Fire Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Preventing fires, choosing and using extinguishers and responding to emergencies under OSHA 1910.38, .39 and .157, NFPA 10, 101 and 72 and the International Fire Code.
HSE-105 12 lessons · 5 h 13 min
Offered by HSM University · Safety Training
This is the American version of this course. See the Canadian 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, OSHA standards and the law in the US 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 Emergency action plans, fire prevention 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 OSHA 1910.38, .39 and .157, NFPA 10, 101 and 72 and the International Fire Code.