Fire Safety Awareness in Housing

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Essential fire safety awareness tailored for all those involved in the housing and communities sector. Equip yourself with the knowledge you need to recognise potential hazards, prevent fires from occurring and respond effectively in emergency situations.

Our Bitesize course on Fire Safety Awareness in Housing is designed to elevate fire safety awareness and understanding among housing staff. This course is essential for those seeking an induction-level understanding of fire safety or for anyone needing to build awareness of key fire safety concepts within the housing sector. 

Learners will be introduced to the historical and regulatory context in the UK, helping them to understand how incidents have shaped our nation's response to fire safety and impacted legislation in turn. Learners will also discover the fundamentals of fire, exploring the fire triangle and learning how fires start, how they spread and the damage they can cause both to human life and the built environment. 

More practically, the course will empower learners to be able to respond appropriately in emergency situations, recognise the different types of fire extinguishers and take steps to keep themselves and their colleagues safe in the workplace. 

Ready to enhance your fire safety knowledge? Scroll down to learn more. 

Did you know?

Each year, cooking causes more accidental fires in the home than anything else. Cooking-related fires tend to result in the most non-fatal casualties and the second most fatalities (behind smoking products) so the importance of promoting cooking fire safety messages cannot be overestimated.

Source: The National Fire Chief's Council February 2024 Toolkit

Course Delivery: E-Learning
Enrolment Duration:
180 days
CPD Hours: 1.0 Hour(s)
Cost: from £45+VAT
Sector Safety and Compliance
Roles

Customer Service, Housing Officers, Resident-Facing Teams, Finance, Operations, Human Resources, Support Staff.

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Who is this suitable for?

ASCP Bitesize Learning is designed for everyone!

All the Bitesize series of courses are designed for the housing sector giving an awareness level knowledge that broadens and shapes good safety culture.

This could include:

  • Customer Services
  • Housing Officers
  • Resident-Facing Teams
  • Finance
  • Operations
  • ....and any other roles!

Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes clarify expectations, focus training on key safety and compliance aspects, and align learning with business goals to enhance workplace competence and safety. This streamlined approach helps ensure measurable and relevant results for the organisation.

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By the end of this ASCP Bitesize training, you will be able to:

  • Understand how a fire starts and name the elements of the fire triangle
  • Describe the behaviour of fire and how it spreads
  • Understand the damage fire can cause to our built environment
  • Know what to do in a fire emergency
  • Be able to identify the different classes of fire extinguisher
  • Understand the checks you can make in your organisation to stay safe

Course Syllabus

What to expect before, during, and after your course
  • Before the course starts

    Our Bitesize Learning courses are available as soon as you enrol. All you need is an internet connection and a supported browser to begin.

  • During the course

    The course is a self-paced online training course broken into smaller Bitesize Learning chunks. You will cover the following topics:

    Learn about the history of fire safety and why we need to learn from incidents in order to make our homes and buildings safer and prevent future tragedies. 

    Fire is a devastating and powerful force.  It can destroy belongings, ruin buildings, and, more seriously, take lives - all in a moment.

    In this lesson, you will learn about the elements of the fire triangle and understand more about the conditions in which fires start, and the damage they can cause. 

    Our environments contain many of the ingredients that allow a fire to spread.

    Understanding the science of fire behaviour enables us to both prevent fires and quickly stop them when they do start.

    In this lesson, you will learn about different fire behaviours.

    Fire has a significant impact not just on the human body but also on buildings. The intense heat can be enough to bend and melt even our strongest structures.

    In this lesson, you will learn more about the structural and human damage fire can cause.

    Knowing what to do in the event of a fire could save your life and the lives of those around you.

    In this lesson, you will learn what to do in a fire emergency situation. 

    We are all responsible for one another’s safety! If you see something is not right, say something!

    In this lesson you will find out what you can do to protect yourself and others.

    Attempting to fight a fire without the correct knowledge and training can be a dangerous thing to do! 

    In this lesson you will learn about fire extinguishers and how to maintain and identify the correct one for the job.

    Within your organisation, specific individuals are tasked with regularly checking the building's fire safety measures.

    These tasks should be completed at varying intervals to ensure comprehensive coverage.

    In this lesson, we will detail the timing and nature of these essential activities.

    Sometimes the risk of fire is unavoidable. This is the case with hot work.

    Certain industries will have more exposure to hot work.

    In this lesson you will learn more about what hot work is and how to make it as safe as possible.

    Burns and scalds are types of skin and tissue damage caused by heat. Both can be extremely dangerous and potentially fatal, and both are treated similarly.

    In this lesson, you will learn how to react when someone receives an injury from a burn.

  • Assessment

    To pass this course learners will need to demonstrate their knowledge with a short 10 question assessment.

  • Certification

    Learners will receive a CPD certificate on our Accredible certificates platform. This is a shareable demonstration of your knowledge

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Sector Specific Knowledge

We are safety and compliance specialists, drawing on a vast range of knowledge and experience in the housing sector.

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Regular reviews

With a rapidly changing landscape, you can trust that our courses are up to date with the latest information.

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As the sector evolves, so do we! Look forward to new content to fill in all your development needs.

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