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Martin  
#1 Posted : 11 January 2011 11:14:14(UTC)
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I’ve completed the National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety and I’ve got a degree in Risk Management so is there any need for me to go complete the NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management?
Heather Collins  
#2 Posted : 11 January 2011 11:16:33(UTC)
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Depends what you're planning to do with it Martin? Not if you aren't going to be working in the field of fire safety.... Also depends how much fire safety was contained in your degree course.
Martin  
#3 Posted : 11 January 2011 11:22:00(UTC)
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my only involvement with fire safety has been to complete Fire Risk Assessments for some very basic properties, I think that I've got enough knowledge and training to be able to carry these out based on my past qualifications and experience but think when asked have I completed the NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management and I answer no this seems like I'm lacking in a qualification!!!
SBH  
#4 Posted : 11 January 2011 14:45:09(UTC)
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SBH

Do you consider yourself competent in fire safety? If you intend to carry out further fire risk assessments you need to be competent, knowledgeable, be trained and be experienced. Are You? If not you need to improve your knowledge - training!!!!!!! SBH
Martin  
#5 Posted : 11 January 2011 15:04:48(UTC)
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I would consider myself competent in fire safety given my qualifiactions and past experience but only when dealing with basic stuff! If I came up against I fire risk that I wasnt sure about or didnt feel comfortable dealing with I wouldn't get involved.
kevbell  
#6 Posted : 11 January 2011 15:11:08(UTC)
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kevbell

Is it not true to be competent you must know your limitations . Kev
kevbell  
#7 Posted : 11 January 2011 15:17:18(UTC)
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kevbell

If you can walk away from fire risk assessments that are to involved surely more training would help you over come the gap in your knowledge so you could take on all the fire risk assessments you may come across ,that what I am doing at the moment starting the NEBOSH fire just to bridge the gap of knowledge Kev
David Bannister  
#8 Posted : 11 January 2011 15:40:03(UTC)
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With a RM degree and NEBOSH G Cert you will have covered large chunks of the NEBOSH Fire Cert. If you are thinking about a fire qualification my advice would be to take a good look around at the various courses and qualifications on offer, consider the course content and then make a choice that suits your own aspirations. If you are employed, you may be able to get guidance from colleagues/managers on what the company expects and will pay for. Alternatively, your local IOSH branch will have members with opinions (plenty, just like on here). I chose Lancs F&R at Chorley as best for me, an aquaintance swears by Fire Service College and somebody else likes NEBOSH...
Guitarman1  
#9 Posted : 11 January 2011 16:40:39(UTC)
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stuff4blokes wrote:
I chose Lancs F&R at Chorley as best for me, an aquaintance swears by Fire Service College and somebody else likes NEBOSH...
I completed my NEBOSH G Cert at F&R Chorley. did you know... if they had a fire they are not strictly allowed to deal with it themselves, but should call the.... Fire Brigade. Just thought You would like to know that
firesafety101  
#10 Posted : 11 January 2011 16:52:42(UTC)
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I consider myself competent in fire risk assessment without the training mentioned here, but only because I have other stuff and bags of experience in both fire fighting and fire risk assessment. Why not try to get a third party accreditation? The companies that do that will recognise your competence - or not, and you would gain lots of confidence by passing their tests, and get onto a register of fire risk assessors. You can do that for about £500. about the same cost of further training?
firesafety101  
#11 Posted : 11 January 2011 16:54:17(UTC)
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firesafety101

Guitarman1 wrote:
stuff4blokes wrote:
I chose Lancs F&R at Chorley as best for me, an aquaintance swears by Fire Service College and somebody else likes NEBOSH...
I completed my NEBOSH G Cert at F&R Chorley. did you know... if they had a fire they are not strictly allowed to deal with it themselves, but should call the.... Fire Brigade. Just thought You would like to know that
I would not like to put my training in the hands of a fire trainer that can't tackle a fire. If I was there and there was a fire I would assess the fire and maybe have a go myself.
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