Overview of courses

• Course flow chart
• Qualifications
• Open course dates

Fire safety

• Sprinklers
• Canute – sprinkler software
• Fire risk assessment

Fire safety level 3

• Auditing simple premise 1
• Auditing simple premise 2
• Gathering evidence

Fire safety level 4

• Auditing complex premise 1
• Auditing complex premise 2
• Regulated, licensed premise
• Building Regulations + TG
• CDM Regulations
• Community fire safety
• Fire safety at incidents
• Fire safety enforcement
• Draft enforceable documents

Specialist fire safety

• Operational fire safety visit
• BS 9999:2008 + Annexes
• Building Regulations update
• Fire engineering principles
• Healthcare premises
• Checking sprinkler systems
• Fire Safety Manager

Edexcel Level 3 Certificate and Level 4 Diploma in Fire Safety

 

Gathering and presenting evidence

Target audience

Fire Safety Officers, Inspectors and Fire Safety Managers

The course is designed for those who are likely to encounter contraventions of the Fire Safety Order. They are provided with skills to manage the situation, take notes and collect evidence, write witness statements and appear in court. For those who undertake the full investigation, see Fire Safety Enforcement

Aim

To enable delegates to plan and gather evidence and serve statutory enforceable documents for purposes of fire safety regulation

Main topic areas

• Identifying offences
• Taking contemporaneous notes
• Questioning to obtain information
• Writing and taking witness statements
• Managing information and evidence
• Serving statutory enforceable documents
• Informing relevant persons and organisations of circumstances
• Producing reports to show an offence has been committed
• Facing cross examination

Core legislation and guidance

• Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
• Human Rights Act 1998
• Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE)
• Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA)
• Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (Whistleblower)
• CFOA Guidance documents and MG forms
• BERR Better Regulation Guide

Qualification and units

This course includes the assessment criteria for unit 5 ( NOS FS10) of qualification: Edexcel Level 3 Certificate in Fire Safety (Fire Auditors) and unit 18 ( NOS FS14) of qualification Edexcel Level 4 Diploma in Fire Safety (Fire Inspectors)

Delivery

Sessions will be delivered using PowerPoint, flipchart, interactive group discussion, individual tuition and practical exercises.

Practical exercise include interviewing a witness, making witness statements and serve statutory enforceable documents

Duration

3 days

Prior learning

None

Costs, dates and booking

Open course costs, dates and booking
In-house course enquiries

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