Fire Safety in Care Settings

About this course

This standalone course goes deeper than the fire safety outcome in Care Certificate Standard 13 (outcome 13.7). It covers how fire starts and spreads, the Fire Safety Order and who is responsible, preventing fires including emollient, oxygen and lithium-ion battery hazards, detection, fire doors and equipment, emergency and evacuation planning, and what to do when the alarm sounds. It is written for England, with Wales noted. Five modules, eighteen lessons, around two hours, finishing with an assessment and a SupportiveBridge certificate.

What you'll learn

• By the end of this module, you will be able to explain how fire starts, spreads and harms people, say who holds fire safety duties under the Fire Safety Order, and describe where that law does and does not reach in care homes, supported living and care at home.
• By the end of this module, you will be able to identify common and care-specific fire hazards, explain how to reduce them, and report hazards and near misses so that fires are stopped before they start.
• By the end of this module, you will be able to describe how alarms, fire doors, escape routes and firefighting equipment protect people, and carry out your part in checking and reporting problems with them.
• By the end of this module, you will be able to explain what a fire risk assessment and emergency plan contain, describe personal emergency evacuation plans, and say how evacuation works in care homes, supported living and care at home.
• By the end of this module, you will be able to describe the steps to take on discovering a fire or hearing the alarm, explain how people are helped to safety, and describe the training, drills and records that keep a service ready.

Curriculum

Assessment & certificate