10 Jan Safety Attendants / Fire and Hole Watch

What’s a “Hole Watcher”?

It sounds like a silly “do-nothing” job where all you do is watch a hole all day while others go do the “real work.” In reality, it’s anything but. As a hole watcher, you’re responsible for the safety of everyone who goes into that hole to do work. You have to keep track of all the people doing the work by having them sign in, providing them with correct protective equipment, and ensuring that they all come back out of the hole by having them sign out. You keep in constant communication with them. You monitor air quality and check for the presence of anything dangerous, such as explosive or poisonous gas. If something bad happens, then you’re also responsible for the safe, quick evacuation of all personnel. You also have to make sure that no one who isn’t supposed to be in the hole goes into the hole.

The Training

In CA, yes, there is actual training on what to do and how to do it when you’re going to be a hole watcher. Check out Creation World Safety’s training summary to see the basics. The certification safety training in Torrance encompasses correct ventilation of confined spaces, the placement of first-aid kits and other safety equipment, how to test for air quality, and other procedures. We at Creation World Safety take this kind of training very seriously, and we always aim to keep up with changes to safety procedures and applicable laws so that we can make our training as up-to-date as possible in CA.

Looking for Fires

In a confined space where there is a finite supply of oxygen, fire can be especially deadly. One of the other safety procedures that is the responsibility of the hole watcher is ensuring that there are sufficient fire extinguishers in place and that each person in the confined space has access to extra oxygen in case of fire.

Secondarily, someone who is trained as a hole watcher will usually also have training as a fire watcher. That certification safety training in Torrance applies whenever there is welding or other work done with an open flame near any flammable material. Fire watchers are also sometimes called spark watchers because one of their main duties is making sure that sparks from certain kinds of welding don’t cause a fire.

Creation World Safety Training

We’ll train you in every skill you need to know to be a hole watcher, fire/spark watcher, or both, and you can become a valued member of your crew upon whom everyone there will depend. Call us today at our office in Torrance, CA, to find out all the details.