• Employers must comply with OSHA Standards on Means of Egress 1910 [Subpart E], including:

  • A minimum of 2 exits or means of egress are required [1910.36(b)(8)].
    
    
  • Exits must be clearly marked [1910.36(b)(5)].
    
    
  • Access to exits must remain clear of obstructions at all times [(b)(4)].

• Construction or Maintenance Operation Areas:

• Any area under construction or under maintenance must:
  
  
  • Continuously maintain existing exits and any existing fire protection, or other measures which provide equivalent safety [1910.36(c)(2)].
    
    
  • Not be occupied in whole or in part until all exits required for that part are completed and ready for use [1910.36(c)(1)].
    
    
  • Have travel from exits to outside continuously free and clear of obstruction [1910.36(d)(1)].

• The employer shall apprise employees of the fire hazards of the materials and processes to which they are exposed [1910.38(b)(4)(i)].
  
  
• The employer shall review with each employee upon initial assignment those parts of the fire prevention plan which the employee must know to protect the employee in the event of an emergency [1910.38(b)(4)(ii)].
  
  
• "Maintenance." The employer shall regularly and properly maintain, according to established procedures, equipment and systems installed on heat producing equipment to prevent accidental ignition of combustible materials. The maintenance procedures shall be included in the written fire prevention plan [1910.38(b)(5)].