BES Safety Watch Course – Fire, Entry and Securing
Learn how to ensure safety as a BES guard during hot work and work in confined spaces, with focus on fire watch, entry guard duties, and proper safety measures. This course provides the essential knowledge and practical skills required to perform the role in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. After successful completion, you receive documented competence and can be registered as a guard on work permits (AT/PTW).
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Contact usThe goal
The course provides you with the knowledge and practical skills required to carry out the safety watch function (BES watch) during hot work and/or work in confined spaces. Upon completion, you will be able to perform the watch role in a professionally responsible manner in accordance with current laws and regulations and be listed as the designated watch on the work permit (AT/PTW).
The target group
- Personnel who will carry out fire watch duties during hot work
- Personnel who will serve as entry watch during confined space work
- Safety delegates and HSE managers in industry and construction
- Anyone seeking documented competence in emergency preparedness and safety monitoring
The topics covered
Roles and responsibilities:
- The three BES watch functions: fire watch, entry watch and coordinator
- The permit-to-work system (PTW) and Safe Job Analysis (SJA)
- Responsibilities, duties and limitations of the watch role
Confined spaces:
- Definition, classification and risk assessment of confined spaces
- Atmospheric hazards: oxygen deficiency, toxic and flammable gases
- Isolation and lockout procedures (Lock Out / Tag Out / blinding)
- Ventilation requirements and gas testing protocol
Hot work:
- Risk assessment and preventive measures for welding, cutting and grinding
- Fire-proofing the work area and requirements for fire watch
- Inspection of firefighting equipment and post-work fire checks
Protective equipment and rescue:
- Use of gas detector (sniffer), safety harness and breathing apparatus
- Rescue equipment and techniques: non-entry rescue and assisted entry rescue
- Emergency communication, alerting and evacuation
Documentation:
- Completing and checking the work permit and atmospheric test document
- Emergency plan, Toolbox Talk and log
- Practical firefighting exercise
Prerequisites
Prerequisites
A valid hot work certificate is mandatory and must be presented at the start of the course. This can be completed as e-learning or a classroom course with Kompetansebedriften in advance.
Documentation
Certificate of competence from Kompetansebedriften AS upon successful completion of the course.
Course provider
Kompetansebedriften is a total supplier of safety products and training to industry. Our philosophy is simple: the key to a safe and efficient working day is knowledge and the right equipment.
At our training centers in Oslo and Fredrikstad, we hold interesting and instructive courses presented in an educational and easy-to-understand manner. Our trainers and instructors have extensive experience from the construction and offshore industries. Kompetansebedriften puts the customer in focus and naturally adapts the training to your needs.
We offer training and consulting services within:
- Safety training
- Machine training
- Control systems
- Maintenance systems
- Documented and certified training
- Sales of fall protection equipment and lifting gear
Technical information
Course manual
No, a course manual is not included for this course.
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We take pride in delivering up-to-date courses at all times and never shy away from thinking innovatively in all fields. You and your employees will always be met by highly skilled instructors who have field experience and have faced the challenges firsthand. It is a goal that everyone gets the most out of the courses they attend. Therefore, we ensure that our instructors stay professionally updated through studies, training, and close collaboration with authorities and industry organizations.
This creates an environment focused on learning and safety.
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