Fire and safety guards

Would you like to make use of an SMC safety assistant? If you do, you are guaranteed to have a fully qualified expert in your working area. All our experienced staff have at the least a fire and safety watchman certificate. This makes them easily and flexibly deployable at all times.

What can you expect from an SMC fire and safety guards?

• Before work starts, he will take care of the identification and assessment of risks (RIE) in consultation with the client
• He shall ensure strict compliance with the safety procedures established on site in order to prevent damage caused to people, equipment, environment, products and/or organisation by explosions or fire.
• He watches over work activities constituting a fire hazard in confined spaces
• He provides continuous advice on the presence of suitable escape routes and deployable intervention equipment
• He carries out preventive checks in order to provide an opinion about staff welfare
• He manages the availability and conformity of the necessary permits
• He monitors the correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with the permits system
• He actively monitors the LEL values and O2 values during work activities
• He coaches and stimulates the workers to work in the safest way possible
• In the event of imminent danger, he can stop the work activities immediately; should a fire be detected, he can initiate fire fighting activities after sounding the alarm

Qualifications

• Basic VCA safety training
• Fire and safety guard in confined spaces training in accordance with IS-007
• Working with self-contained respiratory protection equipment training and IS-081
• Fire watchman training in accordance with AV 011

Competencies

• A2 thinking level
• Technical background/affinity
• Good communication skills
• Dutch language