Fire Prevention Plan

Employers are required to provide a fire prevention plan. This type of plan must meet certain requirements, as follow:

• Must be in writing
• Kept in the workplace
• Available to employees for review

At a minimum, fire prevention plans must include elements, as follow:

• A list of all major fire hazards, proper handling and storage procedures for hazardous materials, potential ignition sources and their controls, and the type of fire protection equipment necessary to protect against each hazard
• Procedures to control accumulations of flammable and combustible waste materials
• Procedures for regular maintenance of safeguards installed on heat-producing equipment to prevent the accidental ignition of combustible materials
• The name or job title of employees responsible for maintaining equipment to prevent or control sources of ignition or fires
• The name or job title of employees responsible for the control of fuel source hazards

An employer must inform employees upon initial assignment to a job of the fire hazards to which they are exposed, as well as review with each employee those parts of the fire prevention plan necessary for self-protection.

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