Fire Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Preventing fires, choosing and using extinguishers and responding to emergencies under the National Fire Code, provincial fire codes, CAN/ULC standards and provincial OHS law.
HSE-105 12 lessons · 5 h 13 min
Offered by HSM University · Safety Training
This is the Canadian version of this course. See the American version.
What you'll learn
- Explain the fire triangle and tetrahedron, ignition properties, fire growth stages and the hazards of smoke
- Identify workplace fire hazards, including flammable liquids and gases, combustible dust, electrical faults, batteries and hot work
- Apply the hierarchy of controls, housekeeping, safe storage and ignition source control, and calculate fire load density
- Describe how building codes, fire codes, workplace safety law and technical standards govern fire safety in your jurisdiction
- Explain how fire alarm, sprinkler and special suppression systems work and how impairments and inspections are managed
- Interpret extinguisher classes and ratings, select extinguishers for each hazard and check placement against travel distance limits
- Decide whether to fight or leave a fire and describe the PASS method and technique for each class of fire
- Outline the content of required emergency plans and assign emergency roles, including assistance for people who need help
- Estimate evacuation time and plan evacuation, assembly, accounting, shelter-in-place and lockdown procedures
- Respond at an awareness level to medical emergencies, spills, gas leaks, severe weather and threats, and describe first aid duties
- Plan, run and evaluate drills and exercises with measurable objectives and after-action reviews
- Manage post-fire recovery and business continuity, and apply the course to a site fire and emergency program
Course content
12 lessons · 5 h 13 min total · final exam
- 1 How fires start and behave 27 min · quiz
- 2 Fire hazards at work 25 min · quiz
- 3 Fire prevention and housekeeping 27 min · quiz
- 4 Fire codes, fire safety plans and OHS law in Canada 26 min · quiz
- 5 Fire protection systems: alarms, sprinklers and suppression 26 min · quiz
- 6 Portable fire extinguishers: classes, ratings and placement 28 min · quiz
- 7 Using an extinguisher safely and when not to 26 min · quiz
- 8 Fire safety plans, emergency response plans and roles 26 min · quiz
- 9 Evacuation, shelter-in-place and lockdown 25 min · quiz
- 10 Medical and other emergencies 25 min · quiz
- 11 Drills, training and after-action reviews 25 min · quiz
- 12 Business continuity, recovery and capstone 27 min · quiz
- E Final exam 20 questions
Description
Preventing fires, choosing and using extinguishers and responding to emergencies under the National Fire Code, provincial fire codes, CAN/ULC standards and provincial OHS law.