The first time somebody uses an extinguisher should not be during a fire
A short, practical session at your premises. Your staff learn which extinguisher to pick up, how to use it, and — just as importantly — when to walk away and let the building empty.
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the responsible person to make sure staff have adequate fire safety training. If you have extinguishers on the wall, that includes knowing how to use them. Most people have walked past the same red cylinder for years without ever picking one up.
Getting it wrong is worse than doing nothing. Water on a fat fryer, or a CO2 grabbed by the horn, causes injuries. A two-hour session removes that risk and gives people the confidence to deal with a small fire before it becomes a big one — or to recognise straight away that this is not one to tackle.
What the session covers
How fire starts and spreads, and how quickly you have to act
The extinguisher types you actually have on site — water, foam, CO2, dry powder, wet chemical
Which one goes on which class of fire, and what happens if you use the wrong one
Handling: pulling the pin, distance, sweeping and stopping
When to fight a fire and when to raise the alarm and get out
Your own fire procedure, call points and assembly point
A practical go, so everybody has actually discharged an extinguisher
Built around your building
We use your equipment and your layout, not a generic slide pack. If you have a wet chemical unit in the kitchen and CO2 in the server room, that is what we cover. Staff leave knowing where their nearest extinguisher is, not just what one looks like in a photograph.
How a session runs
Straightforward to arrange and easy to fit around a working day.
01
Tell us the site
Numbers attending, what equipment you have and where we can run the practical safely.
02
Classroom part
Around an hour, in a meeting room or canteen. No special facilities needed.
03
Hands on
Outside, with a controlled demonstration fire and live extinguishers. Everybody has a go.
04
Certificates
Issued to each attendee, with a register for your fire safety file.
Things worth knowing
The questions we get asked most before a booking.
We need outside space
A car park corner or yard is fine. We bring everything else, including the demonstration equipment and extinguishers.
Refills are on us
The extinguishers used in the practical are ours. Your own units stay on the wall, full and in date.
Shift patterns are fine
We can run two sessions in a day, or come back for an evening or weekend group if that suits your rota better.
Speak to our team of experts
Not sure what fire protection services you need? Speak with one of our experts. Call us on 01628 566531, email sales@proactfiresafe.co.uk or fill in our online contact form.
