1 – GENERAL PURPOSE 

Empower professionals for the activity of observer of hot work in order to provide knowledge about minimum requirements and safety protective measures, health and the work environment in the activities of the construction industry, repair, and naval dismantling. This course meets the requirements of NR-34, by Ordinance No. 790 of the MTb, of June 9, 2017, which establishes the requirements for hot work.

2 – ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE

At the end of the course, the student will have knowledge about:

• NR34 – Working Conditions and Environment in the Construction, Repair and Naval Dismantling Industry;
• The phenomenon of combustion and related concepts;
• The Limits of explosiveness;
• The Fire Classes;
• The Methods of extinction;
• Personal Protective Equipment – PPE;
• Collective Protection Equipment – EPC;
• Firefighting equipment;
• Escape routes;
• Fire prevention techniques;
• Firefighting techniques.

 3 – SCOPE OF WORK

Workers that develop hot work at Industires and companies.

4 – TARGET PUBLIC

Professionals who will act in observing the realization of hot work.

5 –  REQUIREMENTS

Be over 18 years old, completed elementary school and present medical certificate of good physical and mental health conditions or Occupational Health Certificate – ASO.

6 – TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS TO FOLLOW THE DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE 

The courses offered by West Group online use a teaching methodology which activities are organized within a Virtual Learning Environment . Therefore , to participate in a course in the distance learnign modality , you need to have basic knowlodge in computers , specially knowing how to navigate over the internet.

7 – METHODOLOGY

It will take place through the course manual, and through dynamic teaching about the content, along with a list of exercises that will be available after the study of each theoretical module.

8- DURATION

The course has a workload of 8 hours.

9 – VALIDITY

This course has no validity.

1- What is the purpose of this course?

Empower professionals who will act in observing the realization of hot work.

2- At what time will the Professional qualified in the Basic Course for Hot Work Observer – 8h (NR-34) will act?

According to NR – 34, the observer must remain in place, in permanent contact with the work fronts, until the completion of the service, when defined in the Preliminary Risk Analysis – APR. The observer should receive training provided by workers trained in fire prevention and combat, with programmatic content described in Item 10 of this Book and minimum workload of 8 hours, established by item 1 of Annex I to the Regulatory Standard 34.