industrial firefighter
Code 5411.1.1
Industrial firefighters are responsible for emergency response in case of a fire outbreak or other hazardous situations in industrial areas or facilities. They actively respond to contain fires and the outbreak of other hazardous substances to protect the industrial crews and premises. They ensure the industrial facility complies with health and safety regulations. They also regulate the clean-up of the scene and assess the damage.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- industrial tools
- hydraulics
- industrial engineering
- health and safety regulations
- fire safety regulations
- fire prevention procedures
- regulations on substances
- fire-fighting systems
Skills and competences
- extinguish fires
- assist people in contaminated areas
- contain fires
- monitor chemical process condition
- dispose of hazardous waste
- evacuate people from buildings
- assess contamination
- assess risk factors
- avoid contamination
- ensure public safety and security
- manage major incidents
- work safely with chemicals
- perform search and rescue missions
- select hazard control
- work with chemicals
- work as a team in a hazardous environment
- use different types of fire extinguishers
Transversal competences
- manage emergency care situations
- provide first aid
- first aid
- manage factory operations
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences