What Are Safety Days?

 

Our Safety Days go beyond standard fire safety training, offering a unique, hands-on approach that fully involves your staff. Through interactive sessions, scenario-based challenges, and team-building exercises, we create an engaging learning environment that brings safety to life.

Unlike traditional training, these days can be dedicated to all or part of your team. For many of our clients, normal operations are paused for part or the whole day (or night shift, if required), allowing staff to immerse themselves in realistic safety scenarios without distraction.

From live fire practicals and evacuation drills to first aid simulations and mental health discussions, our tailored sessions give your workforce the opportunity to practice vital skills in a safe but realistic setting. This not only increases knowledge and awareness but also builds the confidence to react effectively in real-life emergencies.

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What to Expect at our Safety Training Days

Check out what you can expect from one of our Health & Safety Days. From live fire extinguisher training and first aid scenarios to fire safety awareness and more, our sessions are fully interactive and hands-on, giving your team real experience in a safe, controlled environment.

Designed to be engaging and practical, our safety days help build confidence, improve awareness, and prepare your workforce to respond effectively in real-life situations.

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Example Scenarios & Activities

Our training sessions can be tailored to your team and business needs. Explore some key areas we cover:

 

  • Live Fire Practical: Staff get hands-on experience extinguishing controlled fires under the guidance of ex-fire service professionals.
  • First Aid & Trauma Response: Realistic workplace incident simulations to improve reaction times and confidence in medical emergencies.
  • Manual Handling Linked to Processes: Practical workshops tailored to your workplace tasks to reduce risks of injury.
  • Smoke House & Evacuation Drill: Controlled smoke environments that test emergency response and evacuation procedures.
  • Mental Health & Wellbeing: Interactive discussions & sessions and strategies to support resilience and wellbeing in the workplace. Our Personal Trainers can also guide your team through basic strength & mobility exercises. Other topics include nutrition, women-specific topics, sleep & shift patterns etc.
  • Electrical Safety & PPE Awareness: Demonstrations highlighting risks, safe working practices, and the importance of correct equipment use.
  • Behavioural Science & Behavioural Safety: Our trainers can apply advanced, science backed techniques to help your staff gain a greater understanding of safety within your organisation. We look to take your staff from being told to stay safe, to wanting to stay safe.
  • Consequences of not wearing PPE: We use our training aids to provide interactive sessions when things go wrong as a result of not wearing PPE. Whether its linited visibility, hearing or injuries to limbs, we show how simple things can becomre far more difficult.

Flexible Delivery Options

  • Half-day, full-day, or multi-day programmes

  • Can include day or night shifts to suit your workforce

  • Tailored to your site, industry, and specific safety requirements

Who We’ve Worked With

We’re proud to have delivered successful Fire Safety Days for Cadbury UK, Eviosys, Poundfield Precast, Sonoco, ITW ShineMark, and Ardagh Metal Packaging. Our Safety Days are always well-received, leaving staff more confident and engaged with workplace safety.

Why Choose 1st Choice Safety Training & Consultancy For Your Safety Training?

  • Delivered by trainers with backgrounds in fire service, emergency response, and health & safety consultancy

  • Highly interactive, engaging training using specialist equipment and training aids

  • Proven track record of running large-scale Safety Days for national companies

  • Ability to cover a wide range of safety themes beyond fire safety, including first aid, manual handling, mental health, and behavioural safety