The course's target group
The course is aimed at personnel who must document a practical firefighting exercise in connection with hot work.
The course is also suitable for fire protection managers and other personnel involved in fire prevention.
After completing the course, participants will:
- Be able to activate and use a hand extinguisher
- Be able to read the extinguisher label to see what type of fire the extinguisher can be used against.
- Know the disadvantages of the most common fire extinguishers (water, powder, foam and CO2)
- Know the marking regarding the efficiency classes of the extinguishing agent
- Be able to use a fire extinguisher against a flaming fire
- Know that water in a bouncing jet is most effective in extinguishing fires
- Get a demonstration of a fire in a gas cylinder and how such a fire is extinguished
Course content
- Regulations for fire extinguishing equipment in connection with hot work
- Operation and working principle of a hand fire extinguisher
- Inspection and maintenance routine for a hand fire extinguisher
- Extinguishing and efficiency classes
- Extinguishing a fire in clothing or from a gas container
- Checking and using a fire hydrant with ball valve, gate valve and automatic valve
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Practical extinguishing exercise with hand extinguishers
Duration:
1 - 2 hours
All necessary equipment for the course is included.
