Information and Booking
Trainer: Fire Training Bucks & M K Ltd
Cost: Internal - no charge. Please check our cancellation fees before booking.
Read before you book: All courses at South Kensington unless specified otherwise.
For all dates shown below, you will be able to choose from the following ½ hour slots:
am sessions 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30
pm sessions 14:00, 14:30, 15:00, 15:30
Dates:
2024
21 November – SK - 14:00 session is fully booked
28 November – SK - 10:00 session is fully booked
2025
23 January – SK
20 February – SK
13 March – SK
10 April – SK
15 May – SK
12 June – SK
Who should attend
This practical training will benefit those who are working with flammable substances in labs and workshops based on risk assessment:
- Staff and postgraduate students
- Safety Officers
- Laboratory Managers
- Workshop Managers
- Supervisors and Technicians
Essential Information
All Imperial participants must complete the mandatory e-learning course Fire Safety and Awareness Training before attendance. The workshop is dependent on weather conditions.
The Fire Office will also run Fire Wardens Training as part of the Fire Safety Policy.
Key Areas
- How fires start and spread
- Steps to take to prevent fires
- Methods of extinguishing fires
- Types of fire fighting equipment and their uses
- Smoke and gas hazards produced by fires
- What to do in the event of discovering a fire
- When not to tackle a fire
- Key responsibilities
Further information
The course is often run to cater to staff working in particular departments, divisions, and buildings at Imperial. Additional training sessions are also held upon request, e.g. for Residences staff during Easter and summer vacations.