Fire Training
Accredited courses

WHO WE ARE

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Established 1979: Member of the Dragon Group of Companies with over four decades of fire protection and security engineering experience.
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ESTABLISHED
1979

Fire protection engineers with decades of trusted experience.

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SAQCC Certified: All technical staff are SAQCC certified with internal training, project induction and ongoing fire protection courses.

SAQCC
CERTIFIED

Qualified technical staff on every installation and service call.

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Country Wide: Seven installer teams with reliable company vehicles — prepared to carry out work anywhere in South Africa.
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COUNTRY
WIDE

Nationwide projects and installations across South Africa.

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Fully Equipped: Based at Dragon House in central Durban with administration, receiving, despatch and a fully equipped workshop for any size installation.
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FULLY
EQUIPPED

Central Durban base with a complete workshop and support team.

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Trusted Experience: Absa Bank, First National Bank, Nedbank, Gateway Shopping Mall, UKZN, Moses Mabhida Stadium and major hospital upgrades nationwide.

TRUSTED
EXPERIENCE

Major banks, hospitals, retail and government clients.

Fire training courses

Fire Training

Accredited fire fighting, first aid and occupational health & safety training — certificates issued on completion.

Overview

The fire training course covers the following:

Half Day Course

  • Fire Prevention
  • Theory of Fire
  • Practical Fire Fighting
  • Use of Fire Extinguishers
  • Fire Hose Drills
  • Candidates issued with certificate on completion

Advanced Fire Fighter Training also available.

Who Should Attend?

  • All Employees
  • Fire Team Members

Fire Awareness Course

Duration: ½ Day

Course Contents / Outcomes

Fire introduction — the burning process

  • Procedure in case of a fire
  • The fire triangle
  • Extinguishing methods
  • Classes of fire
  • Getting out alive
  • Different extinguishing mediums
  • How to operate an extinguisher
  • Practical use of a fire extinguisher

Basic Fire Fighting Course

Unit Standard: 110075  |  Credits: 3  |  Duration: 1 Day  |  NQF Level: 1

Course Contents / Outcomes

Fire introduction — the burning process

  • Procedure in case of a fire
  • The fire triangle
  • Extinguishing methods
  • Classes of fire
  • Getting out alive
  • Different extinguishing mediums
  • How to operate an extinguisher
  • Practical use of a fire extinguisher
  • Fire Safety — Housekeeping
  • Fire prevention
  • Company policies and procedures — safety
  • The spread of fire
  • Containment of fire
  • Practical use of hose reels
  • Hydrant and hose drills
  • Fire blanket and buckets

Advanced Fire Fighting Course

Unit Standard: 13961  |  Credits: 4  |  Duration: 2 Days  |  NQF Level: 2

Course Contents / Outcomes

  • Fire introduction and the burning process
  • Procedure in case of a fire, fire triangle and extinguishing methods
  • Classes of fire, getting out alive and extinguishing mediums
  • How to operate an extinguisher and practical use
  • Rescue carries and establishing fire teams
  • Fire Safety — Housekeeping and fire prevention
  • Company policies and procedures — safety
  • The spread of fire and containment of fire
  • Personal protective equipment
  • Emergency and evacuation procedures
  • Practical use of hose reels, hydrant and canvas hoses
  • Hose drills, fire blanket and buckets

Breathing Apparatus Course

Duration: 1 Day

Course Contents / Outcomes

  • Types of respiratory systems
  • Types of breathing apparatus
  • Self contained breathing apparatus
  • High pressure test and low pressure test
  • Donning and doffing
  • Changing a cylinder
  • Working duration and working in smoke areas
  • Safety and communications
  • Emergency procedures

Safe Use and Handling of Chlorine

Duration: ½ Day

Course Contents / Outcomes

  • Product identification and composition
  • Hazard identification and personal protection
  • First aid measures and fire fighting measures
  • Handling and storage
  • Disposal considerations
  • Interesting facts about chlorine

Safe Use and Handling of LP Gas

Duration: ½ Day

Course Contents / Outcomes

  • Product identification and composition
  • Hazard identification and personal protection
  • First aid measures and fire fighting measures
  • Handling and storage
  • Disposal considerations
  • Interesting facts about LP Gas

First Aid Awareness Course

Unit Standard: 116511  |  Credits: 1  |  Duration: 1 Day  |  NQF Level: 1

Course Contents / Outcomes

  • Principles of first aid
  • Emergency scene management
  • Artificial respiration (ADULT)
  • Cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
  • Choking
  • Wounds and bleeding
  • Fractures
  • Burns

First Aid Level 1

Unit Standard: 116534  |  Credits: 2  |  Duration: 2½ Days  |  NQF Level: 3

Course Contents / Outcomes

  • Principles of first aid
  • Emergency scene management
  • Artificial respiration (ADULT)
  • Cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
  • Choking
  • Wounds and bleeding
  • Shock, unconsciousness and fainting
  • Fractures
  • Burns
  • Head and spinal injuries

First Aid Level 2

Unit Standard: 116534  |  Credits: 4  |  Duration: 4 Days  |  NQF Level: 2

Course Contents / Outcomes

  • Principles of first aid and emergency scene management
  • Artificial respiration and CPR — 1 and 2 rescuer
  • Choking, pelvic and abdominal injury
  • Environmental illness and injuries
  • Burns and management of foreign objects
  • Elementary anatomy and physiology
  • Wounds and bleeding
  • Shock, unconsciousness and fainting
  • Fractures, head and spinal injuries
  • Joint injuries and rescue
  • Chest, eye and hand injuries
  • Multiple injury management
  • Poison bites and stings
  • Chest pain and paralysis
  • Fits/epilepsy and soft tissue injuries

First Aid Level 3

Unit Standard: 119567  |  Credits: 5  |  Duration: 5 Days  |  NQF Level: 1

Course Contents / Outcomes

  • Principles of first aid and emergency scene management
  • Artificial respiration and CPR — 1 and 2 rescuer
  • Adult, child and infant resuscitation
  • Choking, pelvic and abdominal injury
  • Environmental illness and injuries
  • Burns and management of foreign objects
  • Elementary anatomy and physiology
  • Water accidents and ethics related to emergency care
  • Wounds and bleeding
  • Shock, unconsciousness and fainting
  • Fractures, head and spinal injuries
  • Joint injuries and rescue
  • Chest, eye and hand injuries
  • Multiple injury management
  • Poison bites and stings
  • Chest pain and paralysis
  • Fits/epilepsy and soft tissue injuries
  • Emergency child birth
  • Behavioral emergency

Safety Induction Course

Duration: ½ Day

Course Contents / Outcomes

  • Employee duties and responsibilities
  • Safety in the workplace
  • Symbolic signs
  • Safe use of workplace equipment
  • Personal protective equipment
  • Fire, first aid and evacuation
  • The employee and the law
  • General policies and procedures

General Health and Safety

Unit Standard: 116520  |  Credits: 2  |  Duration: 1 Day  |  NQF Level: 2

Course Contents / Outcomes

  • Explaining safety, health and environmental requirements in the workplace
  • Applying safety, health and environmental responsibilities in the workplace
  • Exercising safety, health and environmental responsibilities in the workplace
  • Explanation of the essential sections of the act (Act 85 of 1993)
  • Learner will be able to explain the importance of these sections relating to their workplace
  • Safe workplace procedures
  • Effectiveness of procedures and recommended remedial action

SHE Representative Course

Unit Standard: 116518  |  Credits: 2  |  Duration: 1 Day  |  NQF Level: 2

Course Contents / Outcomes

  • Explain the specific requirements to conduct safety, health and environmental representation activities at a workplace
  • Describe the legislative framework of workplace health and safety legislation
  • Legislation pertaining to health and safety representatives
  • Effect on the duties of the health and safety representatives of health and safety legislation
  • Participate in activities within safety, health and environmental structures
  • Participate in the actions to address safety, health and environmental issues

Accident / Incident Investigation

Unit Standard: 115087  |  Credits: 3  |  Duration: 1 Day  |  NQF Level: 2

Course Contents / Outcomes

  • Describing requirements pertaining to conducting investigations into health, safety and environmental incidents
  • Selecting approaches to investigations appropriate to specific context
  • Gathering of data and interviews
  • Recording and reporting of data accurately

Emergency and Evacuation Training

Unit Standard: 116533  |  Credits: 2  |  Duration: 1 Day  |  NQF Level: 2

Course Contents / Outcomes

  • The purpose of an emergency plan and preplanning
  • The emergency scene and zone sweep
  • Types of emergencies and specific emergencies and responses
  • Communication channels
  • General evacuation and duties
  • Emergency response personnel, authorities and responsibilities
  • The person discovering the incident
  • Emergency controller and communications controller
  • Zone marshal, fire team leader and fire team member
  • First aid team leader and first aider
  • Deputies and the evacuation
  • Emergency drill — role play exercise
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