Fire Marshal & Fire Extinguisher Training 

• Examples of poor practices in schools
• Fire marshal passive and active roles in schools
• Fire safety legislation affecting schools
• Fire safety precautions
• Overview of fire risk assessments and requirements
• Action in the event of fire (including the school’s The Vital Steps DVD)
• Fire marshal role – discussion of requirements, typical practices and effective sweep routines including communications, visibility, duties & common issues
• Fire statistics including arson and electrical safety
• Fire chemistry including the fire triangle
• Fire fighting equipment – explanation & demonstrations (including the Dealing with Fires in Schools DVD)
• Fire extinguisher inspections and acquaint
• Provision of course notes, pens, pads and certificates

Legionella Management Training

• Understanding Legionella bacteria
• Legionella related health problems and high risk groups
• Legionella legislation affecting schools
• Legionella risk assessment & requirements
• Legionella growth conditions with examples
• Examining hot & cold water system requirements including calorifiers, water heaters, shower heads, sentinel taps, TMVs and measuring equipment
• ACOP (L8) & HSG274 Legionella management requirements
• Specific organisational/company/council management requirements
• Legionella control measures in schools including temperature control, flushing and shower head/hose dismantling, cleaning and descaling
• Poor Legionella practices in schools
• What you should be doing in your school to meet legislative requirements
• Review of delegates' local issues and concerns
• Provision of course notes, pens, pads, certificates and Legionella related template forms

COSHH Assessor & Refresher Training 

• Properties of different hazardous substances
• Routes of entry & exposure
• Health hazards, substance sensitivity and related illnesses
• Awareness of COSHH related legislation including CLP
• Recent changes to legislation affecting COSHH assessments
• Classification and labelling under Global Harmonised System
• Understanding of use of safety data sheets
• Understanding and use of CLEAPSS
• Practical exercises interpreting safety data sheets
• Understanding of COSHH controls & hierarchy of controls
• HSE Workplace Exposure Limits (WELs) & EH40
• Pitfalls of undertaking COSHH assessments
• Examining poor quality COSHH assessments
• COSHH assessments in practice with practical exercises
• Provision of course notes, pens, pads, certificates and COSHH related template forms

Workplace Risk Assessor & Refresher Training 

• Examples of failures in schools
• Understanding of risk terminology
• Appreciation of legal requirements
• HSE's five steps to risk assessments
• Hazard identification with practical exercises
• Understanding simple risks & practical exercises
• Risk management in practice in schools
• Real-time risk assessments with practical exercises
• Pitfalls of undertaking risk assessments
• Examining poor quality risk assessments
• Understanding of risk control measures
• Provision of course notes, pens, pads, certificates and risk assessment templates