What does the course cover?
The NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management covers the following key topics:
- Management of health and safety
- Managing fire safety
- Principles of fire and explosion
- Causes and prevention of fires and explosions
- Fire protection in buildings
- Safety of people in the event of fire
- Fire safety risk assessment
Learners will be able to complete a fire safety risk assessment of a workplace. In particular, to:
- Identify fire hazards in the workplace
- Identify people who could be at risk should a fire start
- Assess the adequacy of existing fire safety measures to control risk
- Assess the risk of fire occurring
- Assess the speed at which fire and smoke could spread once started
- Assess the risk to people from fire
- Where necessary, recommend additional fire safety measures to further reduce risk
- No previous health and safety or fire safety knowledge is required.
The qualification is divided into three units:
- NGC1: Management of Health and Safety
- FC1: Fire Safety and Risk Management
- FC2: Practical Fire Risk Assessment
How Long in the Course and How Much Does It Cost?