Fire & Smoke Damper Awareness Onsite Training Course
1-Day Onsite Training Course – POA
Price includes City & Guilds Certification
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Fire Damper Awareness Onsite Training Course Overview
Our unique Fire and Smoke Damper Awareness onsite Course is tailored for managers and specifiers who need an understanding of fire and smoke damper testing and inspection requirements. Delivered onsite, this course enhances participants’ knowledge of relevant legislation and compliance requirements, empowering them to uphold higher safety standards for building occupants.
Accredited by City & Guilds, our training undergoes regular audits to maintain high quality. The course aligns with essential regulatory and technical standards, including ACoP5 (41, 42, 43), The Regulatory (Fire Safety) Order 2005, BESA DW145, TR19, DW144, HSE’s HTM 05-02 (specific to healthcare premises), and BS EN 9999: 2017. We strive to uphold top standards so that attendees can rely on the quality of the training.
This course can be delivered onsite at your business premises, reducing the need for staff to travel to our dedicated training centres. This approach minimizes business disruption and can offer cost savings when training multiple delegates, as the course is priced for up to five participants. For more information and a free quote, simply fill out one of our contact forms, and an experienced member of our support team will reach out to assist you.
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Who is our Fire and Smoke Damper Awareness Onsite Course suitable for?
Our City and Guilds Accredited Fire and Smoke Damper Awareness Onsite Training Course is tailored for managers and specifiers needing a comprehensive understanding of the importance of fire and smoke damper testing and inspection. This course covers key legislation and compliance requirements to help enhance the safety of building occupants. While no prior knowledge is required, having some background could be beneficial.
For those who intend to perform physical fire and smoke damper inspections, we recommend our Practical Fire and Smoke Damper Testing Course (HXT-F01) instead.
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Fire Damper Awareness Course Information
The need for competency of staff carrying out inspections and tests
Appropriate knowledge of statutory Regulations relating to the maintenance of ventilation systems and safe working practices:
- ACOP5 (41, 42 & 43) in relation to the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
UK Fire Safety Regulations:
- The Regulatory (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (for England and Wales)
- The Fire Safety Regulations (Scotland) 2006
- The Fire Safety Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010
Appropriate knowledge of industry standards, guidance and specifications in relation to ventilation system fire safety:
- BESA DW 145 Guide to Good Practice For the Installation of Fire and Smoke Dampers
- BESA TR19 Guide to Good Practice – Internal Cleanliness of Ventilation Systems
- BESA DW144 Specification for Sheet Metal Ductwork
- BESA DW172 Specification for Kitchen Ventilation Systems
- Firecode – Fire Safety in the NHS HTM 05-02: Guidance in support of functional provisions for healthcare premises
- BS EN 9999 Code of practice for fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings
Understand the principles of Fire & Smoke damper devices and associated fire compartment barrier requirements:
- Understand the basic principles of fire containment and building compartmentation for reducing fire spread
- Understand basic operating principles underpinning the release/activation of mechanical, electro-mechanical and passive fire damper systems
- Understand basic operating principles underpinning the release/activation of mechanical, electro-mechanical smoke damper systems
- Identify the potential fire safety hazards and adverse system performance in association with poor fire/smoke damper and ductwork cleanliness
Understand how to interpret report findings and drawings
This is the non-practical course for managers and specifiers who are required to understand the need for fire and smoke damper testing and inspection, as well as to better understand the legislation and compliance requirements.
At the end of the course, the delegate undertakes a multiple choice assessment consisting of around 20 questions. A 75% pass grade is required.
On successful completion, you will receive a City and Guilds Accredited Programme Certificate. This will need refreshing every 2 years.
A digital certificate will be made available for you to download normally within 48hrs of successfully completing this course.
Paper copies of certificates can be supplied subject to a small administration fee.
