Learn how you can help to improve construction site safety and earn the NFPA® Bronze Badge verifying your training and proficiency.
Thousands of fires in structures under construction or renovation occur every year, resulting in dangers to life safety and hundreds of millions of dollars in damages. Trained site workers can help minimize avoidable incidents and reduce casualties and property damage resulting from fires.
The NFPA Construction Site Fire Safety Fundamentals Online Training offers instruction in identifying everyday on-site fire hazards and how to deal with them. You'll receive instruction to help you understand and apply effective fire prevention and life safety measures for improved property protection and life safety outcomes on the construction site.
Construction Site Fire Safety Fundamentals delivers the high-impact training you need in a convenient and intuitive web-based format.
This self-paced online course is designed to help all workers on a construction site acquire the basic skills to mitigate dangers and help protect lives and property. Experience interactive learning in an engaging digital environment with knowledge checks throughout to confirm your understanding along the way.
Those who complete the program and pass a final assessment receive a Digital Badge from NFPA. You can use this credential on your resume, social media, and email signature to share it with peers, employers, customers, and prospects. A certificate will also be awarded to demonstrate your achievement in construction worker safety.;
Upon completion of the course, you should be able to:
- Describe the importance of fire safety at a construction site
- Describe fire prevention measures that should take place at a construction site
- Recognize hazards that contribute to common types of fires at construction sites
- Take personal action to help keep construction sites safe from fire
Show the world you are a champion for safety with online training from NFPA®, the leading educator on fire protection.
This state-of-the-art learning module helps provide construction and contracting companies, building owners, facility managers, and risk insurers confidence that workers are aware of fire hazards and capable of taking action to prevent incidents. Your improved capabilities in construction fire safety can also have an impact on business continuity by avoiding OSHA violations, legal ramifications, and financial and time losses due to project delays.
Confirm your competency and grow your career by completing Construction Site Fire Safety Fundamentals Online Training. Sign up today!
Who Will Benefit: All workers on construction projects and related stakeholders with an interest in keeping a construction job site safe from fire hazards, including:
- Construction Company Employees: Construction workers and supervisors at large and small construction companies responsible for fire safety during construction
- Contractors/Subcontractors: All types of contractors that need to be aware of proper fire safety on the job site, including electricians, carpenters, welders, fire protection system installers, painters, plasterers, concrete workers, HVAC installers, etc.
- Business Owners/Managers: Owners and managers of structures undergoing construction or renovation such as hotels, high rise buildings, office buildings, large and small residential buildings, hospital/medical and educational campuses, entertainment venues, transportation, manufacturing facilities, etc.
- Facility Managers/Management Companies: Facility management responsible for construction operations
- Risk Management: Professionals working with projects under construction or renovation
Continuing Education Credit:
Complete this 1-hour course and qualify for 0.1 CEU. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will have access to the CEU certificate and will earn a digital Bronze Badge.
Please verify applicability with your professional board or organization before registering.
Group Training:
For more information or to receive a price quote for NFPA group training, please call 877-336-3280 or e-mail: grouptraining@nfpa.org.