Fire Fighting Training

The importance of fire fighting training in the workplace is so often overlooked because there is no direct reference in the Occupational Health and Safety Act to guide us on the exact number of workers to train and to what level they should be trained. We should therefore look at this from a basic risk management approach. The provision of fire fighting equipment in any workplace is based on the requirements of SANS 10400 part T (National Building Regulations) and the risk relating to the activities on the premises.  The level of training should be appropriate to the risk and the equipment. 

Our unique Laser Driven Fire Simulator is an option to do practical training in a corporate environment. Fire extinguisher training can now take place entirely indoors. The system uses a conical laser to replicate extinguisher discharge rather than depending on dry chemical powder or CO2 extinguishers. Because only laser light is emitted from the extinguisher the training can take place anywhere.

The system simulates classess A, B and C fires at four difficulty levels and has the capability of grading trainees on their performance.

Persons credited with this unit standard is able to distinguish between an emergency and an incident as well as understanding the different types of emergencies that may take place in the workplace. The learners will be able to explain the types of emergency alarms in the workplace, the procedures for responding to them and the methods and procedures which need to be applied in an assembly area after an alarm.