sources.
- State the principle of extinguishing a fire.
- Differentiate classes of fire and their appropriate extinguishing agents.
- Identify and select the correct equipment to fight a fire, when safe to do so.
- State the actions to take in the event of a fire.
- Demonstrate the proper techniques used to extinguish a fire.
Target Audience
All person who wishes to be certificated and learn effective use of Fire Extinguishers, safety and emergency procedure with regards to fire occurrences.
Course Duration : 4 Hours
Validity of Certificate : 2 Years
Certified and Accredited by : Dubai Civil Difense (DCD)
Course Outline
Introduction to Fire Safety
Definition Definition of Fire
- Fuel
- Oxygen
- Heat
Causes and Prevention of
- Electrical Fires
- Natural Causes
- Kitchen Fires
- Machinery Fires
- Construction Fires
- Cooling
- Remove Fuel
- Exclude Oxygen
- Break the Chemical Reaction
- Class A
- Class B
- Class C
- Class D
- Class E
- Class F
- Arson
- Negligence
- Water
- Wet Chemical
- Foam
- Dry Powder/Dry Chemical
- Carbon Dioxide
- Fire Blanket
Proper use and Operation of Fire
Extinguisher - PASS
Actions to take in the event of Fire
Actual Use of Portable fire extinguisher
