BASIC FIREFIGHTING

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What We Do
duration

1 - Day

certificate

Accredited

unit standard

Demonstrate Knowledge and Use of Hand 
Operated Fire Fighting Equipment

SAQA ID

13961

NQF Level

2

Course Description
 

Course Outlines


  • Fire equipment, including:
  • *   Different types of hand operated fire extinguishers
  •      include, Co2 types, foam, powder and gas type             extinguishers. 
  • *   Fixed hose reels 
  • *   Wheeled mobile fire units
  • *   Fire blankets and sand buckets.

Formative assessment

  • Various activities will be completed during class as well as for homework.

Summative assessment

  • Written test
  • Practical exercise

unit standard

Demonstrate knowledge pertaining
 to fires in working places

SAQA ID

120331

NQF Level

3

Course Description
 

Course Outlines:


  • Specified requirements include definitions, standards, procedures, and classes of fires and codes of practice.
  • Symbolic signs include firefighting equipment, fire hydrants, escape routes, alarm positions, first aid equipment, emergency telephone, refuge bay, assembly point.
  • Electronic, fire patrols
  • Types of fires include:
  1. > Electrical fires
  2. > Class A (solid organic materials)
  3. > Class B (Liquid and liquefiable solids)
  4. > Class C (gases or liquefied gases)
  5. > Class D (metals, e.g. magnesium and alluminium

Formative assessment

  • Various activities will be completed during class as well as for homework.

Summative assessment

  • Written test
  • Practical exercise

HWSETA Accreditation number: HW592PAA0000134 / Department of Labour