Fire Wardens Common Responsibilities and Duties

1. FIRE W ARDENS Com m on Responsi bi l i ti es And Duti es Bef ore st art i ng fre arren cl asses, i t i s i m port ant t o erucat e onesel f on t he com pl et e l i st of rut i es t hat goes hanr i n hanr i t h becom i ng a m arshal . If not , a person m ay com pl et e t hei r cl asses onl y t o ri scover t hat t hi s j ob i s not f or t hem . T ese are som e of t he m ost com m on rut i es anr responsi bi l i t i es t hat i nri vi rual s i l l be expect er t o ro afer t hey com pl et e t rai ni ng. PREVENTION - A person t hat has t hi s t i t l e i n t he orkpl ace i s usual l y requi rer t o carry out essent i al rut i es i n t he orkpl ace t o m ai nt ai n a saf e orki ng envi ronm ent t hat i s f ree of hazarrs. T i s can i ncl ure a proper ri sk assessm ent as neerer, m ai nt ai ni ng saf et y equi pm ent so t hat i t i s accessi bl e anr avai l abl e i n t he event of an em ergency anr m aki ng sure t hat em pl oyees are properl y t rai ner i n t he event of an em ergency. T ey m ay al so be requi rer t o al ays m ake sure t hat exi t rout es are not f ul l of cl ut t er so t hat t hey can be user at any t i m e. FIGH T FLAM ES - Al t hough every efort i s m are t o prevent an em ergency, t here st i l l m ay com e a t i m e hen t he fre arren i l l be requi rer t o use hat t hey l earner i n cl asses t o ext i ngui sh fam es. T i s can i nvol ve usi ng saf et y equi pm ent t o put out t he fam es, cal l i ng em ergency servi ces or f ol l o i ng ot her procerures, such as shut t i ng roors, shut t i ng i nro s, et c. EVACUATION - Afer com pl et i ng arren t rai ni ng, a person m ay not be t he one t o fght t he fam es. Inst ear, t hey m ay i n charge of evacuat i on procerures. T i s can i ncl ure hel pi ng evacuat e t he ent i re bui l ri ng, i t can i ncl ure hel pi ng t he el rerl y or ri sabl er t o saf et y, anr i t can i ncl ure checki ng t he ent i re bui l ri ng t o m ake sure t hat no one i s l ef behi nr. TRAINING - Som et i m es, a fre arren i l l be requi rer t o t rai n ot her st af m em bers on hat t o ro i n t he case of an em ergency. T i s rut y can i ncl ure t eachi ng st af m em bers ho t o use ext i ngui shers, hen i t i s appropri at e t o use an ext i ngui sher, hen t o pul l t he al arm anr hen t o cal l em ergency servi ces. T ey m ay al so be requi rer t o t each st af ho t o use ot her saf et y equi pm ent , such as fre bl anket s. St af i l l al so neer t o be t aught proper evacuat i on procerures t o guarant ee everyones s saf et y, anr hen t hey shoul r report i f saf et y equi pm ent neers t o be i nspect er. M ost of t hi s t rai ni ng can f al l on t hi s person.

2. TH ERE M IGH T BE M ORE TH AN ONE - W het her t hese responsi bi l i t i es f al l on one person or m any peopl e ofen repenrs on t he si ze of t he busi ness. A l arger busi ness i l l m ore t han l i kel y have m ore t han one person i t h t hi s t i t l e anr spl i t t he responsi bi l i t i es am ong t he ent i re t eam . A sm al l er busi ness m ay have one person i t h t hi s t i t l e on each shi f, anr each person i l l t ake on t hese responsi bi l i t i es i n arri t i on t o t hei r usual orkl oar ruri ng t hei r shi f. H o t hese responsi bi l i t i es are ri vi rer up vari es f rom one busi ness t o anot her. T ese responsi bi l i t i es are a broar i rea of hat bei ng a fre arren i n t he orkpl ace i l l i ncl ure, but t hese m ay vary as el l . It i s i m port ant f or t hose i n t rai ni ng t o pay at t ent i on ruri ng cl asses anr exerci ses so t hat t hey can t ake on hat ever responsi bi l i t i es t hey are assi gner. SK Fi re Prot ect i on, a nat i onal l y recogni zer com pany, speci al i zes i n hel pi ng busi nesses rem ai n saf e t hrough fre ext i ngui sher servi ci ng, t rai ni ng opport uni t i es anr saf et y equi pm ent rent al s. T ey are kno n f or t hei r except i onal t rai ni ng courses, part i cul arl y cl asses t hat are resi gner f or arrens anr ot her prof essi onal s t hat i l l com e f ace t o f ace i t h t hi s rearl y em ergency i n t hei r career. O t her servi ces i ncl ure bei ng avai l abl e f or hi re f or event s of al l si zes. Larger event s i l l beneft f rom havi ng a f ul l y t rai ner t eam of em ergency st af avai l abl e i n case an acci rent happens. Em ergency servi ces f or hi re i ncl ure em ergency vehi cl es i t h hi ghl y qual i fer m en, t rucks i t h a f ul l y t rai ner st af, saf et y si gns anr m ore.