National Maritime College of Ireland

Course Name:

GWO Basic Safety Training Fire Awareness Refresher (FAWR)

Course Price:

€ 180.00

Short Description:

The aim of this module is to enable the participants to prevent fires, make appropriate judgements when evaluating a fire, manage evacuation of personnel and ensure all are safely accounted for in the event of an unmanageable fire.

Course Type:

GWO Courses

Full Description:

The aim of this module is to enable the participants to prevent fires, make appropriate judgements when evaluating a fire, manage evacuation of personnel and ensure all are safely accounted for in the event of an unmanageable fire. If the incident is judged to be safe, the participants should be able to efficiently extinguish an initial fire by using basic handheld firefighting equipment.

Lessons include

LEGISLATION

The aim of this lesson is to enable the participants to comply with legislation and requirements that apply to fire prevention and firefighting equipment related to the industry.

FIRE COMBUSTION AND FIRE SPREAD

The aim of this lesson is to enable the participants to understand combustion, fire spread, the different types of fires and the composition of smoke. In addition, to understand the elements needed for a fire (and more importantly) how to extinguish a fire and the dangers of smoke.

FIRE EXTINGUISHING

The aim of this lesson is to enable the participants to assess a fire and, if needed, to be able to identify the right extinguishing media according to the fire classes. Furthermore, this lesson shall enable the participants to act according to the contingency plans in a WTG.

FIRE PREVENTION

The aim of this lesson is to enable the participants to take preventive measures to improve fire safety in a WTG.

FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT IN A WTG

The aim of this lesson is to enable the participants to be able to use firefighting equipment in a WTG efficiently without the risk of injuries.

Duration: 4 hours

 

Please note, joining instructions are sent to all delegates in advance of training. If your company has made a booking on your behalf, joining instructions will be sent directly to the booker. These should be forwarded to you. If you do not receive your joining instructions at least 2 days in advance of the course, please contact our admin team.