1603 – Fire Watch Safety Training

Description

1603 – Fire Watch Safety Training

A.R.G. Construction, Safety & Health provides Fire Watch Safety Training designed to help employees understand fire-watch responsibilities, recognize fire hazards, monitor hot-work and other designated fire-risk areas, maintain appropriate fire-extinguishing equipment, identify changing conditions, initiate emergency notifications, and understand the limitations of fire-watch duties.

This training is appropriate for construction, general industry, maintenance operations, manufacturing, fabrication, welding and cutting operations, shipyards and maritime workplaces when applicable, commercial facilities, industrial facilities, and other workplaces where a fire watch may be assigned by an employer or required by applicable procedures, permits, standards, codes, contracts, or site-specific conditions.

Course Topics Include:

• Introduction to Fire Watch Safety
• Purpose of a Fire Watch
• Fire Watch Roles and Responsibilities
• Employer and Employee Responsibilities
• Workplace Fire Hazard Recognition
• Basic Fire Behavior
• Fire Triangle / Fire Tetrahedron Awareness
• Fuel and Ignition Sources
• Combustible Material Awareness
• Flammable Material Awareness
• Hot Work Fire Hazards
• Welding Fire Hazards
• Cutting Fire Hazards
• Brazing and Soldering Fire Hazards
• Grinding and Spark-Producing Operations
• Open Flame and Heating Operations
• Hot Work Permit Awareness
• Pre-Work Area Inspection
• Combustible Material Removal Awareness
• Combustible Material Protection
• Floor and Wall Opening Awareness
• Sparks, Slag and Hot-Metal Travel
• Adjacent Area Fire Hazards
• Opposite-Side Wall / Partition Awareness
• Concealed Space Fire Hazards
• Fire-Resistant Barriers and Covers Awareness
• Housekeeping Requirements
• Maintaining the Fire Watch Area
• Continuous Observation Responsibilities
• Monitoring Changing Conditions
• Unauthorized Activity Awareness
• Maintaining Communication
• Portable Fire Extinguisher Awareness
• Appropriate Fire-Extinguishing Equipment Awareness
• Extinguisher Location and Accessibility
• Fire Extinguisher Condition Awareness
• General Principles of Extinguisher Use
• P.A.S.S. Method Awareness
• Incipient-Stage Fire Awareness
• Recognizing Fire Watch Limitations
• Maintaining a Safe Escape Route
• Smoke, Heat and Toxic Combustion Products
• Emergency Alarm Procedures
• Emergency Communication Procedures
• Emergency Reporting
• Calling Emergency Services
• Stopping Work When Unsafe Conditions Develop
• Alerting Workers to Fire Conditions
• Evacuation Procedures
• Emergency Action Plan Awareness
• Fire Prevention Plan Awareness
• Fire Watch During Hot Work
• Fire Watch After Hot Work
• Post-Work Monitoring Awareness
• Inspection for Smoldering Materials
• Re-Ignition Awareness
• Combustible Dust Awareness
• Flammable Vapor Awareness
• Compressed Gas Cylinder Awareness
• Electrical Fire Hazard Awareness
• Temporary Heating Equipment Awareness
• Roofing and Torch-Applied Work Awareness
• Construction and Renovation Fire Hazards
• Occupied-Building Considerations
• Impaired Fire Protection System Awareness
• Fire Watch During Fire Protection System Impairment, When Applicable
• Restricted and Hazardous Areas
• Workplace-Specific Fire Watch Procedures
• Site-Specific Permit Requirements
• Documentation and Fire Watch Logs, When Required
• Shift / Fire Watch Turnover Communication
• Authority to Stop Unsafe Work
• Fire Watch Termination Awareness
• Emergency Response Limitations
• Knowledge Review
• Practical Exercise or Demonstration, When Included

Training Discipline: Fire Watch, Hot Work Fire Prevention & Workplace Life Safety

Fire Watch Assignment Notice: Fire-watch requirements depend on the work being performed, workplace conditions, applicable OSHA standards, employer procedures, permits, fire codes, contractual requirements, and other site-specific requirements. Completion of this course does not by itself establish that an employee has been formally assigned or authorized to perform fire-watch duties at a particular workplace.

Hot Work Notice: Welding, cutting, brazing, grinding, torch-applied work, and other heat-, flame-, or spark-producing operations may create significant fire hazards. Applicable hot-work precautions and permit procedures should be implemented before work begins.

Fire Watch Positioning: A fire watch should be positioned and assigned in accordance with applicable requirements so that fire hazards associated with the operation can be effectively observed. Additional fire-watch personnel may be necessary when one individual cannot adequately observe all affected areas.

Firefighting Equipment: Required fire-extinguishing equipment should be readily available and appropriate for the hazards involved. Fire-watch personnel should understand the equipment they are expected and authorized to use.

Emergency Notification: Fire-watch personnel should understand how to activate workplace alarms, notify emergency services or designated personnel, warn affected employees, and initiate applicable emergency procedures.

Incipient-Stage Fire Limitation: A fire watch should not attempt to control a fire that exceeds the individual’s training, authorization, available equipment, or ability to maintain a safe escape route. Emergency notification and evacuation procedures should be initiated when conditions cannot be safely controlled.

Post-Work Monitoring: The required duration and conditions for maintaining a fire watch after hot work vary according to the applicable standard, code, permit, employer procedure, and site conditions. A universal post-work fire-watch duration should not be assumed.

Fire Protection System Impairment Notice: Fire-watch requirements associated with an impaired sprinkler, alarm, detection, suppression, or other fire-protection system may be governed by applicable fire codes, authorities having jurisdiction, facility procedures, insurance requirements, and site-specific conditions. This training does not replace those requirements.

Maritime Notice: Shipyard, marine-terminal, longshoring, and other maritime operations may be subject to separate or additional OSHA maritime requirements. Employers are responsible for determining which requirements apply to their operations.

Workplace-Specific Notice: Employers remain responsible for identifying fire-watch assignments, hazards, work areas, communication methods, emergency procedures, required equipment, permit conditions, duration of the fire watch, and other site-specific requirements.

Emergency Response Limitation: Completion of this training does not qualify or designate a participant as a firefighter, fire brigade member, fire inspector, fire protection technician, emergency responder, or other specialized fire-protection professional.

Training Certificate: Participants who successfully complete applicable training requirements may receive an A.R.G. Construction, Safety & Health Certificate of Training documenting completion of the Fire Watch Safety Training program.

The certificate documents training completed and should not be represented as an OSHA-issued credential, firefighter certification, fire inspector certification, fire-protection license, or governmental certification.

For course schedules, availability, pricing, and group training, contact sales@argcsh.org.