Could anybody provided me with the following information concerning fire wardens please. (company with 200 employees, office, production and warehousing activities) Is the provision of fire warden training a legal requirement. If so how often are refresher courses required. How many fire wardens are required. Steve W

If only it were that simple. Training is a legal requirement from the Regulatory Reform Order and Management Regs. The employer has a duty to ensure that all occupants are able to reach a place of total safety. (the days of waiting at the refuge for the Fire Brigade have passed) The employer should have an emergency evacuation plan stating how they are going to achieve that. The Fire Risk Assessment will assist. This then tells you how many Fire Wardens you need. Dont forget you need to account for absense from the workplace. The content of the training is not perscribed any where that I know of but lots of people provide training. There is no distinction between Fire Warden and Fire Marshall. You can perscribe your own training based on what you want your wardens to achieve and how. A good guideline is that you want to report to the Fire and Rescue Service that you building is clear. You know this because your fire wardens will tell you. Refreshers are the same for most other training. You decide based on how often they use the training you have given them I hope this helps

Paul you are spot on with the fire marshal title, but I never got anyone trained in the use of fire extinguishers simply because of the need to make sure everyone is evacuated as quickly as possible and didn't want anyone being a hero especially a dead one.