NERI TORCH TRAINING
PART IV
FIRE PROTECTION
REQUIREMENTS
• Required every time a
torch is lit.
– Required during torching
operations.
– Required for a minimum of
two hours after the last
torch is shut off.
– Should include above and
below deck inspections
– Additional duties can be
performed during fire
watch.
• Use of an infrared
thermometer to give direct
readings of roof
temperatures during fire
watch activities is
required.
• Check to ensure
temperatures in torched
areas are lowering and not
rising. Rising temperatures
means something is
smoldering.
3 Components of fire:
1. Fuel
2. Heat
3. Oxygen
All three components are needed for a fire to survive!
Take one of the three away, the fire will not survive!
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CLASS A - Ordinary Combustibles
CLASS B - Flammable or Combustible Liquids
CLASS C - Electrical
CLASS D - Combustible Metals
• At least two 4A60BC fully charged extinguishers
within 10 feet of all torching operations.
• The 4A is equivalent to 5 gallons of water to fight a class A fire.
Each additional number is equivalent to 1¼ gallons.
• The 60BC is the number in square footage the extinguisher can
cover for a class B & C fire (in this case 60 square feet).
• Torching operations means each person using a lit
torch. Two employees working more than 20 feet
apart would require two 4A60BC extinguishers for
each worker (for a total of 4 extinguishers).
P. A. S. S. System
1 Pull - Pull pin
2 Aim - Aim nozzle at
base of the fire
3 Squeeze - Squeeze
the handle together
4 Sweep - Sweep back and forth
• Fire extinguishers can save lives and property
• Only attempt to extinguish a fire if it is safe and
you have been trained on proper use
• Evacuate the roof if the fire is out of control
KNOW where the extinguisher is at all times. It
may be needed to fight your way through the fire
and off the roof.
Fire is out of control!
• Evacuate the roof area
• Activate the emergency
evacuation alarm for
the building / project.
• Call 911
• Take roll call on ground
• Notify the office
• All fires must be called into
911 – regardless of size!
• What to tell operator:
• Exact jobsite location
• Is fire in control and/or
extinguished
• Any injuries
• Send someone to meet
Emergency Responders
• Remain on line until
dispatcher hangs up