The Importance Of Fire Safety Training

An oft-overlooked or underappreciated aspect of owning a business or commercial building, but an essential one to perform and engage with, fire safety training is designed to provide employees on how to respond in emergency situations, specifically in the event of a serious fire. A team of staff that have been appropriately trained will ensure employee safety, uphold key legislation, minimise damage and potentially save lives. Let’s take a closer look at the essential benefits of fire safety training.



Enhance Safety

Of course; the most important advantage of carrying out fire safety training in the workplace is to ensure your employees are provided with the latest training to keep them safe, protected and gifted with the knowledge of how to respond in an emergency situation. A team of employees who are well-versed in your fire safety and response measures will feel much safer and far more confident in the event of an emergency.

Not only this, but fire safety training informs your employee that you and your business are taking fire safety seriously, with an emphasis on fire response, emergency exits, extinguishers and signage, helping to keep the entire workforce safe.

Legal Requirement

Such is the importance of fire safety training, given the enhanced safety measures it provides, it is now a legal requirement. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 states that it is now the responsibility of any commercial or non-domestic premises to carry out a fire risk assessment and carry out any measures that may be required to reduce or eliminate the risk of fire.

Fire safety training for your employees is a key part of completing a fire risk assessment, providing evidence that your workforce has been trained, your company has provided the required training to protect them, and the risk of fire has been minimised.

Fire safety training should be provided when an employee starts at your business and then updated throughout the course of their employment. It must be provided to your employees during their normal working hours and have relevance to the exact fire precautions of your working environment.

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