FIRE SAFETY OFFICER ( MODULE 1) - BSW

HomeFIRE SAFETY OFFICER ( MODULE 1 ) - BSW

EUR ING, Dipl.-HTL-Ing. Peter Anderwald

EUR ING, Dipl.-HTL-Ing. Peter Anderwald

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After positive completion of module 1, the fire protection officer receives the Austrian Fire Protection Passport. The BSW must undergo further training within 5 years.

Topic: Basics

Basics of operational fire protection
  • Overview of legal basics
  • Workplace Ordinance
  • Employee Protection Act
  • Provincial legal provisions
  • Introduction to fire protection
  • Importance of fire protection
  • Terms and definitions
  • Preventive fire protection
  • Defensive fire protection
  • BSW - with tasks
  • BOD
  • BSG
  • Company fire department
  • Intervention Service

Topic: General behavior

Fire hazards
  • Statistics
  • Ignition source key as overview
  • General fire prevention measures
  • Fire hazards or fire origin due to:
    • Electrical energy
    • Electrical installations
    • Illuminant
    • Mechanical energy
    • Cooking and heating devices
    • Gas appliances
    • Smoking
    • Open fire and light
    • Fire Hazardous Activities
    • Bearings
    • Spontaneous combustion
    • Static charge
Behavior in case of fire
  • Alert
  • Save
  • Delete

Topic: Self control

Self-inspection by the BSW
  • Basic terms
    • of the structural fire protection
    • the technical fire protection equipment
  • Self-checking according to control plan -
    with records
  • Monitoring compliance
    of the fire safety regulations

Topic: Burning and extinguishing

Combustion basics
  • Chemical and physical fundamentals of combustion
  • Combustion triangle
  • Manifestations of combustion
  • Fire classes
  • Ignition point
  • Flash point
  • Explosion limits
Extinguishing in theory
  • Chemical and physical basics of the extinguishing process
  • Suitability of extinguishing agents and mode of action
    Allocation of extinguishing agents to the fire classes
  • Fire extinguisher suitability
  • Functionality of fire extinguishers
  • Compressed gas extinguisher
  • Charge extinguisher
  • Process of commissioning fire extinguishers
  • Sequence of handles
  • Sealing
  • Operational readiness
  • Behavior during fire fighting
  • Dangers during extinguishing due to smoke gases
  • Stinging flames
  • Thermal radiation
  • Explosions
  • Collapse
  • Opening doors of a fire room
  • Electricity
  • wrong extinguishing agents
  • Measures after the use of fire extinguishers
  • Types wall hydrants
  • Functionality of wall hydrants
  • Process of commissioning wall hydrants
Practical exercises with fire extinguishers
  • Exercise of the necessary hand movements for commissioning
  • zation of fire extinguishers
  • Correct use of fire extinguishers
  • Observance of the wind direction
  • Direction of the extinguishing jet
  • Cooperation of several persons
Any travel times to external training sites do not count as training times

Extinguishing of suitable training objects of fire classes A and B in compliance with ÖBFV-RL A-01

Topic: Fire hazardous activities

Monitoring of fire hazardous activities in compliance with: ÖBFV-RL VB-03 BV Guideline BV 104
  • Fire hazards
  • Welding torch flames
  • Heat conduction
  • Secondary flames
  • Beads of sweat
  • Behavioral measures
  • Removal, covering, sealing
  • Empty
  • Inerting
  • Monitor, observe
  • Provision of fire extinguishing equipment
  • Follow-up checks
  • Cold process
  • Release bill

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