Certificate of attendance and practical assessment
Renew after
1 year
We'll remind you
Check it
Online
A unique reference anyone can verify
The life of your certificate
AttendRefresher at 1 year
A practical session run by a trainer. Most of it takes place outdoors, so wear suitable clothing. Full joining instructions come with your booking.
By the end, you'll be able to
Choose the right extinguisher for a type of fire
Carry out pre-use checks
Use an extinguisher safely on a controlled fire
Know when not to tackle a fire
Who it's for
Fire wardens and fire marshals
Staff who may be expected to use an extinguisher
Anyone who has completed fire awareness training
Before you book. Delegates should be able to stand for periods and lift an extinguisher of around 9 kg. Please tell us about any access needs when booking.
What the course covers
Fire classes
Extinguisher types and colour codes
Safety first: when not to tackle a fire
Pre-use checks
Using an extinguisher on a controlled fire
How you're assessed, and what you get
The trainer observes each delegate using an extinguisher. Attendance and a successful practical assessment are both required for the certificate.
Confirms that you attended the session and met the trainer's practical assessment on the day. It is not a regulated qualification.
Every certificate has a unique reference that anyone can check online. Certificates record what you completed or attended with us. They are not a regulated qualification and do not by themselves confirm competence for a particular role. Under the Building Safety Act, competence is skills, knowledge, experience and behaviours. This practical course evidences knowledge and skills, assessed in person. Experience and behaviours come from your work.
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Certificate of attendance and practical assessment
Your name here
Practical Fire Extinguisher Training
Completed
On the day
Refresher due
Shown
Status
Checkable
Dates and venues
Times are UK time. We confirm there's still a place before you pay.
Your joining instructions explain what to bring and what to wear. They are emailed when you book and again shortly before the course.Yourjoininginstructionsexplainwhattobringandwhattowear.Theyareemailedwhenyoubookandagainshortlybeforethecourse.
All practical course times are UK times (GMT or BST, depending on the time of year).AllpracticalcoursetimesareUKtimes(GMTorBST,dependingonthetimeofyear).
Please see our cancellation policy, then contact us. We can usually move you to another date if there is space.Pleaseseeourcancellationpolicy,thencontactus.Wecanusuallymoveyoutoanotherdateifthereisspace.
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