Fire Risk Assessment
- Location
- Cardonald Campus
- Start Date & time
- 5 Oct 2026 @ 8.30am - 4.30pm
- Qualification Type
- Other
- Course Type
- Part-Time
- Duration
- 2 days (plus 8 hour self study)
£150.00
Learn how to identify potential fire hazards and carry out effective fire risk assessments in simple workplaces, helping to create safer working environments.
What will I learn?
Course content
- Main causes of harm in relation to workplace fires
- Main costs associated with a fire in the workplace in relation to employers, employees and the wider society
- Duties and responsibilities of employers, employees and others with respect to fire safety
- How fire safety legislation is enforced and the penalties for non-compliance
- Legal provisions for undertaking and implementing a fire risk assessment
- What is meant by the term ‘risk assessment’
- Necessary competencies of a fire risk assessor
- Sources of advice and information that can support the undertaking of a fire risk assessment
- Stages involved in a typical workplace fire risk assessment
- Requirements for recording, monitoring, reviewing and revising fire risk assessments
- Completing a fire risk assessment of a work environment.
Entry requirements (minimum)
- Good understanding of spoken and written English.