Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
and.packaging.procedures.must.be.included.in.the.plan..Procedures.must.be.in.place.
for.controlling.workplace.ignition.sources.such.as.smoking,.welding,.and.burning..
Heat-producing.equipment.such.as.burners,.heat.exchangers,.boilers,.ovens,.stoves,.
fryers,.etc..must.be.properly.maintained.and.kept.clean.of.accumulations.of.lam-
mable.residues;.lammables.must.not.be.stored.close.to.these.pieces.of.equipment..
All.employees.must.be.apprised.of.the.potential.ire.hazards.of.their.job.and.the.pro-
cedures.called.for.in.the.employer's.ire.prevention.plan..The.plan.shall.be.reviewed.
with.all.new.employees.when.they.begin.their.job.and.with.all.employees.when.the.
plan.is.changed.
Properly.designed.and.installed.ixed.ire.suppression.systems.enhance.ire.safety.
in.the.workplace..Automatic.sprinkler.systems.throughout.the.workplace.are.among.
the.most.reliable.ireighting.means..The.ire.sprinkler.system.detects.the.ire,.sounds.
an.alarm,.and.puts.the.water.where.the.ire.and.heat.are.located..Automatic.ire.sup-
pression.systems.require.proper.maintenance.to.keep.them.in.serviceable.condition..
When.it.is.necessary.to.take.a.ire.suppression.system.out.of.service.while.business.
continues,.the.employer.must.temporarily.substitute.a.ire.watch.of.trained.employ-
ees.standing.by.to.respond.quickly.to.any.ire.emergency.in.the.normally.protected.
area.. The. ire. watch. must. interface. with. the. employer's. ire. prevention. plan. and.
emergency. action. plan.. Signs. must. be. posted. in. areas. protected. by. total. looding.
ire. suppression. systems. that. use. agents. that. are. a. serious. health. hazard,. such. as.
carbon.dioxide,.Halon.1211,.etc..Such.automatic.systems.must.be.equipped.with.area.
pre-discharge.alarm.systems.to.warn.employees.of.the.impending.discharge.of.the.
system.and.allow.time.to.evacuate.the.area..There.must.be.an.emergency.action.plan.
to.provide.for.the.safe.evacuation.of.employees.within.the.protected.area..Such.plans.
should.be.part.of.the.overall.evacuation.plan.for.the.workplace.facility.
The.local.ire.department.must.be.well.acquainted.with.your.facility,.its.location,.
and.speciic.hazards..The.ire.alarm.system.must.be.certiied,.as.required,.and.tested.
at. least. annually.. Interior. standpipes. must. be. inspected. regularly.. Outside. private.
ire.hydrants.must.be.lushed.at.least.once.a.year.and.on.a.routine.preventive.main-
tenance.schedule..All.ire.doors.and.shutters.must.be.in.good.operating.condition,.
unobstructed,.and.protected.against.obstructions,.including.their.counterweights.
FlAmmABle And comBustIBle lIquIds (29 cFr 1910.106)
Flammable.liquids.must.be.kept.in.covered.containers.or.tanks.when.not.actually.
in.use.(see.Figure 25.14)..The.quantity.of.lammable.or.combustible.liquid.that.may.
FIgure 25.14
Label.for.a.lammable.liquid.
