10-31-2024 - OSHA Fire Watch Training Class - 2-Hour - Portsmouth, VA

This 2-hour OSHA Fire Watch Training course is designed to teach workers how to correctly carry out fire watch tasks, such as site assessment, fire prevention, and monitoring during hot industrial operations. This course complies with OSHA's shipyard fire safety standard. Fire watchers must be trained in the use of fire extinguishing equipment and keep it readily available. In the event of a fire, they should be aware of the alarm systems. The fire watch must keep a look out for fires in all exposed areas and attempt to extinguish them only when they are clearly within the capacity of the available equipment, or else signal the alarm. A fire watch must be kept for at least half an hour after welding or cutting operations have been completed in order to detect and extinguish any smoldering fires.

Topics Covered: 

• Determine the locations of any possible fire threats.
• Fires watch duties, prior to, during, and following hot labor
• Real-life fire situations.
• The negative health impacts of fire in enclosed areas.
• The physical attributes of spaces that are heated for employment.
• Risks associated with doing fire watch responsibilities.
• Necessary PPE, Proper usage of PPE.
• The process of choosing and utilizing the appropriate hoses and extinguishers.
• The placement and application of obstacles.
• Maintaining communication with the individual handling hot work.
• How and when to initiate alarm protocols.
• An evacuation strategy.
• Ship Orientation.    
  

Who Should Take This Course: 

Maritime, Construction and General Industry Professionals