Fire Safety - ONLINE

Course by the Canadian Red Cross

Course Description: This fire safety course teaches participants about the legal fire safety obligations of both employers and workers. It covers safe work practices for fire prevention prevention practices and fire protection systems while delivering practical insights into emergency response during fire incidents. Gain comprehensive knowledge to ensure a secure workplace.

Intended Audience: Anyone

Course Prerequisites: None

Fire Safety Course Overview

Course Content

Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:

• Explain how the issue of fire safety is addressed by fire code occupational health and safety (OHS) legislation in Canada and identify the fire safety responsibilities of employers and those of workers
• Describe safe work practices that can decrease fire hazards and reduce the risk of fire
• Know what to do in the event of a fire
• Recognize fire-related situations in which the use of a fire extinguisher is appropriate and situations in which it is best to evacuate rather than try to put out workplace fires 
• Identify the types of extinguishers, and the classes of fire that can be put out using each type of extinguisher
• Learning how to use a fire suppression device (fire extinguisher)
• Understand the maintenance and servicing requirements related to fire extinguishers

Evaluation Process

Fire Safety is a 4-module course. At the end of each module, there is a test. Participants must successfully complete the test before continuing to the next module. Participants that do not achieve 100% can review the module content and try as many times as necessary to advance and complete the course. Test questions are randomly selected from a test bank, making each test unique.

Upon successfully completing the course, participants are awarded printable certificates for their records.

Course Duration

This online course is self-paced. Participants may leave the course at any time and can resume where they left off. The duration will depend on the individual participant and their prior knowledge of fire safety basics and other relevant subject matter. On average, the timeline for completion will be 1 - 2 hours.

Certification

Completion of this fire safety training course garners participants a 10-year certification in Fire Safety.

Course Materials

No materials needed for this course. Everything is online.

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