Fire protection assistants
A fire protection assistant is usually one of several people within a company who is appointed by the employer to take on certain defined fire-fighting tasks in the event of a fire . To this end, he can work together with the company first aiders and evacuation helpers who are also to be named by the employer . These are appointed in accordance with Section 10 (2) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act , the “Technical Rules for Workplaces - Measures against Fires (ASR A2.2)” and the accident prevention regulation “DGUV Regulation 1 - Principles of Prevention”.
According to the occupational safety guideline A2.2, training to become a fire protection assistant includes, among other things, imparting knowledge that is necessary in the event of a fire. These are the behavior in the event of fire, dangers from fire, the basics of preventive fire protection and the operational fire protection organization. In addition, the fire protection assistants learn how to use fire protection equipment and practice using a handheld fire extinguisher on a fire simulator.
Practice has shown that the combination of training and staffing of fire protection and evacuation helpers is effective. Due to the large amount of overlap between the two activities and the accompanying knowledge of measures to escape, rescue, self-rescue and fighting incipient fires in companies, in modern fire protection regulations Part B and C the fire protection worker is always used as an evacuation helper (sometimes also called evacuation helper) becomes. As a consequence, the fire protection and evacuation helper was created.
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tasks
The tasks of the fire protection assistant include:
- Support of the fire protection officer
- Preventive fire protection through control when working with fire or heat
- Fire fighting in the event of incipient fires
- Operation of fire protection equipment (fire extinguishers, manual fire alarms, wall hydrants)
- Instruct the incoming fire brigade
The training of fire protection assistants is regulated by ASR A2.2 and DGUV information 205-023. Further requirements in the respective company are determined by the fire protection officer in cooperation with the entrepreneur. In any case, however, more extensive training on all extinguishing equipment provided (usually fire extinguishers and wall hydrants ) is part of the training. Members of the fire brigade can be appointed without further training after completing their training .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Technical rules for workplaces - measures against fire (ASR A2.2). (PDF) Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), May 2018, accessed on January 1, 2019 .
- ↑ DGUV regulation 1 - principles of prevention. (PDF) DGUV German Statutory Accident Insurance, November 2013, accessed on January 1, 2019 .
- ↑ owls Pesch GmbH: Training of fire protection assistants. Retrieved May 24, 2020 .
- ↑ DGUV Information 205-023: Fire protection assistants - training and qualification for fire protection assistants. (PDF) DGUV German Statutory Accident Insurance, February 2014, accessed on January 1, 2019 .