Fire Stewards
Details of the topics covered in the Fire Stewards course
Course outline
Introduction
University policy on fire safety
- Legislation
- Legal obligations
Fire action plans
- Fire action plan content
- Procedures
Reaction of persons
Confirmation of duties
- General duties
- In-house risk assessment
- Protection of means of escape
- On hearing alarm
- Fire alarm problems
- Reporting procedures
- Assembly control
- Fire coordinators and the Fire and Rescue Service
- Summary of the Fire Steward's responsibilities
Course duration
The course lasts one hour. Please arrive promptly for the start time.
Booking onto the course
University personnel who wish to become a FireSteward or would like to attend refresher training can self-enrol via People and Money - please follow the links below, if the link is not published next to the date this is because the venue has yet to be confirmed, please be assured that the course will go ahead in the campus area listed and enrolment links will follow :
Fire Steward
(minimum of 10 attendees – no maximum)
Fire Steward
(minimum of 10 attendees – no maximum)
Tuesday 30th January Easter Bush Roslin Basement Seminar Room B-006 Enrol Now
Tuesday 26th March Central Campus EFI Enrol Now
Tuesday 28th May Kings Buildings Nucleus Building, Elm Lecture Theatre Enrol Now
Tuesday 30th July BioQuarter Venue TBC Enrol Now
Tuesday 24th September Central Campus Venue TBC Enrol Now
Tuesday 26th November Kings Buildings Venue TBC Enrol Now
Fire Safety Unit
- Health and Safety Department
- The University of Edinburgh
Contact details
- Work: +44 (0)131 650 8189
- Email: Fire@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
2nd Floor
Charles Stewart House
9-16 Chambers Street- City
- Edinburgh
- Post Code
- EH1 1HT