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Posted By ByronMRodgers
I've been asked to provide fire training for a company of about 100 staff making light fittings. I've done the risk assessment and the residual risk is low. Some welding, soldering and electrical testing and spray painting, but all very well controlled.
Do I have to provide training face to face with every employee (in sessions) or will a suitably comprehensive document/handout be adequate? There are no non-standard exit routes, fire doors are all clearly visible and the premises are well covered by detectors and alarms. I could get all this down in a fire evacuation document which I hoped would preclude the need for a time consuming set of training sessions. I suspect I may be told "just get on with it", but I'd appreciate your thoughts.
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Posted By Tabs
I think what you are describing is more like 'information' then training.
One of the weakest things about your proposal is that they are not able to interrogate for meaning and understanding.
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Posted By garyh
I agree with the above post, handing out information, no matter how good, is not training.
If you can't get to meet face to face with everyone, could you do this with supervisors or a "lead employee" for each group, then get them to deliver the training?
If you can't do this, why hand out the info and use a validation (ie quiz) sheet where people have to answer questions about the information given. Also remember to give people an opportunity to raise issues.
I did something similar in the past; also I once used a computer programme where trainees clicked as they went along, proving comprehension - works well for getting to shift workers etc. You can buy this off the shelf or produce your own, with validation sheets as well.
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Posted By ByronMRodgers
I like the idea of team managers doing this face to face with their smaller teams.
I can produce a fact sheet with a comprehension quiz to be handed back to the manager, and also an offer to provide clarification for any issues.
Thanks very much.
Byron
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Posted By water67.
Hi, why not use tool box talks you could do different ones for all employees: everyone has to cover this, another for supervisors, managers etc. as they will probably have higher duties.
You could add these to the fire register..make them recordable/signed off that they have completed and understand the instructions.
and revisited as often as you feel necessary - 6 monthly annually etc.
Cheers
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Posted By Bryan Goldsmith 16052
I have found using the 'regular' fire drill as an opportunity to catch all and use as a review and toolbox talk session helps with keeping the management happy by killing 2 birds with one stone. Probably not so good for higher risk industry though.
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Posted By ianmilne69
By the sounds of the threads, your sounding slightly nervous. I would suggest that you foster on and do it, else the other teamleaders will also think the same.
Besides, doing it yourself will give you the chance to impress and you will be able to see the problems beforehand, as they happen and action them immediately. Do you really want to let untrained / un-knowledgeable persons train others, it may carry a bigger risk i.e. conveying the wrong information/meassge. Hope you do well, there is tons of resource out there on the web to help you and some good DVD's at the FPA website!
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Posted By Ashley Wood
Byron, do you feel that you are competent to train these people? The employer has a duty and a legal responsibility to provide adequate training not just to provide them with reading materials. People take in information in various ways, some better than others. Some peoples comprehension of the written word is different and they interpret things differently. Good old 'touchy feely' face to face interaction works every time.
The training could be basic and covered over a 1 hour period or it could be more in depth and last 3 hours or more, it depends on what you want to provide. I have done courses that have lasted an hour and cover extinguisher use, fire hazards in the work place and means of escape from that specific client premises. It does not have to be an all day session. Its all about content and the way its projected.
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