Fire Watcher
The PIMS Fire Watcher course provides practical knowledge of workplace fire hazards, fire-prevention measures and the responsibilities associated with fire-watch duties. Fire watchers play a critical role when...
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Program Overview
The PIMS Fire Watcher course provides practical knowledge of workplace fire hazards, fire-prevention measures and the responsibilities associated with fire-watch duties. Fire watchers play a critical role when activities such as hot work could introduce ignition sources or increase fire risk.
The programme covers fire behaviour, classifications, prevention, emergency response, extinguisher awareness, evacuation arrangements, risk assessment and the monitoring responsibilities required before, during and after fire-risk activities.
What You'll Learn
- Introduction to workplace fire safety
- Types and classifications of fire
- Common fire hazards and ignition sources
- Fire-prevention and good-housekeeping practices
- Safe storage and handling of combustible materials
- Fire behaviour, development and smoke movement
- Fire-risk identification and assessment
- Fire-watch roles and responsibilities
- Monitoring potentially hazardous work activities
- Fire detection and alarm systems
- Emergency-response and evacuation procedures
- Fire-extinguisher awareness and appropriate use
- Communication during fire emergencies
- Personal Protective Equipment for fire-watch personnel
- Fire drills and emergency exercises
- Review and improvement of fire-safety procedures
Empowering professionals with knowledge, practical understanding and stronger workplace skills.
PIMSWho Should Attend?
This PIMS course is suitable for Fire Watchers, Fire Wardens, Fire Marshals, security personnel, maintenance teams, facilities staff, manufacturing personnel, supervisors and employees involved in hot-work or workplace emergency-response activities.
Key Benefits
After completing the PIMS Fire Watcher course, participants should be better prepared to:
- Recognise common workplace fire hazards
- Understand Fire Watcher responsibilities
- Identify conditions that may increase fire risk
- Apply appropriate fire-prevention and monitoring practices
- Understand fire-alarm and emergency procedures
- Support effective evacuation arrangements
- Understand the purpose and limitations of fire extinguishers
- Support safer hot-work activities
- Improve communication during fire emergencies
- Help reduce fire-related injury, damage and operational disruption
Assessment & Evaluation
After completing the PIMS learning material and required module quizzes, learners may take the course examination.
- The examination is open book and must be completed within 2 hours.
- A minimum score of 65% is required to pass.
- Learners who do not pass may retake the examination.
- A maximum of three examination attempts is permitted within a 48-hour period.
- After three unsuccessful attempts, learners must wait 48 hours before another attempt.
- Learners should review the course material before retaking the assessment.
- Once the examination has been passed, it cannot be retaken solely to improve the score.
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