Online CPD Fire Safety Principles (CPD Certified)

Are you interested in studying one of our CPD accredited courses? This short, auto-marked programme will give you the knowledge you need to understand fire hazards and risks and how to effectively identify and control any hazards.
Section 1: Fire hazards and risks

In this section, you will learn about how fires are caused in the workplace, the fire triangle, hazards during or after a fire and the characteristics of fire and smoke spread.

Section 2: Controlling fire risks

This section will build your knowledge of identifying and controlling fire hazards at work. You will also learn what is meant by the term "means of escape" in relation to fire hazards and will look at typical components of this. The principles of extinguishing fires will be covered, along with the use of portable firefighting equipment and fixed firefighting systems.

Section 3: Fire safety management

Upon completing this section, you will understand the duties of employers and employees in relation to workplace fire safety, how to undertake a simple fire safety inspection and the stages of a fire risk assessment.

Section 4: The role of the Fire Warden

In this section, you will work towards an understanding of the role and function of the Fire Warden and the contents of a fire safety briefing. The benefits of this course include:

Learn from your own home, in your own time
Access to award-winning learning and assessment materials.

Once you have completed this course, you could progress on to another of our CPD accredited courses, or one of the following:


occupational | health | training | courses
Award in Occupational Health and Safety

No entry requirements, students should have a basic level of English and the ambition to progress into further work or study.

These auto-assessed courses are delivered wholly online, and you will receive a certificate upon completion.