Fire Extinguisher
Fire Extinguisher
About this course
The aim of this course is to equip staff with the information required to extinguish a fire in the workplace. This course is presented by the Operational Fire Officer Mr. Declan O'Shea (Fire Safety Tel: 086-1753690), under the direction of the Buildings & Estates Office. This course should be undertaken every 5 years.
Please follow the link below to Building & Estates website with details of the courses provided and contact details.
The Operational Fire Officer role is contracted under the budgetary and operational direction of B&E (via General Services Officer) e.g. fire drills, PEEP plans, Fire extinguisher training and fire marshal training, fire extinguisher provision and servicing.
https://www.ucc.ie/en/build/buildings/firesafety/
Course Content
- The principles of fire prevention
- The types of fire extingiushers
- The correct use of the types of fire extingiusher's
- Staff will be provided with training for the correct usage of equipment under supervision in a controlled live fire demonstration.
On completion of this course participants will be able to:
- Demonstrate safe use of different types of fire extinguisher.
- Understand which fire extinguisher type to be used on a particular fire.
- Be familiar of the location of fire extinguishers within their department.