Fire protection and prevention includes procedures and practices to prevent fires through housekeeping practices, fire safety training, fire prevention programs, fire watches, use of fire extinguishing systems, alarm systems and other fire safety measures.
Safe Work Practices
- Be familiar with the employer's fire prevention plan.
- Employees that are assigned duties need to be adequately trained for responding to fire emergencies.
- Personal protective equipment needs to be appropriate for an employees assigned duties.
- Ensure personal protective equipment is inspected and maintained for emergency readiness.
- Only employees that have been properly trained are to respond to an emergency fire situation.
- Always follow safe work practice controls and procedures including fire watches, housekeeping practices, and other fire safety measures.
- If using a fire extinguisher, the employee should be properly trained on its use and when to use it.
- Be prepared; know your evacuation routes and emergency alarm system for fire emergencies.
After an evacuation, all employees need to be accounted for so they need to stay in their assigned area for accounting purposes.