Hot Work/Fire Watch
Pre-requisites:
This course shall have no formal pre-requisite.
Course Length:
4 Hours
Class Size:
The maximum number of students that may be trained and tested per instructor
shall be Twenty Five (25) per instructor
Course Objective:
This course provides an overview of an OSHA-compliant hot work permit program,
including the permit process, roles and responsibilities, and controls used to
minimize the risk of fire. The content in this course is designed to comply with the
intent of the applicable regulatory requirements to identify key elements of a hot
work permit program, describe the primary roles and responsibilities of key
personnel involved in a compliant hot work permit program, and recall controls
used to minimize the risk of fire and injury during hot work operations.
Course Design:
Lecture / Audio Video / Visual Aids
Demonstrations
Successful Course Completion:
Requires a minimum score of 80%.
Course Content Summary:
Identify the four elements of a fire and understand and what is
necessary to extinguish a fire
Name the different classes of fire identified by the NFPA Fire
Classification System
Demonstrate skills needed to choose and operate the correct type of
portable fire extinguisher needed for the type of fire
Inspect immediate and adjacent areas for fire prevention before any
hot work begins
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Hot Work/Fire Watch
Define the term -Intrinsically Safe
Define the term -Explosion Proof
Understand the principles behind grounding and bonding
Discuss the use of a hot work permit
Fire watch duties
Incipient fire-fighting techniques
Fire prevention
Incipient fire-fighting techniques
Monitoring during hot work activities
Extinguishing fires using four different agents
Breaks – 5 to 10 minutes (at instructor’s discretion)
Training Center Provided Material
Course materials
Student Requirements
None
Reference Material / Documents (by Reference from 29 CFR 1910.252)
29 CFR 1915.504 ,29 CFR1910.252, NFPA Standard 51B, 1962, 29 CFR 1910.6, 29
CFR 1910.132, 29 CFR 1910.133(b)(1), 29 CFR 1910.1000,29 CFR 1910.1200, API
Std. PSD No. 2201-1963, API Std. 1104-1968,29 CFR 1910.253, 29 CFR 1910.254,
ANSI Z49.1-1967,(NIOSH) under 42 CFR part 84 [39 FR 23502, June 27, 1974, as
amended at 40 FR 23073, May 28, 1975; 43 FR 49750, Oct. 24, 1978; 49 FR 5323,
Feb. 10, 1984; 51 FR 34562, Sept. 29, 1986; 54 FR 24334, June 7, 1989; 55 FR
13696, Apr. 11, 1990; 61 FR 9227, March 7, 1996; 63 FR 1152, Jan. 8, 1998; 74
FR 46357, Sept. 9, 2009; 77 FR 17777, March 26, 2012]
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