Fire Safety (RQF) QA Level 1 Award

What is QA Level 2 Award in Fire Safety (RQF)?

The QA Level 1 Award in Fire Safety Awareness (RQF) is a regulated and nationally recognised qualification designed for those who want to increase their awareness of fire safety in the workplace.

Candidates will learn basic fire safety principles in order to ensure they are keeping themselves and others in the workplace safe at all times. They will also learn what to do in the event of an emergency and the simple measures that can be taken to control the risk of fires.

What does the training course include?

• Causes of fires in the workplace
• The costs of fires in the workplace for
• employers, employees and society
• Basic fire safety duties and responsibilities
• Actions to be taken in the event of a fire
• Principles of fire risk control
  • Key elements for effective fire risk management
  • The fire triangle and controlling fire risks
  • Fire risk control measures
  • Fire prevention measures
• Safe use of portable fire-fighting equipment
• Fire safety equipment checks

Venue and equipment requirements:

• Suitable and safe area to complete paperwork
• Suitable welfare facilities
• Suitable area for practical demonstrations
• Risk assessment completed

HSE further information:

Fire safety

https://www.hse.gov.uk/toolbox/fire.htm

Theory assessment:

Theory assessment/multiple choice question papers – there is 1 paper per unit for each Learner and

Learners should answer all the questions under ‘examination’ conditions:

• Maximum time allowed is 25 minutes
• Minimum mark is 10 out of 15 to be considered for an overall ‘Pass’ Minimum mark is 20 out of 30 to be considered for an overall ‘Pass’

On-site training courses delivered:

Southwest – Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon, Cornwall, Avon, Somerset, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire

Southeast – Oxfordshire, Kent, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex, Middlesex

Midlands – Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Shropshire

East Anglia – Hertfordshire, Essex, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk

Aylesbury, Banbury, Basingstoke, Bath, Bedford, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Cirencester, Cheltenham, Coventry, Exeter, Gloucester, Hereford, Hungerford, Milton Keynes, Newbury, Northampton, Oxford, Peterborough, Plymouth, Reading, Salisbury, Southampton, Stroud, Swindon, Taunton, Warwick, Winchester, Witney, Worcester, Yeovil