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Fire safety training for offices and commercial

Office and commercial buildings change tenants and layouts all the time. Each fit-out moves walls, adds services and changes how the fire strategy works. The people who install and inspect the fire safety need to spot what the last fit-out broke.

What's different in offices and commercial

  1. 01

    Fit-outs break things

    New partitions, raised floors and ceiling services can cut through compartment lines and fire stopping, usually above a ceiling where nobody looks.

  2. 02

    Split responsibility

    Landlords look after the common parts and base-build systems. Tenants look after their floors. Knowing whose system is whose avoids gaps.

  3. 03

    Detection has to follow the layout

    When walls move, detector coverage and sounder levels change. Alarm systems need checking after every layout change, not only at the annual service.

  4. 04

    Clients expect evidence

    Facilities managers and principal contractors increasingly ask for proof of training before anyone starts on site.

Courses for offices and commercial

Online courses help you evidence knowledge. Practical courses are assessed in person, so they evidence knowledge and skills.

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  • An inspector in a high-vis vest filling in a checklist
    Online course

    Fire Marshal Training

    For fire marshals and fire wardens. Find and report fire hazards, do the routine checks, and get everyone out when the alarm sounds. Know when to use an extinguisher.

    Time
    2 hrs 34 min
    11 lessons
    Access
    Ongoing
    Start any time
    Renew after
    1 year
    We'll remind you

    Contact us for prices

  • A fitter installing a metal hinge on a door
    Practical, in person

    Practical Fire Extinguisher Training

    Half a day with a trainer covering fire classes, extinguisher types and colour codes, pre-use checks and safe use, with each delegate assessed in person.

    Duration
    Half day
    09:30 to 12:30
    Next date
    On request
    Ask about a date
    Renew after
    1 year
    We'll remind you

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What you'll be working to

The legislation, standards and guidance that come up most often in offices and commercial. Each course page says which ones it covers.

  • Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
  • Approved Document B
  • BS 9999: fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings
  • BS 5839-1: fire detection and fire alarm systems
  • BS 5266-1: emergency lighting

Worth reading

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Training a team in offices and commercial?

Buy places for your whole team in one order, or ask us to run a course at your site, planned around the people who use the building.