This half day course is available to all Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber members for free.

Course Key Facts

This course is suitable for employees who are responsible for fire safety or who are designated fire wardens in their workplace and has been designed to help employers meet their training requirements under The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. The course will help learners to understand how a fire may start and spread; how to assess and manage these risks in the workplace; and how to safely use fire-fighting equipment.

The course content includes the following topics:

• combustion principles
• how fire and smoke spread
• fire legislation, including the role of a fire warden
• fire risk assessment
• emergency plan
• fire action
• use of fire equipment, including fire blanket and fire extinguishers

At the end of the course there will be an online assessment.  On successful completion of this course, you will receive a fire warden certificate which is valid for three years.

The course will be delivered via video conference using Zoom and the assessment will be sent via Microsoft Forms.

Other useful course information

Course Accreditation/Certification

Successful students will be awarded a CHT Level 2 Fire Warden certificate which will remain valid for three years, is nationally recognised and qualifies for 3 C.P.D. hours. Assessment, accreditation and internal quality assurance are provided in accordance with The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.

Students are assessed by an online multiple choice test.

The course requires students to be able to read and write English, if this going to be a barrier to learning please contact the training company well in advance of the course to discuss how support can be provided.