Course Description

This practical and highly-interactive course includes practical sessions and demonstration where participants carryout firefighting. Theory learnt in the class will be applied using a fire extinguisher and various firefighting equipment through hands-on practical sessions. This course is designed to provide participants with a basic overview of firefighting. The aim of the course is to train personnel on the awareness and knowledge to react to a fire situation and demonstrate the skill to fight small fires. It covers the awareness on fire chemistry, how fire spreads and actions to be taken in case of fire incident; the process of combustion and the important elements involved in it; the primary and secondary actions to be taken when faced with a fire and demonstrate usage of fire extinguisher on a small controlled fire; and basic principles of the theory of combustion. During this interactive course, participants will learn other classes of fires and fire prevention measures; the use of different types of portable extinguishers; the heat transfer, sources of ignition and evacuation procedures; handling causalities by using correct lifting techniques; recognizing fixed fire protection and detection; and the basis of fire prevention measures relevant to the workplace. link to course overview PDF

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of the total tuition hours

30 % Lectures
20 % Workshops & Work Presentations
20 % Case Studies & Practical Exercises
30 % Videos, Software & Simulators

In an unlikely event, the course instructor may modify the above training methodology before or during the course for technical reasons.

VIRTUAL TRAINING (IF APPLICABLE)

If this course is delivered online as a Virtual Training, the following limitations will be applicable

Certificates	:	Only soft copy certificates will be issued to participants through Haward’s Portal. This includes Wallet Card Certificates if applicable
Training Materials	:	Only soft copy Training Materials (PDF format) will be issued to participant through the Virtual Training Platform
Training Methodology	:	80% of the program will be theory and 20% will be practical sessions, exercises, case studies, simulators or videos
Training Program	:	The training will be for 4 hours per day starting at 09:30 and ending at 13:30
H-STK Smart Training Kit	:	Not Applicable
Hands-on Practical Workshops	:	Not Applicable
Site Visit	:	Not Applicable
Simulators	:	Only software simulators will be used in the virtual courses. Hardware simulators are not applicable and will not be used in Virtual Training