Fire Training Courses

Newcastle International Training Academy are accredited to deliver Level 1 & 2 QualSafe awards (RQF). This one-day Fire Warden Training course is more in depth than Fire Awareness training and is especially useful to those with a designated responsibility for fire safety. Participants also experience using a fire extinguisher. 

Length of Course 

• Half day course

Fire Safety Awareness (QA Level 1 Award) course syllabus includes:

• Causes of fires in the workplace
• Costs of fires in the workplace for employers, employees and society
• Basic fire safety duties and responsibilities
• Actions to be taken in the event of a fire
• Principles of risk control and controlling risks
• Effective risk management
• Risk control and prevention measures
• Safe use of fire-fighting equipment
• Fire safety equipment checks

Newcastle International Training Academy are accredited to deliver Level 1 & 2 QualSafe awards (RQF). This one-day Fire Warden Training course is more in depth than Fire Awareness training and is especially useful to those with a designated responsibility for fire safety. Participants also experience using a fire extinguisher. 

Length of Course 

• 1-day course

Fire Safety Awareness (QA Level 2 Award) course syllabus includes:

• Causes of fires in the workplace
• The fire triangle
• Hazards during and after a fire
• Fire and smoke spread
• Identifying and controlling fire hazards
• Fire safety laws
• Duties and responsibilities of employers and employees
• Undertaking a fire safety inspection
• Fire safety risk assessments
• Contents of a fire safety briefing
• Roles and responsibilities of the nominated fire warden

At Newcastle International Training Academy, we offer Breathing Apparatus Initial, Revalidation, Instructor and Wearer courses. 

Length of Course 

• Duration varies depending on the course

Breathing Apparatus Initial course syllabus includes:

• Physiology of respiration (theory presentation)
• Breathing apparatus set description
• Breathing apparatus cylinders/durations
• Breathing apparatus general checks
• Donning and start-up procedures
• Doffing procedures
• The importance of record keeping
• OGBA (Operational Guidance Breathing Apparatus)
• Wearer distress (theory presentation)
• Entrapped procedures
• Walk/run/climb exercise (practical exercise)
• Breathing practical exercise in restricted vision
• Control procedures
• Working in heat and smoke

Breathing Apparatus Revalidation course syllabus includes:

• Physiology of respiration
• Breathing apparatus set description
• Breathing apparatus cylinders / durations
• Breathing apparatus general checks
• Donning and start-up procedures
• Doffing procedures
• The importance of record keeping
• Technical Bulletin 1/1997 procedures
• Wearer distress
• Entrapped procedures
• Walk/run/climb exercise
• Breathing practical exercise in restricted vision

Breathing Apparatus Instructor course syllabus includes:

• Practical Sessions Theoretical Sessions
• Observation Exercises Set Description
• Syndicate Exercise – Obscured Vision BA Malfunctions and defects
• Syndicate Exercise – Live Fire Conditions Exercise Planning
• Instructional Technique Observers and Safety
• Briefing and de-briefing Officers
• Wearing ability Heat and Humidity
• Monitoring BA Crews/crew safety Guideline procedures
• Exercise planning and risk assessment Entry Control Procedures
• Risk Assessment
• Working in smoke and darkness
• BA Procedures

Breathing Apparatus Wearer course syllabus includes:

• The roles and responsibilities of a Breathing Apparatus Wearer
• The importance of effective team work
• The physical restraints of Breathing Apparatus
• Skills required of a Breathing Apparatus wearer when working in heat and smoke
• All aspects of Breathing Apparatus procedures in accordance with OGBA (Operational Guidance Breathing Apparatus)