Fire Watch Edmonton (OSSA)

This course is required for those who intend to serve as a Fire Watch at any OSSA worksite. Participants receive instruction in areas such as: duties and responsibilities of a OSSA Fire Watch, what is meant by “hot work,” correct record keeping, use of safety equipment, emergency preparedness, how fire develops and transfers heat, fire suppression, when to fight a fire, and inspecting and using an extinguisher. At the completion of the course, all participants will practice extinguishing a fire using our leading-edge fire extinguisher simulator.

Course content

• Responsibilities and duties of an OSSA Fire Watch
• Legislation pertaining to fire hazards
• Proper Fire Watch pre-planning
• Fire behavior
• The “fire triangle” and “fire tetrahedron”
• The different types of fire extinguishers and their uses
• Correct operation of fire extinguishers
• Preparing and implementing an emergency plan