Topics covered by Eastwood Park’s fire safety training range from fire precautions in building design, to specialist guidance for hospital fire safety managers.
The training establishment said: “For those carrying out fire risk assessments in hospitals, or assessing their suitability, we offer a course on fire risk assessment in healthcare premises. Recent events at the Bristol Royal Infirmary highlight the disruption a fire can cause to hospital services, even with robust fire safety plans in place. Largescale evacuations are never easy, but with vulnerable patients, including those with poor mobility, those under medication, or dependent on electrical/mechanical equipment, complete evacuation can be impractical, and could pose more of a risk to patient safety than the fire itself.
“HTM 05-02 details evacuation strategies that do not require removing everybody from a building. Progressive horizontal evacuation is generally considered a preferable strategy. It is essential, therefore, that fire safety plans are considered at all stages of the design and build process, which requires specialist knowledge and training for those involved, and for those responsible for fire safety going forward.”
