Fire Watch Safety during Hot Work in Shipyards

Workers assigned as fire watch are the first line of defense in protecting other workers and property from harm during hot work. Hot work includes any activity involving riveting, welding, burning, grinding or use of powder-actuated tools or similar fire- or sparkproducing operations

OSHA requires employers to:

• Provide workplaces that are free of recognized hazards.
• Select and provide required personal protective equipment at no cost to workers
• Train fire watch workers about job hazards, including how to fight fires at their incipient (begiing) stage.

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