Introduction to Fire Safety Management

Figure 4.7
Safety training is conducted on a variety of 
occasions

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Housekeeping requirements and how to achieve 
acceptable standards
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The meaning of safety signs and workplace notices
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Relevant operating manuals, checklists, forms and 
necessary records
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Manual handling techniques
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The procedure for the supply, use, maintenance and 
replacement of personal protective equipment
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Correct operation of machinery, tools and equipment
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Their role during emergency situations, including the 
use of fi re fi ghting and other emergency equipment
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First aid procedures and skills
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Accident/incident and workplace hazard reporting 
procedures
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The objectives of the accident investigation 
procedure
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How to contribute to safety committee meetings.
Specifi c fi re safety-related training for key post holders 
such as the ‘responsible person’, fi re wardens and fi re 
incident controllers is also required (see Chapter 10).
Refresher or continuation training
The organisation may need to develop a programme of 
refresher training to reinforce the original training mes-
sage and to introduce specifi c training, or information, 
regarding any changes which may have occurred since 
the original training was delivered.
The subject areas covered will, again, vary depend-
ing on circumstances but will include the relevant aspects 
of the original training, plus any relevant new topics 
necessary.
Refresher and continuation training will also need to 
be provided on those occasions when there have been 
signifi cant changes to:
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Individual 
responsibilities
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Work 
equipment
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Technologies 
employed
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Safe systems of work.
Remedial or corrective training
Where specifi c non-compliance issues are identifi ed in 
the workplace, e.g. the unauthorised discharging of fi re 
extinguishers, the employer should introduce measures 
to rectify the situation. This may include the need for 
training to reinforce the original training message or to 
introduce new procedures.
Such training may be a general requirement across 
the whole workforce or may only concern specifi c 
groups or individuals. The training must be handled very 
carefully in order to avoid, as much as possible, alienat-
ing individuals or causing them undue embarrassment.
The form and content of the training will depend 
on the desired training objective, but will contain the 
relevant elements as described above.