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 in order to obtain a certificate stating that preventive safety requirements are met by a recognized DCD-approved provider.

OSHA 1910.157(g)(1) states that “Where the employer has provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer shall also provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire-fighting.”