Fire Fighting:

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FIRE FIGHTING:

When faced with extraordinary situations, anything can happen. With proper training and education, the ability to make the right decisions in these extraordinary situations is essential.

Approximately 600 people die and over 4000 are injured annually in South Africa as a result of fire, and these blazes cause more than R500-million damage to property every year. In order to ensure that there are more on-site fire safety experts available to reduce this statistic, Action Training provides courses ranging from a 4-hour ‘General Fire Awareness’ course, to a 16-hour ‘Advanced Fire fighting’ course.

Legislation requires that 1 in 50 people per company, or two per building, should be trained in basic fire fighting. Action Training’s fire fighting training courses are aimed at teaching basic fire fighting skills in order to minimise loss of life and property, by extinguishing fires in their early stages. The best method of stopping a fire is to prevent it. The actions taken to control a fire during the first few minutes will determine whether it can be contained or not.

Fire fighting is a skill every workplace and home environment needs.

The OHS team consists of an evacuation leader, fire warden, first aider and H&S representative - who all play different roles in dealing with an emergency. It is; therefore, important to have a number of staff trained in the varying roles and responsibilities.

The emergency evacuation procedures course is an accredited 1-day course that provides the learner with the necessary skills to successfully manage the emergency evacuation of staff, or a building, should an emergency arise. Emergency evacuation drills should also be conducted at least twice a year, to ensure that the company environment is prepared and ready to evacuate when the need arises. We are also able to assist with the real-life planning and conducting of these drills, should you require assistance.

We provide drawn and detailed plans of the layout of the premises, where all the emergency equipment is located and where the assembly areas are.

These principles should also be implemented in your home environment, where the threat of a fire or other emergencies may become a reality.