Fire Risk Assessment Course in Doha, Qatar

The Fire Risk Assessment course in Doha, Qatar teaches a structured, step-by-step method for assessing the fire risk in a workplace. Based on widely used international guidance such as the UK HSE five-step approach, it covers identifying fire hazards, including sources of ignition, fuel and oxygen, identifying people at risk, evaluating and reducing the risk, recording significant findings and an action plan, and reviewing the assessment regularly. Learners examine escape routes, travel distances, fire detection and warning, compartmentation, emergency lighting, fire fighting equipment and management arrangements such as training and drills.

The course is highly practical. Learners use checklists and templates on case-study buildings, work through photographs of real deficiencies, and draft a short assessment and action plan of their own, prioritizing actions with a simple risk rating. Discussion covers when a specialist fire engineer is needed and how fire risk assessment links to the wider workplace risk assessment process under ISO 45001. Organizations can run the program in-house so learners practice on their own premises and leave with assessments they can build on.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Apply a recognized five-step method to assess workplace fire risk

• Identify ignition sources, fuels and oxygen sources on a site walk

• Identify people at particular risk, including lone workers and visitors

• Evaluate escape routes, detection, warning and fire fighting provisions

• Record significant findings and prioritize actions using a risk rating

• Plan regular reviews and recognize when specialist advice is required

This course is designed for people who prepare, review or act on fire risk assessments for their premises.

• Health, safety and environment officers

• Facilities and property managers

• Building, maintenance and engineering supervisors

• Chief fire wardens and emergency coordinators

• Managers responsible for workplace compliance

Module 1: Principles of Fire Risk Assessment

• Purpose of a fire risk assessment

• The five-step approach in international guidance

• Hazard, risk and the fire triangle

• Links with ISO 45001 risk management

Module 2: Identifying Fire Hazards

• Sources of ignition, including hot work and electrics

• Sources of fuel, from waste to flammable liquids

• Oxygen sources and enriched atmospheres

• Arson risk and site security

Module 3: People at Risk

• Employees, contractors, visitors and the public

• Lone workers, night staff and sleeping occupants

• People with disabilities and evacuation needs

• Unfamiliar occupants in hotels and malls

Module 4: Evaluating Fire Precautions

• Escape routes, exits and travel distance concepts

• Detection, alarm and emergency lighting

• Compartmentation, fire doors and fire stopping

• Fire fighting equipment and management arrangements

Module 5: Recording, Action Planning and Review

• Recording significant findings clearly

• Rating risk and prioritizing corrective actions

• Assigning owners and target completion

• Triggers for review after changes or incidents

Qatar's skyline of towers, hotels and mixed-use developments, together with its warehouses, industrial zones and labor accommodation, creates a wide range of fire risks that change as buildings are altered and occupied. A sound fire risk assessment helps owners and employers understand those risks and act on them before an incident occurs. The Civil Defence sets fire safety requirements for buildings, and people who can assess risk methodically help organizations maintain safe premises in line with Qatar National Vision 2030 goals.

Join a scheduled class at our training center in Doha or attend live online. For organizations, the course can run as an in-house program at your premises or online, tailored to your sector, examples and schedule.