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#1 Posted : 02 August 2005 12:48:00(UTC)
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Posted By skooter1 I am helping a friend out at work with the fire training. So that I don’t get caught out what regs do I need to look at? Any advise please ladies and gents...
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#2 Posted : 02 August 2005 13:14:00(UTC)
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Posted By Adam Jackson Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations mainly, although the Management of Health and Safety Regs impact fire, along the Building Regs. and a few others. But for your purposes the Fire Regs should do you. Sadly, in keeping with most health and safety regs the Fire Regs. are pretty vague but there is an excellent HSE guidance book available - Fire Safety, An Employer's Guide. Are you training employees or managers? If you are doing an awareness course for employees I'd steer clear of any talk about the regs and concentrate on causes, development, precautions and emergency procedures.
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#3 Posted : 02 August 2005 20:33:00(UTC)
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Posted By Frank Hallett Good evening skooter1 Forgive my being pedantic here, and I have no wish to be offensive. But, if you need to ask what Regs etc you should be considering are you in fact competent to provide the assistance that you are providing? If I was your friend and saw your post I would start worrying deeply about the application of MHSW Regs - Regs 7 & 21 and also about professional indemnity insurance and civil liability. I just hope that I have misunderstood the intent of your question. Frank Hallett
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#4 Posted : 02 August 2005 23:00:00(UTC)
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Posted By Nigel Singleton BSc Don't forget that the existing fire Regs will be no more by April next year
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#5 Posted : 04 August 2005 16:06:00(UTC)
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Posted By skooter1 Thank you all for your help in pointing me in the right direction. No offence taken Frank. I have done many fire training courses with different companies that are associated with London Underground and hold a current fire watchman’s cert. As with anyone who stand in front of others you never know what experience others have and what their backgrounds have been. My retention of regs has always been terrible compared to some who have been in H & S for many many years, so before I approach a subject, I like to have a good understanding of the regs in my head should there be ay questions on them. The training is at a low level, instructing people what to do in the case of a fire, types of extinguishers and what fires they can be used on etc… a couple of vids/DVD’s and a tick test at the end to see what they have retained throughout their training. Hope this helps to settle your nerves… LOL.
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#6 Posted : 04 August 2005 16:08:00(UTC)
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Posted By skooter1 Oh just to clear up any further confussion I am no longer working for LU, but DE for the MOD.
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#7 Posted : 04 August 2005 16:18:00(UTC)
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Posted By Frank Hallett OK skooter, thanks for putting me straight. Has your friend done a FRA and identified the emergency response procedures and defined the training needs and standards to be attained in the training? Frank Hallett
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