WSH
Research #4
Occupational Safety & Health
Occupational Safety & Health
Fire Safety & Emergency Response Team (ERT) Training
Prepare employees and emergency-response teams to prevent fires, raise alarms and coordinate a safe first response and evacuation.
Course overview
Turn learning into workplace capability.
Prepare employees and emergency-response teams to prevent fires, raise alarms and coordinate a safe first response and evacuation. Participants work through realistic workplace scenarios, guided practice and structured reflection so they can apply the learning immediately.
The programme combines role clarity, hazard-based thinking, preventive controls, practical assessment, incident learning, communication, and documented workplace follow-through.
By the end
Learning outcomes
- Explain fire behaviour, classes and common workplace hazards.
- Select appropriate prevention and first-response measures.
- Perform assigned alarm, evacuation and accountability roles.
- Participate safely in extinguisher and emergency-drill scenarios.
By the end
Learning objectives
- Explain fire behaviour and hazards and connect it to the participant's workplace context.
- Apply fire prevention using a structured method and appropriate supporting evidence.
- Use detection, alarm and communication to complete a realistic task accurately and efficiently.
- Evaluate extinguisher selection and use by applying quality criteria, controls, and professional judgement.
- Integrate evacuation and ERT roles with related tools, people, information, and review points.
- Produce a practical, workplace-ready output together with a clear next-step implementation plan.
Practical curriculum
Course outline: Fire Safety & Emergency Response Team (ERT) Training
A focused sequence designed for application, reflection and measurable next steps. Expand each module for its detail and practical exercise.
01. Fire Behaviour and Hazards
- Relevant duties, responsibilities, terminology, and workplace context for fire behaviour and hazards.
- Hazards, exposure pathways, risk factors, and people or activities that may be affected.
- Preventive controls, safe-work procedures, communication, and escalation requirements.
- Inspection, monitoring, records, incident learning, and verification that controls remain effective.
Practical exercise: Participants assess a workplace scenario, select controls, and record accountable follow-up actions while applying fire behaviour and hazards.
02. Fire Prevention
- Relevant duties, responsibilities, terminology, and workplace context for fire prevention.
- Hazards, exposure pathways, risk factors, and people or activities that may be affected.
- Preventive controls, safe-work procedures, communication, and escalation requirements.
- Inspection, monitoring, records, incident learning, and verification that controls remain effective.
Practical exercise: Participants assess a workplace scenario, select controls, and record accountable follow-up actions while applying fire prevention.
03. Detection, Alarm and Communication
- Relevant duties, responsibilities, terminology, and workplace context for detection, alarm and communication.
- Hazards, exposure pathways, risk factors, and people or activities that may be affected.
- Preventive controls, safe-work procedures, communication, and escalation requirements.
- Inspection, monitoring, records, incident learning, and verification that controls remain effective.
Practical exercise: Participants assess a workplace scenario, select controls, and record accountable follow-up actions while applying detection, alarm and communication.
04. Extinguisher Selection and Use
- Relevant duties, responsibilities, terminology, and workplace context for extinguisher selection and use.
- Hazards, exposure pathways, risk factors, and people or activities that may be affected.
- Preventive controls, safe-work procedures, communication, and escalation requirements.
- Inspection, monitoring, records, incident learning, and verification that controls remain effective.
Practical exercise: Participants assess a workplace scenario, select controls, and record accountable follow-up actions while applying extinguisher selection and use.
05. Evacuation and ERT Roles
- Relevant duties, responsibilities, terminology, and workplace context for evacuation and ERT roles.
- Hazards, exposure pathways, risk factors, and people or activities that may be affected.
- Preventive controls, safe-work procedures, communication, and escalation requirements.
- Inspection, monitoring, records, incident learning, and verification that controls remain effective.
Practical exercise: Participants assess a workplace scenario, select controls, and record accountable follow-up actions while applying evacuation and ERT roles.
06. Drills, Debrief and Improvement
- Relevant duties, responsibilities, terminology, and workplace context for drills, debrief and improvement.
- Hazards, exposure pathways, risk factors, and people or activities that may be affected.
- Preventive controls, safe-work procedures, communication, and escalation requirements.
- Inspection, monitoring, records, incident learning, and verification that controls remain effective.
Practical exercise: Participants assess a workplace scenario, select controls, and record accountable follow-up actions while applying drills, debrief and improvement.
Programme detail
How the course runs
Methodology
- Short instructor explanations that establish the principles, terminology, and workflow of Fire Safety & Emergency Response Team (ERT) Training.
- Live demonstrations and hazard scenarios, inspections, controls, and practical demonstrations.
- Individual, pair, and group activities using realistic inputs that do not require disclosure of confidential information.
- Facilitated review, peer discussion, trainer feedback, and correction against clear quality criteria.
- A final application task plus a personal or team action plan for transfer to the workplace.
Assessment & evidence of learning
- Opening diagnostic questions to establish experience, needs, and relevant workplace scenarios.
- Observation of guided practice and completion of module activities relevant to Occupational Safety & Health.
- Knowledge checks, review questions, or scenario decisions at appropriate points in the programme.
- A final practical output, simulation, presentation, analysis, or implementation plan reviewed against stated criteria.
- Trainer feedback and participant reflection identifying strengths, corrections, and next-step workplace actions.
Prerequisites
- No formal prerequisite is required; relevant workplace experience will help participants contextualise the activities.
Course completion & workplace transfer
- Record corrections, open questions, support needs, and an accountable next action for workplace application.
- Review the final practical output against the learning outcomes and complete the trainer's closing knowledge check, reflection, or skills demonstration.
Who should attend
Who this course is for
ERT members, fire wardens, safety teams, supervisors and designated emergency personnel.
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Live online via Zoom Meeting
Join a scheduled public intake from anywhere. Trainer-led, camera-on, with hands-on exercises and Q&A throughout.
02
Private in-house group session on Zoom
The same programme run privately for one organisation on its own date, with examples tailored to your policies and roles.
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Joining details by email
The Zoom link, meeting ID and passcode are sent automatically once payment succeeds, with reminders one day and one hour before the start.
Course questions
What organisations usually ask
Is Fire Safety & Emergency Response Team (ERT) Training HRD Corp claimable?
The programme can be proposed as HRD Corp claimable training, subject to the employer’s eligibility, current scheme rules, course registration and final approval.
Who should attend this course?
ERT members, fire wardens, safety teams, supervisors and designated emergency personnel.
How long is the course and how is it delivered?
The standard duration is 2 days, including supervised practical activities. Every session runs live on Zoom with a trainer — there is no face-to-face or physical classroom option. Available formats: Live online via Zoom Meeting, Private in-house group session on Zoom.
How do I receive the Zoom link?
Reserve a seat online and complete payment. The Zoom joining link, meeting ID and passcode are emailed automatically the moment payment succeeds, followed by an automatic reminder one day before and one hour before the session starts.
What do I need to join the session?
A computer with a stable internet connection, the free Zoom client, a webcam and a headset. Sessions run in Malaysia time (GMT+8). Software used in hands-on courses should be installed before day one — the joining email lists what to prepare.
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*HRD Corp claimability is subject to employer eligibility, current scheme rules, course registration and approval. Public fees are indicative until confirmed in writing. Certification, licensing and statutory pathways may require an approved provider, separate assessment, experience or registration set by the relevant authority or awarding body.