Fire Watcher or Fire Watch Training equips personnel with the essential knowledge and skills required for fire prevention and minor fire extinguishment. By properly training and implementing competent Fire Watches, organizations can significantly reduce or eliminate the risk of fire, protecting both human life and property. This training is vital for ensuring a safe work environment and compliance with safety regulations.
Course Topics
The course topics cover the following important aspects:
- Introduction to Fire Watch and its importance
- Roles and responsibilities of a Fire Watch
- Hot Works definition and examples
- Eligibility criteria for Fire Watch personnel
- Inspection and clean-up procedures
- Safe Hot Works practices
- Monitoring techniques and duration
- Essential equipment for Fire Watch
- Communication protocols during emergencies
- Decision-making in fire situations
- Types of fires and appropriate extinguishers
- Proper use of fire extinguishers (PASS technique)
- Fire blanket usage
- Understanding fire spread mechanisms
- Post-fire extinguishment procedures
- Alarm raising and evacuation processes
- Fire prevention strategies
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