CSTF - Fire Safety

Welcome to our CSTF - Fire Safety Online module. Upon completion, you will receive a certificate of completion. The course duration is approximately 1 hour and will earn you 1 CPD point. You have 6 months from the date of purchase to finish this training.

This module covers various topics related to CSTF - Fire Safety module including:

1. Introduction to Fire Safety:
• Importance of fire safety in a healthcare setting
• Legal requirements and regulations related to fire safety

2. Characteristics of Fire, Smoke, and Toxic Fumes:
• Understanding the nature of fire, how it spreads, and its potential hazards
• Identifying the characteristics of smoke and toxic fumes and their dangers

3. Fire Hazards in the Working Environment:
• Identifying common fire hazards in healthcare facilities
• Understanding the specific fire risks associated with medical equipment, chemicals, and materials used in healthcare

4. Fire Risk Assessments:
• Explanation of relevant fire risk assessments conducted in healthcare settings
• Awareness of significant findings from fire risk assessments and their implications

5. Fire Prevention:
• Importance of practicing and promoting fire prevention measures
• Strategies for reducing fire risks and maintaining a safe working environment

6. Basic Fire Safety and Local Fire Safety Protocols:
• Familiarity with basic fire safety principles, including the "Fire Triangle"
• Understanding local fire safety protocols, including staff responsibilities during a fire incident

7. Fire Alarm Systems and Response:
• Knowing the means of raising the fire alarm
• Actions to take upon hearing the fire alarm, including evacuation procedures

8. Fire Emergency Response:
• Immediate actions to take if fire breaks out or smoke is detected
• Safe evacuation procedures, including identifying escape routes

9. Fire Extinguishers:
• Familiarity with different types of fire extinguishers and their uses
• Safety precautions associated with using fire extinguishers

10. Importance of Evacuation Procedures and Escape Routes:
• Understanding the importance of being familiar with evacuation procedures
• Identifying and using designated escape routes in a healthcare facility.
• making. Self-care strategies to maintain physical and emotional well-being.


The learning outcomes are.

1. Understand the characteristics of fire, smoke, and toxic fumes.
2. Know the fire hazards involved in the working environment.
3. Be aware of the significant findings of relevant fire risk assessments.
4. Understand how to practice and promote fire prevention.
5. Be aware of basic fire safety and local fire safety protocols, including staff responsibilities during a fire incident.
6. Know the means of raising the fire alarm and the actions to take on hearing the fire alarm.
7. Know instinctively the right action to take if fire breaks out or smoke is detected.
8. Be familiar with the different types of fire extinguishers, state their use, and identify the safety precautions associated with their use.
9.Understand the importance of being familiar with evacuation procedures and associated escape routes.

We hope you find this module informative and beneficial for your professional development in CSTF - Fire Safety

If you need more information about this course, please contact Train Healthcare directly at 0208 3266 704 or email contact@trainhealthcare.com.
Please note that refunds are not available for online training purchases.

Nursing and Midwife Council's (CPD Points).

Requirements:
It is necessary to complete 35 hours (35 Nursing CPD Points) of relevant CPD within the three-year period since your last registration renewal or since joining the register.
Of these 35 hours (35 Nursing CPD Points), a minimum of 20 hours (20 Nursing CPD Points), should be dedicated to participatory learning, which involves engaging in activities that facilitate interaction with other professionals.