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#1 Posted : 12 May 2005 10:13:00(UTC)
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Posted By Ken Taylor I see that Chubb have just set up a certificated training programme for H&S practitioners and facilities people in managing fire safety. They say that this has been accredited by the Institute of Fire Prevention Officers and can lead to a Technician-level membership of IFPO. I don't know what it costs yet but as some earlier Chat Forum-users have expressed an interest in obtaining qualifications in this subject I thought it worth bringing this to their attention. I have no shares in Chubb.
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#2 Posted : 12 May 2005 10:34:00(UTC)
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Posted By brian mills Ken, CHSS have been running this as a nine day course for some time now, as of yet I have only got "this close" to getting approval from the powers that be to enrolling. I Think that those undertaking Fire Risk assessment would need something like this acreditation to become competent? What do the forum think? Regards Brian
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#3 Posted : 12 May 2005 10:38:00(UTC)
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Posted By Adam Jackson The CHSS course is very good, although 9 days is padding it out a bit. The first week was excellent but the second seemed very woolly with a lot of padding out. Overall its a good course and the trainer knows his stuff.
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#4 Posted : 12 May 2005 12:28:00(UTC)
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Posted By Jez Corfield I am sure the course will be good and have lots of interesting stuff in, but lets be honest, in most circumstances fire risk assessment is not rocket science. The intention of the ODPM is clear - that the responsible person with formal training or experience should be able to carry out FRA in less complex environments. In more complex environments then yes, do something like this, but for most qualified H&S people if they felt a bit rusty, then some short course or other professional development related to your particular type of building would surely suffice. Jez
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