Hot Work Training
Target group
All persons in Estonia who carry out hot work, supervise hot work or issue hot work permits, and who are involved with hot work on a daily basis.
In Estonia, hot work may be performed as an economic activity by a person who holds a professional certificate or has completed hot work training and possesses a valid hot work certificate. The certificate is valid in Estonia, and the validity period is 5 years.
Hot work includes various welding jobs (gas, electric), cutting metal with cutting discs or flammable liquids, using gas flames, heating and using bitumen or other flammable mastics and other activities involving flames, sparks or temperatures that may ignite surrounding combustible materials, thereby creating a real fire hazard.
Objectives
The training provides knowledge and skills for performing hot work safely and using fire extinguishers in case of a fire. Those who complete the training will be able to assess the risks associated with the use of fire, recognise different types of fire extinguishers, know how to use a fire extinguisher and be familiar with relevant legal regulations.
Topics covered
- The nature and types of hot work
- Risks associated with hot work
- The nature of fire and its spread
- Fires caused by hot work and their causes
- Fire prevention and fire safety requirements
- Requirements for performing hot work
- Necessary conditions for hot work
- Selection and preparation of the hot work site
- Fire extinguishing equipment at the hot work site
- Risks associated with tools and their safe use
- Actions to take in the event of a fire
- Basic and safety rules for extinguishing a fire
- Use of fire extinguishing equipment
1. Hot Work and Its Fire Hazards
2. Safety in Hot Work
3. Actions in Case of Fire
4. Conducting a Practical Fire Extinguishing Exercise
The hot work performer is provided with the knowledge and skills for performing hot work safely and using fire extinguishers in case of a fire.
What you will learn?
- How to assess the risks associated with the use of fire
- How to recognise different types of fire extinguishers
- How to use a fire extinguisher effectively
- The relevant legal regulations related to fire safety
