Fire Safety Personnel Refresher - Level 3

The Refresher Course Fire Safety Officers - Level 3_AGG is aimed at workers who are part of the emergency team in a workplace classified as High Risk for fire safety purposes.

Already trained Fire Safety Officers must attend specific refresher courses as required by Ministerial Decree 2/9/2021, which outlines three training levels: 1_AGG (formerly Low Risk), 2_AGG (formerly Medium Risk), 3_AGG (formerly High Risk).

The determination of the risk level, which allows for identifying the most appropriate course for emergency team members, stems from the fire risk analysis conducted by the Employer (DdL) together with their consultants, including the Head of the Prevention and Protection Service (RSPP), also taking into account the provisions of points 3.2.2, 3.2.3, and 3.2.4 of Annex III of Ministerial Decree 2/9/2021.

Our fire safety training courses cover the content outlined in Annex III of Ministerial Decree 2/9/2021, including, in addition to a theoretical part, a practical exercise in extinguishing a fire using extinguishers and a drill to become proficient with the use of fire hoses and Personal Protective Equipment.

At the end of the course, a learning test will be conducted for the issuance of the Fire Safety Officer - Level 3_AGG certificate. The certificate is valid for five years, after which a refresher training will be required.

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TARGET AUDIENCE

The course is intended for members of fire emergency teams in workplaces classified as Level 3 (formerly High Risk) as per Ministerial Decree 2/9/2021, such as:

• "lower-tier" and "upper-tier" establishments as defined in Article 3, paragraph 1, letters b) and c) of Legislative Decree 26 June 2015, no. 105;
• explosives factories and depots;
• thermoelectric power plants;
• mineral oil and combustible gas extraction plants;
• nuclear facilities and laboratories;
• indoor storage facilities for combustible materials with an area exceeding 20,000 sq m;
• commercial and exhibition activities with a public-accessible area exceeding 10,000 sq m;
• air terminals, railway stations, maritime stations with a covered area accessible to the public exceeding 5,000 sq m; entirely or partially underground subways;
• intermodal freight terminals with an area exceeding 20,000 sq m;
• hotels with over 200 beds;
• healthcare facilities providing inpatient or residential care on a continuous or day-care basis; nursing homes for the elderly;
• schools of all levels with over 1,000 occupants;
• offices with over 1,000 occupants;
• temporary or mobile underground construction sites for the construction, maintenance, and repair of tunnels, caverns, shafts, and similar works exceeding 50 meters in length;
• temporary or mobile construction sites where explosives are used;
• establishments and facilities that store waste, pursuant to Article 183, paragraph 1, letter aa) of Legislative Decree 3 April 2006, no. 152, as well as waste treatment operations, pursuant to Article 183, paragraph 1, letter s) of the same Legislative Decree; inert waste as defined by Article 2, paragraph 1, letter e) of Legislative Decree 13 January 2003, no. 36, is excluded.

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PROGRAM

1) THEORETICAL PART

The contents of the refresher course are selected from the topics of the initial training course and cover both fire and prevention, as well as fire protection and the procedures to be adopted in case of fire.

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2) PRACTICAL EXERCISES

• Review of the fire register and surveillance measures on fire safety systems, equipment, and installations;
• exercise concerning surveillance activities;
• clarifications on the most common extinguishing agents;
• review and clarifications on personal protective equipment;
• exercises on the use of portable fire extinguishers and methods for using hose reels and hydrants.