Hole Watch

Overview

Founded in 2012 our client's mission is to provide their customers with quality service and reduce health, safety, security, and environmental risks by promoting responsible work practices. 

Responsibilities

Fire Watch 

  Maintain surveillance of areas where hot work (activities producing a spark, flame, or heat) is present. 

- Before hot work begins, ensure hot work permit has been issued. 

- Before hot work begins, inspect the work area for any sources of flammables and fuel sources, such as trash, rags, and flammable liquids/substances. This also applies to lower levels where sparks or slag could fall. 

- Be familiar with facilities for sounding an alarm in the event of a fire.

- Ensure communication with workers in the area of hot work. 

- Have the proper fire extinguisher or charged water hose ready for use. 

- If unable to extinguish a fire in the area exposed, Alert Employees and activate the alarm. 

- Shut Down any hot work activity deemed unsafe and take the appropriate corrective measures to restore and maintain safe conditions. Immediately address all concerns. 

- Monitor the work area for any unwanted gases such as LEL, CO, H2S, etc.

- Document Monitor readings. 

Hole Watch 

 Monitor activities inside and outside the confined space. In Emergency, the hole watch must summon rescue and emergency services.

- Enforce confined space entry Permits

- Be aware of all hazards in the space and surrounding areas. 

- Maintain continuous contact with entrants Voice, Radio, and Visual Contact. 

- Log entrants in and out of the confined space. 

- Continuously Maintain an accurate count of authorized entrants in the permit space. 

- Do not let any unauthorized personnel into the permitted confine space. 

- Never leave the space unattended or perform other duties. 

- Be aware of possible behavioral effect of hazard exposure in authorized entrants. 

- Hole watch must summon rescue and emergency services when needed. 

Bottle Watch

Monitor fresh air bottles and replace air when needed. Summon rescue and emergency services when needed. 

- Ensure employees under fresh air are qualified

- Stay stationed near air gauges while employees are working under fresh breather air. 

- Enforce Safe Work Plan for entrance to confined space under fresh air. 

- Inspect the hoses, gauges, regulators, and alarm before use make sure all equipment is in proper working condition. 

- Monitor air quantity and air pressure delivered to workers. 

- Review Emergency Plan

Qualifications

- Must be able to work in wet and/or humid conditions

- Must be trained on the use of a fire extinguisher

- Must know how to properly use fresh air bottles and systems.

- Must be able to lift 30lbs.

- Must pass a Background Check/UA