Safety first. Why you should invest in fire safety training

Cutting costs on fire safety training could be a costly false economy.

With winter looming and cost pressures coming at companies from all directions, there's one area where it's important not to cut costs. Fire safety training is fundamental to ensuring the safety of your employees, as well as critical to protecting your workplace. At Vulcan, our fire safety training courses are designed to give people the technical knowledge, skills and confidence to know what to do in an emergency. 

Fewer fires mean fewer injuries or fatalities. Businesses and employers are required to ensure that their working environment complies with current U.K legislation and is safe for all staff members and visitors, should a fire occur. According to the latest statistics from The Home Office, fire and rescue services in the U.K. attended 14,308 fires in non-dwelling (commercial) buildings across 2019-2020. Based on these figures it is evident to see that fires can occur at any time, in any type of building therefore it is crucial to ensure there are correct preventative measures in place to ensure safety in the workplace. 

Furthermore, under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, businesses are legally required to nominate a competent individual to undertake a fire risk assessment, create a fire emergency plan and implement a fire risk management system. Fires can be devastating and a significant amount of them can be entirely avoided. Fire safety doesn’t just protect staff and visitors but it also protects the building and the surrounding areas too where other organisations may sit in close proximity.

Our fire safety courses

We offer an extensive course portfolio of fire safety training courses to cover all aspects of fire safety to suit all organisations, regardless of their sector. 

Our courses are designed to provide a comprehensive knowledge of fire safety and can be attended either online or at various venues across the U.K. Additionally, we also offer fire awareness and fire warden training tailored to specific industries such as healthcare, construction or a care home setting to ensure your knowledge application is appropriate for the required industry of your organisation.

Ultimately, whilst you can’t foresee whether or not a fire will occur, fire safety training is a worthwhile investment and not something to be chopped from the autumn budget. By ensuring that staff members are adequately trained and correct preventative measures are in place, this could be the difference in reducing or eliminating the risk of injuries or death in an emergency situation. 

To find out more information contact our expert team today on 01925 211488.