A new vocational qualification – the International Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management – has been launched this week by safety, health and environmental examination board, NEBOSH.
The board hopes that it will go some way to help reduce the annual worldwide cost of fire of about $630 billion.
"This latest qualification will help raise standards of fire risk management in workplaces across the world," said NEBOSH chief executive, Teresa Budworth. "Our qualification will provide safety practitioners, managers and others with the know-how and skills to significantly improve fire safety where they work."
The qualification covers the causes of fire in workplaces, fire prevention and protection techniques. To achieve the qualification students will need to carry out a fire risk assessment in their own workplace.
The qualification is based on International standards and good practice from organisations such as the International Labour Organization, National Fire Protection Association, International Code Council and the Confederation of Fire Protection Association Europe.
