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Fire safety becomes everyone's job at a worksite.
Employers should train workers about fire hazards in the workplace and about
what to do in a fire emergency. This plan should outline the assignments of key personnel in the
event of a fire and provide an evacuation plan for workers on the site. In the
construction industry, a "fire plan" should be set up prior to beginning any
demolition job. The following references aid in recognizing and evaluating hazards and possible
solutions in the workplace.
General
- Combustible Dust in Industry: Preventing and Mitigating the Effects of Fire and Explosions. OSHA Safety and Health Information Bulletin (SHIB),
(2005, July 31). Also available as a 21 KB PDF,
9 pages. Highlights hazards associated with combustible dusts;
work practices and guidelines that reduce the potential for a
combustible dust explosion, or that reduce the danger to employees if
such an explosion occurs; and, training to protect employees from these
hazards.
- Small Business Handbook. OSHA Publication 2209-02R, (2005). Also available as a
260 KB PDF, 56 pages.
- Fire Safety.
OSHA Fact Sheet, (2002). Also available as a 48 KB PDF,
2 pages. Discusses how employers should train workers about fire hazards in the workplace and about what to do in a fire emergency.
- How to Plan for Workplace Emergencies and Evacuations.
OSHA Publication 3088, (2001). Also available as a 3 MB PDF,
24 pages. Includes information on fire-related emergencies.
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OSHA Fire Safety Advisor - Version 1.0a.
OSHA Expert System, (2000, September). Provides interactive expert help to
apply OSHA's Fire Safety related standards. It addresses OSHA's general
industry standards for fire safety and emergency evacuation (29 CFR Subpart E,
1910.36,
37, and
38). It also addresses OSHA
standards for fire fighting, fire suppression and fire detection
systems and equipment (29 CFR Subpart L,
1910.156 through
165). OSHA
invites the public to download, test, and comment on this tool
during its development.
- OSHA Technical Manual (OTM). OSHA Directive TED 01-00-015 [TED 1-0.15A],
(1999, January 20).
- FireSafety Directory.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/National Center for
Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Consumer Protection Safety
Commission (CPSC) and the US Fire Administration (USFA). Provides
listings of residential fire prevention materials in a one stop federal
portal, FireSafety.gov, targeting at-risk populations.
- Locate by Topic: Fire Safety.
National Ag Safety Database (NASD). Discusses a listing of several fire safety information documents from NASD.
- For additional information on hazards and possible solutions related to fire safety in the workplace,
see OSHA's Safety and Health Topics Pages on:
- For additional information related to Fire Clean-up Operations, see the OSHA California Wildfires Page.
Construction
- OSHA
Technical Manual (OTM). OSHA Directive TED 01-00-015 [TED 1-0.15A], (1999, January 20). A
portion of the OTM includes information on fire safety:
- Preparatory
Operations. Contains a section on fire
protection and prevention for construction/demolition activities.
- Fire and Explosions. Electronic Library of Construction Occupational Safety and Health (eLCOSH).
Provides a list of construction-related fire safety resources.
- For additional information on hazards and possible solutions related to fire
safety in the construction industry, see OSHA's Safety and
Health Topics Pages on:
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