Fire Prevention Plan
Are you informed about fire safety?
Every year, firefighters respond to thousands of workplace fires. In some cases, employees are injured or killed, and facilities are damaged or destroyed. It’s important to be familiar with your company’s Fire Prevention Plan. OSHA requires companies to have a plan that contains:
- A list of all major workplace fire hazards
- Proper handling and storage procedures for hazardous materials
- Potential ignition sources (heat, sparks, flames, etc.) and the means we use to control them
- A list of fire protection equipment (fire extinguishers, sprinklers, etc.) necessary to control each major workplace fire hazard
- Procedures for controlling accumulation of flammable and combustible waste
- Procedures for regular inspections to identify potential fire hazards
Up-to-date firefighting techniques and equipment do much to help reduce injuries and property damage in workplace fires. But once a fire has started, no one really knows how it might end. The goal of a Fire Prevention Plan is to make sure that fires never get started.