FIRE SAFTEY TRAINING
Fire Safety Training
Fire safety is a legal duty and a practical one. Every workplace needs people who can spot a fire risk, act when the alarm sounds, and get others out safely. Britannia Elite delivers a clear three-level fire ladder — from basic awareness for all staff, through the trained fire marshal, up to the fire risk assessor whose work the rest of the fire plan is built on.
Three levels, one fire-safe site
Fire safety works on three levels. Every member of staff needs basic awareness. Certain people need to be trained fire marshals who run the evacuation and the routine checks. And someone needs to be competent to assess the building’s fire risk in the first place. These three qualifications cover all three, and each one builds on the last.
Fire Safety Awareness
For every member of staff — what to do when the alarm sounds.
Fire Marshal / Warden
For the people who lead the evacuation and run the daily checks.
Fire Risk Assessment
For the person competent to assess the building and write the report.
Fire Safety Awareness
Highfield Level 1 Award in the Principles of Fire Safety Awareness (RQF)
The baseline every member of staff should hold. It covers how fires start and spread, the hazards present in a workplace, and exactly what to do when a fire is found or the alarm sounds — including how to support a safe evacuation.
Prerequisites: none. Suitable for all staff. Minimum age 16. Learners need to be physically able to take part in a basic evacuation drill.
What it covers
- How fires start and spread
- Common workplace fire hazards
- Fire safety roles and legal duties
- Alarm systems and evacuation routes
- Fire prevention measures
- Fire signage and equipment
- Responding safely to a fire
- Reporting and communication
Assessment
Multiple-choice question paper, with instructor observation throughout.
Who it’s for
Fire Marshal / Fire Warden
QNUK Level 2 Award in Fire Safety for Fire Marshals (RQF)
The step up for the people who take charge when there’s a fire. It builds on fire awareness and adds the marshal’s duties — leading the evacuation, running the routine fire checks, and managing the assembly point. Safe evacuation and personal emergency evacuation plans (PEEPs) are part of the qualification, so a separate evacuation course isn’t needed.
Prerequisites: no formal entry requirement. Fire-awareness knowledge is the natural grounding, and learners should have around Level 1 literacy and numeracy. Minimum age 16.
What it covers
- Fire behaviour and how a fire develops
- The legal duties of a fire marshal / warden
- Daily, weekly and monthly fire checks
- Managing an evacuation and the assembly point
- Sweep procedures — searching floors and areas
- Moving people and assisting vulnerable persons (PEEPs)
- Fire logbooks and documentation
- Coordinating with the emergency services
- Optional practical extinguisher add-on
Assessment
Practical evacuation-leadership exercises and a knowledge assessment (short test or scenario-based).
Who it’s for
Fire Risk Assessment
QNUK Level 3 Award in Fire Risk Assessment (RQF)
The assessor-level qualification — the competence to carry out a fire risk assessment of a workplace and write it up. It follows the principles set out in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, and it’s aimed at low-risk, non-complex premises. This is the person whose assessment the rest of the fire plan depends on.
Prerequisites: minimum age 18. Some prior fire-safety knowledge is expected — Fire Awareness or Fire Marshal is good grounding. Because the assessment includes a written report, learners should have around Level 2 literacy.
What it covers
- The principles of fire risk assessment
- Identifying hazards and ignition sources
- People at risk — staff, visitors, vulnerable persons
- Evaluating and rating risk
- Control measures and mitigation
- Documentation requirements
- Review cycles and compliance
- Carrying out an assessment and writing the report
Assessment
A multiple-choice paper and a written fire risk assessment of a real work environment.
Who it’s for
Recognised qualifications
The Level 1 awareness award is a Highfield qualification; the Level 2 Fire Marshal and Level 3 Fire Risk Assessment are QNUK. All three are regulated by Ofqual and delivered by approved instructors, built around UK fire-safety law — the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 — can be delivered internationally, and are mapped to Uganda’s TVET framework.
The right level for the building
The Level 3 Fire Risk Assessment is designed for low-risk, non-complex premises. Complex or high-risk buildings need a specialist fire risk assessor — talk to us about the right route for your site.
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