Core courses

• BS 9999:2008 – Fire safety in design, management and use
• Sprinklers
• Canute - sprinkler software
• Fire Safety Order, Regs & Act
• Fire Safety Enforcement
• Fire risk assessment
• Building Regulations
• Fire engineering
• Fire marshal and fire warden
• Fire extinguishers

Course includes:

 

Continuing Professional Development

Certified minimum of 21 hours CPD

Enforcement - Fire Safety Legislation

For investigators who enforce:

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
The Fire (Scotland) Act 2005
The Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006
The Fire and Rescue Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006

Target audience

Watch, Station and Group Managers, Fire Safety Inspectors and specialists who investigate contraventions of UK Fire Safety Legislation.

Aim

To provide delegates with the skills and techniques to investigate a contravention of UK Fire Safety legislation.

Course content

The course will include the following areas:

• Investigation best practice
• Legal duties, responsibilities and implications
• Investigation planning
• Evidence gathering, evaluation and continuity
• Taking statements
• Investigative interviewing
• Investigation report-writing
• Giving evidence in formal proceedings

Legislation

Delegates gain a working knowledge in:

• Human Rights Act 1998
• Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and the Codes of Practice (PACE)
• Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act [RIPA + RIP(S)A]
• Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (CPIA)
• Data Protection Act 1998
• Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (Whistleblower)

Learning process

Working in small syndicates delegates will:

• Analyse a scenario and formulate an investigation plan
• Obtain and manage evidence
• Discuss their investigation plan with a senior officer
• Interview professional role players in PACE conditions
• Prepare a report on their investigations findings and conclusion
• Discuss and review their investigation with a solicitor
• Present their investigation in court

Continual Professional development

This course has been independently assessed by the CPD certification service and is awarded 7 hours CPD per day.

For more details see the CPD website ... www.cpduk.co.uk

Specialised courses

We also provide specialised training for Exhibits Officer, Disclosure Officer, Prosecution Officer and Senior Investigating Officer.

Delivery

The sessions will be delivered using PowerPoint presentations, flipchart explanation, group discussion, individual tuition and practical exercises to reinforce outcomes.

New regulatory compliance code

Regulating the Regulators

Information service

UK Fire Safety Orders, Regulations and Acts support information
Support information for investigators of contraventions of UK Fire Safety Legislation

Investigation support information
Support information for investigators