Our first open course in Fire Marshal training took place at Safewell yesterday, with twelve attendees now certificated Fire Marshals in their workplace. The course teaches the skills required to identify and reduce fire hazards at work, take charge in the event of a fire, and ensure safe evacuation.
Training included learning about the different types of extinguishers, with everyone given the opportunity to experience using these correctly.
Our trainer, Butch, has a thirty-year career in the fire service, so has plenty of experience, along with real-life situations to share.
This half-day course is designed for any member of staff looking to become a designated fire marshal at their workplace. With lots of interest, we’ve now scheduled two further courses to take place at our Royal Wootton Bassett offices in March and June 2024.
Get in touch if you’re interested in booking a place.
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We have worked with Safewell for many years and are retained clients, so we have developed an excellent working relationship with the team. However, this really came into its own when Covid 19 appeared.
As a Plumbing and Heating business, we were able to carry on working during the lockdown but only for responding to emergencies. We were obviously very concerned about the health and safety of our employees and before we even had chance to get in touch with Safewell, they had emailed us offering their assistance. It is hard to put down on paper how that made us feel - we like everyone else felt totally at sea, which way to turn, what to do? But Safewell were there guiding, supporting and being totally brilliant. Their attention to detail is very impressive and reassuring and we feel able to ask lots of questions without feeling silly.
During the pandemic Safewell helped us to write risk assessments, safety procedures and protocols. They kept in touch regularly, issuing new guidance as soon as it appeared and checking in with us. They held group Q&A sessions over Zoom which were helpful, and knowing other businesses were facing the same challenges and having the opportunity to discuss issues was invaluable. Their help during the preparation for a full return to work was brilliant, they enabled us to be fully prepared and feel in control, and when we had our first case of Covid within the team, because we had planned our response it felt ok.
I think our team felt very reassured by our robust approach and that our office was Covid secure. We are extremely grateful to all the team at Safewell