Jenkins Academy of Applied Technology
Portable Fire Extinguishers — General Industry
Learn when to leave, how fire classes differ and the limits of a portable extinguisher. Ten lessons with audio, practice checks and a final quiz. Allow about 30–45 minutes.
PFE-001-GI · School of Occupational Safety · General Occupational Safety
Open for enrollment · Free with sign-up · Noncredit. 10 lessons and a 20-question final knowledge assessment.
For: Employee education and designated-user knowledge
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What you will study
- Know whether to use or evacuate
- Recognize when a fire is beyond your limits
- Match the fire class to the label
- Learn the actual unit and its hazards
- Report first and keep a way out
- Understand the PASS sequence
- Stop, evacuate and hand over
- Keep extinguishers accessible and ready
- Separate education from assigned-use skills
- Complete the workplace review
Assessment and completion
Complete the lessons in order and correctly answer every practice check. Practice is unlimited. Pass the final with at least 80% overall and every critical decision correct. Three final attempts are available per set, using alternating assessment forms and targeted lesson review after an unsuccessful attempt. An assessment attempt counts only when the server confirms it.
After passing, submit a 1–5 star rating to finish the course. Every rating is accepted equally; written feedback is optional. Your account retains the online knowledge completion, and you can download a knowledge record. This course does not issue an OSHA Outreach card or a professional or occupational certification.
Employer workplace component
This online knowledge component does not authorize fire fighting. The employer must confirm your role, actual site actions and appropriate equipment training, including skills for designated users.
The employer determines applicability and provides instruction in language and vocabulary the employee understands. Where the standard requires interaction with a knowledgeable or qualified trainer, arrange appropriate access through the employer. Academy support is asynchronous and has no guaranteed response time. Use the employer’s designated route for urgent safety decisions and required timely trainer access.
Online completion alone does not establish workplace compliance, operator qualification, competent-person status or permission to perform a hazardous task. Keep employer verification and any medical information in the employer’s appropriate records.
Learning resources
- Learner reference and sources ↗
- Employer workplace verification ↗
- Regulatory crosswalk ↗
- Actual site policy and employee role ↗
- Actual extinguisher and hazard match ↗
- Assigned-user equipment skills ↗
- Access, readiness and defect reporting ↗
- Education, equipment training and follow-up ↗
Version 1.0.0. Federal source review: 2026-10-22. The regulatory crosswalk identifies the course scope and primary sources; state-plan and employer requirements may add obligations.
Assessment and retake policy · Registration and record policy