International Fire Certificate will teach you how to carry out fire risk assessments and identify the range of protective and preventive measures you need to minimise the risk of fire. This course is designed for anyone with fire safety responsibilities in the workplace and is suitable for:

• Managers, supervisors, employee representatives
• Those with fire safety responsibilities
• Those looking to take on fire safety advisory roles

The NEBOSH International Fire Certificate is widely respected by employers worldwide and meets the requirements for Technician Membership of IOSH (Tech IOSH) and Associate Membership of IIRSM (AIIRSM).


What you will study
Unit IGC1: Management of International Health and Safety

• Foundations in Health and Safety
• Health and Safety Management Systems 1 – Policy
• Health and Safety Management Systems 2 – Organising
• Health and Safety Management Systems 3 – Planning
• Health and Safety Management Systems 4 – Measuring, Audit and Review

Unit IFC1: International Fire Safety and Risk Management

• Managing Fire Safety
• Principles of Fire and Explosion
• Causes and Prevention of Fires
• Fire Protection in Buildings
• Safety of People in the Event of a Fire
• Fire Safety Risk Assessment

Unit IFC2: Fire Safety Practical Application

• The completion of a fire safety risk assessment of a workplace
Recommended hours of study: 120 hours

Assessment: 
The assessment consists of 2-hr examinations for Units IGC1/IFC1 and a practical fire risk assessment of a workplace for IFC2.

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