Portable Fire Extinguisher Training
Portable fire extinguishers, when used correctly, are a first line of defense against fires. Ninety-four percent of the time a portable fire extinguisher is used to fight a fire, it typically extinguishes the fire within the initial two minutes – saving lives, personal injury and significant property damage. In order to ensure fire extinguishers are used correctly, the NFPA, OSHA, and many insurance carries require annual fire extinguisher training for employees of firms who have fire extinguishers in the work environment.
We specialize in fire extinguisher orientation and hands-on training for a wide variety of commercial and industrial clients. We focus on ensuring all of your employees understand fire safety concepts and are well prepared to use the fire extinguishers in the work environment. Our training sessions can be tailored to fit your schedule and needs.
Our training session begins with an overview of fire safety awareness, proper fire-fighting techniques, followed by a hands-on demonstration, featuring:
- Recognition of fire hazards in the workplace
- Effective fire extinguisher selection
- Pull Aim Shoot Sweep (PASS) technique
- Successful combat against incipient stage fires
- Team firefighting
- Overview of discharge times and ranges
Each participant will have the opportunity to use a fire extinguisher to simulate extinguishing a fire. After each employee has had the opportunity to use a fire extinguisher, we provide additional hands-on training for those who do not feel adequately prepared to fight a fire. The hands-on training will be followed-up by a question and answer session and a review of training topics.
We ensure that our demonstration and training sessions are structured to meet OSHA and NFPA guidelines.