International Level 3 Award in Fire Safety Management
The PIMS International Level 3 Award in Fire Safety Management develops advanced knowledge of workplace fire prevention, fire protection, risk assessment and emergency preparedness. The programme is designed fo...
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Program Overview
The PIMS International Level 3 Award in Fire Safety Management develops advanced knowledge of workplace fire prevention, fire protection, risk assessment and emergency preparedness. The programme is designed for personnel who have responsibility for developing, implementing or supervising organisational fire-safety arrangements.
Participants study fire behaviour, human response during emergencies, fire-risk assessment, prevention and protection systems, evacuation planning and emergency exercises. The course provides a structured approach to managing fire risks and strengthening workplace fire-safety performance.
What You'll Learn
Unit 1: Fire Safety Management
- Principles and scope of fire safety management
- Moral, legal and financial reasons for effective fire safety
- Fire-safety roles and responsibilities
- Organisation and consultation for workplace fire safety
- Developing a positive fire-safety culture
- Human behaviour and human failure
- Fire-prevention and fire-protection measures
- Means of escape and emergency exits
- Fire detection and alarm systems
- Fire-fighting equipment
- Fire-safety signage
- Fire-risk assessment methodology
Unit 2: Fire Hazard Identification and Control
- Common causes of workplace fires
- Principles of fire and explosion
- Sources of ignition and combustible materials
- Chemistry and classifications of fire
- Fire and smoke development
- Portable fire extinguishers
- Selection and limitations of fire-fighting equipment
- Control of identified fire risks
Unit 3: Emergency Preparedness and Evacuation
- Preventive and protective fire-safety measures
- Emergency planning responsibilities
- Human behaviour during fire emergencies
- Emergency evacuation procedures
- Assembly-point management
- Fire drills and emergency exercises
- Designing effective evacuation exercises
- Emergency communication and alarms
- Post-drill reporting and recommendations
- Introduction to business continuity following fire emergencies
Empowering professionals with knowledge, practical understanding and stronger workplace skills.
PIMSWho Should Attend?
This PIMS fire safety management course is suitable for Fire Safety Advisors, Fire Safety Managers, Fire Wardens, Fire Marshals, HSE Managers, Facilities Managers, Operations Managers and personnel responsible for organisational fire-safety arrangements.
Key Benefits
After successful completion, learners should be better prepared to:
- Explain how fires start, develop and spread
- Recognise common workplace fire hazards and ignition sources
- Apply fire-prevention and fire-protection principles
- Conduct and review workplace fire-risk assessments
- Select suitable fire-control measures
- Understand the purpose and limitations of fire extinguishers
- Develop effective emergency and evacuation procedures
- Plan and evaluate fire drills
- Support a proactive workplace fire-safety culture
Assessment & Evaluation
Learners may take the PIMS final assessment after completing the course material and required module activities.
- The examination is open book and must be completed within 2 hours.
- A minimum score of 65% is required to pass.
- Learners who do not pass may retake the examination.
- A maximum of three attempts is permitted within a 48-hour period.
- After three unsuccessful attempts, learners must wait 48 hours before attempting the examination again.
- A successfully passed examination cannot be retaken solely to improve the final score.
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