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Fire Watch Responsibilities
- Ensure proper fire fighting equipment is readily available;
- Locate the nearest fire alarm pull station;
- Inspect hot work area before any hot work is conducted;
- Extinguish fire ONLY when within trained capabilities to safely do so; and
- Stay on watch at least ONE hour after hot work has been completed.
A Fire Watch is also REQUIRED whenever protective measures are necessary for the following conditions:
- Appreciable combustible material is within 35 feet of the point of operation;
- Appreciable combustibles more than 35 feet away may be easily ignited by sparks;
- Wall or floor openings within 35 feet expose combustibles in adjacent areas including confined spaces.
- Combustibles could be ignited by conduction or radiation through metal partitions, walls, ceilings, or roofs.
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