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Notice for NOCN Centres

NOCN is currently experiencing technical issues affecting some email addresses.

To help ensure your emails are received and responded to promptly, all NOCN centres contacting their External Quality Assurer (EQA) should also copy the Assurance Team into the email at assurance@nocn.org.uk.

This temporary measure applies to NOCN centres only and will help minimise any delays in communication while the issue is being resolved.

We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

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Fire Awareness

The Building Safety Act 2022 introduced significant reforms to the building safety regulatory system in the UK, with a focus on improving fire safety in high-risk residential buildings.

One of the key recommendations from Working Group 2, which was tasked with addressing competence requirements, was the development of Fire Awareness in construction. This course has been developed to address this need.

Course Content

  • Introduction to Fire Safety in Construction.
  • Understanding Fire Types and Appropriate Extinguishers.
  • Fire Risk Management, Housekeeping, and best practices
  • Building Safety Act Overview.
  • Fire Safety Planning and Emergency Preparedness.
  • Storage and Handling of Flammable Materials.
  • Practical Fire Safety: Case studies and Best Practices.

Course Structure

  • Course Length: 1/2 day
  • Minimum Age: 16
  • Assessment: Multiple-choice assessment (paperbased)

Who is this course designed for?

Personnel wishing to increase their knowledge of fire awareness in the construction industry

Train The Trainer

  • There is a no train-the-trainer course.

Registration Cost

£6.00

Downloads

Quality Assurance Manual

(0.53 MB)

Course Specification

(0.25 MB)

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