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Information and Booking

Trainer: Fire Training Bucks & M K Ltd
Cost: Internal - no charge. Please check our cancellation fees before booking.
Read before you book: All courses at South Kensington, unless specified otherwise.
For all dates shown below, you will be able to choose from the following ½ hour slots:
am sessions 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30
pm sessions 14:00, 14:30, 15:00, 15:30

Dates:
2025
18 September (Hall Wardens) – SK 10:00 and 14:00 fully booked
25 September (Hall Wardens) – WC 10:00 fully booked
09 October (am) – SK 10:00, 10:30 & 11:00 are fully booked
09 October (pm) – WC 14:00 & 14:30 are fully booked
16 October (am and pm) – WC
23 October (am) – SK - 10:00 session is fully booked
23 October (pm) – WC - 14:00 session is fully booked
06 November (am and pm) – SK
20 November (am) – SK
20 November (pm) – WC
04 December (am) – SK - 10:00 is fully booked, 10.30 fully booked
04 December (pm) - WC
 
2026
22 January (am) – SK
22 January (pm) – WC
12 February (am and pm) – SK
05 March (am) – SK
05 March (pm) – WC
16 April (am and pm) – WC
14 May (am) – SK
14 May (pm) – WC
11 June (am) – SK
11 June (pm) - WC

Who should attend

This practical training will benefit those who are working with flammable substances in labs and workshops based on risk assessment:

  • Staff and postgraduate students
  • Safety Officers
  • Laboratory Managers
  • Workshop Managers
  • Supervisors and Technicians

Essential Information

All Imperial participants must complete the mandatory e-learning course Fire Safety and Awareness Training before attendance. The workshop is dependent on weather conditions. 
The Fire Office will also run Fire Wardens Training as part of the Fire Safety Policy.

Key Areas

  • How fires start and spread
  • Steps to take to prevent fires
  • Methods of extinguishing fires
  • Types of fire fighting equipment and their uses
  • Smoke and gas hazards produced by fires
  • What to do in the event of discovering a fire
  • When not to tackle a fire
  • Key responsibilities

Further information

The course is often run to cater to staff working in particular departments, divisions, and buildings at Imperial. Additional training sessions are also held upon request, e.g. for Residences staff during Easter and summer vacations.