This "Hands-On" Fire Extinguisher Training course is intended to give shop, field and office workers a basic understanding of fire safety and the use and limitations of portable fire-fighting equipment.

Learning Objectives

At the end of the course the learner will be able to:

• Determine the appropriate response to a fire
  
• Describe and explain the combustion process
  
• List and describe the five classes of fire
  
• List the four means by which fires can be extinguished
  
• List/describe the four most common types of fire extinguishers
  
• Locate the fire extinguisher
  
• Determine if the fire extinguisher is appropriate to the class of fire
  
• Determine when the fire department is to be called
  
• Describe the steps involved in P.A.S.S. (Pull the pin, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep)
  
• Use a fire extinguisher to control a small fire (practical use)
  Follow basic safety guidelines at all times

Benefits of Fire Extinguisher Training

• Trained Employees will have greater confidence in their capabilities to cope with an emergency
  
• Trained Employees use portable fire extinguishers with 2 1/2 times greater effectiveness than untrained employees
  
• Property losses through fire can be greatly reduced or eliminated
  
• According to National Association of Fire Equipment Distributors (NAFED) over 94% of all fires were extinguished with portable fire extinguishers.
  
• Classroom session indoors with video demonstration, hands on training at your location. We bring the props.
  
• Certificate of Completion will be presented for each employee

Course Times and Location

This "Hands-On" Fire Extinguisher Training is conducted at your site using an environmentally friendly Fire Extinguisher Training Prop and is available from May to September. The training course is approximately 4 hrs long. It is recommended that course participants wear comfortable, casual clothes on the day of training.

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