- March 27, 2015
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
This course is required for those who intend to serve as a Fire Watch at any OSSA member worksite. Participants receive instruction in areas such as: duties and responsibilities of a 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 a 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
Duration 6 hours
Cost $150