ELECTRICAL SAFETY FOR FIRE FIGHTERS – TRAIN THE TRAINER WORKSHOP
Target audience
Fire Training Officers, who will in turn train their own Fire Fighters on Electrical Safety.
Course description
This Train-the-Trainer workshop is designed to assist Fire Training Officers in educating fellow fire fighters on the dangers of common electrical hazards that may be encountered when fighting fires involving electricity and to make fire fighters better equipped to evaluate risks, make decisions and take actions to keep everyone safe. The workshop is delivered by instructors from the Electrical Industry Training Institute (EITI).
Learning Objectives: By the end of this training, fire department Fire Training Officers will be able to do the following:
- Describe how to keep themselves, their colleagues and the public safe during an incident that involves electrical hazards.
- Evaluate risks associated with working around electrical hazards.
- Identity the decisions that need to be made when working around electrical hazards.
- Describe the actions that need to be taken when working around electrical hazards.
- Instruct their own fire departments on how to fight
- fires involving electricity.
Please Note: This awareness course presents only the electrical hazard component of the fire fighter’s job. The course does not include complete operational procedures.
Participants Receive: a set of electrical safety training materials, including an instructor guide, comprehensive instruction manual, CD with Power Point presentations, and DVD with video.
2011 Schedule
| Area | Date and Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Nelson | March 5 2011 8:30 – 13:30 | Regional District of East Kootenay 202 Lakeside Drive, Nelson, BC |
| Victoria | March 19, 2011 8:30 – 13:30 | Victoria Fire Dept 1234 Yates St., Victoria, BC |
| Duncan | April 9,2011 9:00 – 14:00 | Duncan Fire Dept 468 Duncan St.,Duncan BC |
| Pemberton | April 9, 2011 9:30AM-3:30PM | Pemberton Fire Hall 1350 Aster St., Pemberton B.C. |
* All workshops start at 8:30 am unless otherwise noted.
* COST: Free of charge. In addition, each participant at a regional workshop will be eligible to win a draw prize.
With thanks again for your assistance,
Colleen Morlan, Program CoordinatorEITI Electrical Industry Training Institute
Unit C – 12330 – 88th Avenue
Surrey, BC V3W 3J6
Email: colleen.morlan@bchydro.com
Phone: #48913
604-590-8913 or 604-590-8911
Toll Free: 1-866-590-8911Fax: 604-590-8912
Visit our Web Site atHost Officers:
Please accept this communication as introduction of EITI, the Electrical Industry Training Institute. We are scheduled to deliver the BC Hydro Electrical Safety Firefighters Train the Trainer session at your location in accordance with the attached schedule.
EITI, in conjunction with BC Hydro are working with the BC Fire Training Officers to deliver regional workshops to ensure that the greatest number of Fire Training Officers attend each workshop in an effort to reach Civic, First Nations and Volunteer departments across the province. This Train-the-Trainer workshop is designed to assist Fire Training Officers in educating fellow fire fighters on the dangers of common electrical hazards that may be encountered when fighting fires involving electricity and to make fire fighters better equipped to evaluate risks, make decisions and take actions to keep everyone safe
It is important that you assist in encouraging participation within your area by circulating schedule information to the Safety Training Officers in the fire halls within your surrounding areas as soon as possible in order to secure the program delivery. A minimum number of Safety Training Officers is required for each delivery so again, we appreciate your efforts to contact and inform your fellow Officers.
Information on the course follows this email. This information can be forwarded to fellow training Officers to assist in encouraging attendance.
For you as a “host” hall, please note the following:
Each sessions length is 5 hours in length and commences at 8:30 am on the date(s) as listed on the attached schedule.
I would greatly appreciate receiving a phone call or email from you two weeks in advance of the delivery in your area to ensure that we have sufficient registrants to proceed and in order that the correct number of BC Hydro Training manual binders may be sent to your location (my hours of work are Tuesday through Friday, 7:30 am to 5:30 pm).
EITI Instructors will also be in contact with you a few weeks before the course for introduction and to assist where necessary.
BC Hydro will reimburse up to $100.00 for refreshments purchased (i.e.: coffee, muffins, etc.) if you wish to arrange for purchase as a host. I would ask that you send the paid receipt by either email or fax to my attention and I will forward to BC Hydro for your prompt reimbursement (please include payee information and address).
If you are in need of any further information or assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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