Fire Warden Training and Dragon FireEye Smoke Detectors in Hong Kong

Do you need Fire Warden Training in Hong Kong? 

Duration; maximum 4 hours with 20 minute break

Number of trainees; approximately 15 staff 

Suitable for; designated persons working in buildings whom are expected to assist in the evacuation process in the event of fire.

What you get; Fire Warden hi visibility vest (one size (XL) fits all), hi resolution fire safety training booklet, personalised training certificate*, fire extinguisher guide mouse mat and a Dragon Fire and Safety.com promotional item. 

* subject to successful completion of short multiple choice question test and sent via email to course organiser. 

Training; fire warden course covering; fire awareness, fire statistics in Hong Kong, case studies in Hong Kong and region, human behaviour, fire science, risk assessment, fire protection measures, building design, evacuation procedures and fire extinguisher selection and classes of fire. The course ends after a multiple choice exam has been completed.    

How it works; the training is carried out at your workplace at a time and date that suits your business needs. A familiarisation/introductory visit at your workplace to ensure suitability of the training room and to meet clients point of contact for the following day can be arranged if necessary. This visit usually takes no more than 15 minutes and is included in the training package price. 

Cost; $5995 per training session. Additional delegates can be added at $100 per person upto a maximum of 20 persons. 

Please note; this course will be tailored to your working environment. A copy of the buildings Fire Action Plan should be requested from the building management so the emergency procedures can be incorporated into the fire warden training. 

Please use the 'Contact Us' facility for further details.

For offices and schools; 

Are you concerned your Hong Kong based employees are potentially at risk from fire. Does your occupied building have adequate fire safety procedures and provisions that meet your corporate governance requirements or external H&S requirements ie. OHASA 18001/CIS or Hong Kong fire safety ordinance? 

Let us ensure your workplace is safe in the event of fire and any potential fire risks are identified and controlled. Carrying out a fire risk assessment can help demonstrate that the employer has taken steps to meet your fire safety duties and responsibilities that are specified in Hong Kong ordinance, namely to ensure 'every employer must, so far as reasonably practicable, ensure the safety and health at work of all the employer’s employees'. 

Please see our Hong Kong fire safety guidance page/tab on current Hong Kong ordinance. 

Duration and cost; dependant on number of floors occupied and/or size of building. Maximum daily rate chargeable is $5995 with a 20% discount per extra day.

Please use the 'Contact Us' facility for further details. 

Do you have members of staff or visitors to your building/occupied area who have a disability such as hearing/sight/mobility impaired? 

Do you have suitable facilities in place to ensure these persons are alerted to a fire or other emergency?

Do you have suitable procedures to ensure their safety in the event of fire and can they evacuate independently or with assistance? 

Does your fire action plan (as per the Code of Practice for Fire Safety in Buildings, Section F) detail the procedure to follow to ensure their safety of persons with a disability? 

Whose responsibility is it to ensure they evacuate the building in the event of fire? 

Is there a written management process and procedure that details what steps should be taken in the event of fire or other emergency? 

If you think any of your workplaces needs assistance to formulate an evacuation procedure and written plan/document for persons with disabilities then please use the 'Contact Us' form for further details. 

Maximum daily rate chargeable is $5995 with a 20% discount per extra day.

Please use the 'Contact Us' facility for further details. 

The Coverage

This ordinance covers almost all workplaces - places where employees work. In addition to factories, construction sites and catering establishments, other places, such as offices, laboratories, shopping arcades, educational institutions also come under the ambit of the law. However, there are a few exception, namely  

• an aircraft or vessel in a public place; 
• the place occupied by the driver of a land transport vehicle when it is in a public place (but other employees working in the vehicle are covered); 
• domestic premises at which only domestic servants are employed; and 
• places where only self-employed persons work. 

The Roles of the Dutyholders

Under this ordinance, everyone has a role to play in creating a safe and healthy workplace.  

Employers should contribute to safety and health in their workplaces by: 

• providing and maintaining plant and work systems that do not endanger safety or health; 
• making arrangement for ensuring safety and health in connection with the use, handling, storage or transport of plant or substances; 
• providing all necessary information, instruction, training, and supervision for ensuring safety and health; 
• providing and maintaining safe access to and egress from the workplaces; and 
• providing and maintaining a safe and healthy work environment 

Occupiers of premises should take responsibility for ensuring that 

• the premises; 
• the means of access to and egress from the premises; and 
• any plant or substance kept at the premises are safe and without risks to health to any person working on the premises, even if they do not directly employ that person on the premises. 

Employees should also contribute to safety and health in the workplaces by : 

• taking care for the safety and health of persons at the workplace; and 
• using any equipment or following any system or work practices provided by their employers. 

Enforcement of the Ordinance

The Commissioner for Labour is empowered to issue improvement notices and suspension notices against activity of workplace which may create an imminent hazard to the employees. Failure to comply with the notices constitutes an offence punishable by a fine of HK$200,000 and HK$500,000 respectively and imprisonment of up to 12 months.