Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order of 2005, all business owners have a legal obligation to provide staff with suitable fire safety training.
This is to ensure that your staff are suitably prepared in the event of an emergency. The aim is to minimise risk to life and property and ensure that a safe evacuation can be carried out.
There are various benefits to undertaking workplace fire safety training. In this blog we’ll focus on the advantages for your staff receiving training.
If you employ a few or a few hundred people, it’s essential that all your staff know what to do should a fire break out.
Your staff expect their working environment to be a safe place. Not fully understanding the procedures in place to tackle an emergency may cause them to feel uneasy.
Not only does workplace fire safety training cover what to do in an emergency, it also concentrates on the preventative measures which lower the risk of fires.
Many workplaces have been working from home or away from the office creating a hybrid working environment. This has created a challenge for the responsible person(s) on rebuilding work relationships and having a trained team.
Teambuilding activities aid the development of trust, communication, and collaboration in the workplace. They are proven to help create a company culture. Having Apple Safety train your staff will certainly bring the team together and what better way to learn?
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) legislation of 2005 dictates that all employers have a legal responsibility to provide staff with workplace fire safety training.
Such learning, or the lack of is usually highlighted during an annual fire risk assessment.
Apple Safety Training can conduct your staff training at either your location or our nominated premises, whichever is more convenient for your business.
It’s very important to understand that workplace fire safety training is not only a legal requirement for business owners, but it also comes with multiple benefits for employees. By ensuring that staff are properly trained in how to deal with a fire, you can help to create a safer working environment.
If you’d like more information on our fire safety training courses, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.