This course is a recipient of a 2021 SILVER Brandon Hall Group Excellence in Learning Award for Best Use of Virtual Worlds for Learning.
Gain a greater understanding of the fire protection and life safety features of your building with the Fire and Life Safety Operator Online Training.
Playing a role in the day-to-day fire protection and life safety of a high-rise occupancy is a significant responsibility. Fire and Life Safety Operator Online Training helps increase the competency of full- or part-time personnel who can have an impact on fire and life safety in high-rise buildings. This course provides building owners and government agencies with a means of verifying the knowledge and skills of job candidates and employees.
Introducing a new training and digital badge from NFPA®.
Created by the organization known for developing award-winning online learning, this cost-effective online program provides the flexibility to access quality training at any time or place on your computer or mobile device. Work at your own pace through 5 hours of highly engaging, scenario-based learning. Pass the final assessment to earn a digital badge you can display to demonstrate achievement and confirm your knowledge to employers and enforcing agencies.
The training introduces fire protection and life safety features, explains how they work, and walks you through important visual inspection points that can be made during day-to-day operations to identify and address common hazards.
The following topics are covered during the course:
- Electrical
- Compartmentation
- Means of egress
- Evacuation
- Assisting first responders
- Fire alarm systems
- Sprinkler systems
- Standpipe systems
- Fire extinguishers
- Other items, including hazardous material storage and hot work
This innovative training places you in a virtual high-rise environment where you receive instruction and solve problems to verify what you have learned.
The Fire and Life Safety Operator Online Training starts with an introduction to life safety and fire protection systems. You then proceed through mini scenarios that take you on walkthroughs of a high-rise mixed-occupancy building consisting of residential, retail, and office spaces to identify potential hazards and to reinforce learning.
Throughout you will learn how to recognize hazards that may impact fire and life safety in the building and how to go about mitigating those hazards. Knowledge checks provide the chance to review and reflect on the activities and assignments you have completed, and a culminating assessment confirms your proficiency as a Fire and Life Safety Operator.
Upon completion, you should know how to:
- Describe how your role fits within the broader context of life safety and fire protection
- Explain how the various life safety and fire protection systems function to keep people and property safe
- Detect and manage common hazardous situations within the context of your role
- Outline the key features of preparedness and response procedures for emergency scenarios as they relate to high-rise buildings
Earn your digital badge on your desktop, laptop, or mobile device for a true 'learn anywhere, anytime' experience.
This unique program ensures participants gain the knowledge and skills of fire protection and life safety within high-rise buildings needed to manage their day-to-day responsibilities. Improve job performance, validate proficiency, and elevate your career by signing up for the Fire and Life Safety Operator Online Training.
Who Will Benefit:
Anyone with full- or part-time responsibilities over day-to-day fire protection and life safety operations, AHJs, and building owners and facility management companies.
Continuing Education Credit:
Complete this five-hour course and qualify for 0.5 CEUs. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will have access to the CEU certificate and will earn a Silver 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.