Fire safety training is mandated by article R4227-39 of the French Labour Code: every employer must train staff on extinguisher handling and run periodic evacuation drills. For ATEX areas, training follows the INRS ED 6147 guide.
Training
Extinguisher handling, first / second response teams, evacuation, ATEX — Labour Code R4227-39 and INRS compliant, on-site or in-house.
Training catalogue
Five practical and regulatory programmes for industrial teams operating in high-risk environments.
Extinguisher handling — ½ day
Theory + hands-on practice on real fire: fire classes, agent selection, usage. Recommended refresher every 3 years.
First-Response Team (EPI) — 1 day
Emergency organisation, alert procedure, recognition, initial fire fighting, handover to emergency services.
Second-Response Team (ESI) — 2 days
Incident management, fire-brigade coordination, hose-reel and SCBA drills, zone securing.
Evacuation — guide-file & serre-file — ½ day
Roles and missions, route identification, assembly points, headcount, on-site situational practice.
ATEX training — 1 to 2 days
Explosion risk, zone classification 0/1/2 and 20/21/22, certified equipment, response procedures — INRS ED 6147 compliant.
Open or in-house format — France & international
Open sessions in A2S Fire centres or in-house at your site, in France or across our footprint. Materials in French and English.
How it works
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Needs assessment
Risk analysis, headcount, operational constraints.
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Tailored programme
Module selection, schedule, materials adapted to your site.
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Hands-on session
On-site at your premises or in our centres, in French or English.
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Assessment & certificate
Skills assessment, individual certificate, annual follow-up.
Practical details
- Regulatory framework
- Labour Code R4227-39, INRS ED 6147 (ATEX)
- Durations
- ½ day (extinguishers, evacuation), 1 day (EPI), 2 days (ESI, ATEX)
- Formats
- Open sessions in our centres or in-house on-site, France & international
- Refresher
- Recommended every 3 years (extinguisher handling)
- Group size
- 4 to 12 people per session
- Languages
- French, English
- Deliverables
- Individual training certificate, course materials, annual follow-up
Standards & frameworks
R4227-39 Labour Code — fire training
R4227-28 Labour Code — annual verification
INRS ED 6147 ATEX training guide
ATEX 2014/34/UE ATEX equipment directive
ISO 9001 A2S Fire quality management