Fire Prevention Plan (FPP) Preventing Combustible Dust Fires and Explosions

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Fire Prevention Plans (FPP)Preventing Combustible Dust Fires

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Fire Prevention Plan (FPP)Elements

1910.39(c)(1)1910.39(c)(1)A list of all major fire A list of all major fire hazards, proper handling and storage hazards, proper handling and storage procedures for hazardous materials, procedures for hazardous materials, potential ignition sources and their control, potential ignition sources and their control, and the type of fire protection equipment and the type of fire protection equipment necessary to control each major hazard; necessary to control each major hazard;



1910.39(c)(2)1910.39(c)(2)Procedures to control Procedures to control accumulations of flammable and accumulations of flammable and combustible waste materials;combustible waste materials;



1910.39(c)(3)1910.39(c)(3)Procedures for regular Procedures for regular maintenance of safeguards installed on maintenance of safeguards installed on heat-producing equipment to prevent the heat-producing equipment to prevent the accidental ignition of combustible accidental ignition of combustible materials; materials;



1910.39(c)(4)1910.39(c)(4)The name or job title of The name or job title of employees responsible for maintaining employees responsible for maintaining equipment to prevent or control equipment to prevent or control sources of ignition or fires; andsources of ignition or fires; and



1910.39(c)(5)1910.39(c)(5)The name or job title of The name or job title of employees responsible for the control employees responsible for the control of fuel source hazards.of fuel source hazards.


Fire Prevention Plan (FPP) RequirementSubpart E

Means of Egress 1910.39

1910.39(a)1910.39(a)Application.Application. An employer must have An employer must have a fire prevention plan a fire prevention plan when an OSHA standardwhen an OSHA standard in this part requires one. The requirements in in this part requires one. The requirements in this section apply to each such fire prevention this section apply to each such fire prevention plan. plan.

So which OSHA Standard?


OSHA Fact SheetOSHA Fact Sheet Must employers have a fire

prevention plan (FPP)?

OSHA standards that require fire prevention plans (FPP) include the following:

-Ethylene Oxide, 1910.1047 -Methylenedianiline, 1910.1050 -1,3 Butadiene, 1910.1051

http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/data_General_Facts/fire-safety-factsheet.html


Another OSHA Requirement for FPPAnother OSHA Requirement for FPPnot mentioned innot mentioned in OSHA Fact Sheet OSHA Fact Sheet

Subpart L Fire Protection Subpart L Fire Protection 1910.1571910.157

Portable fire extinguishersPortable fire extinguishers Exemption 1910.157 (b)(1) Exemption 1910.157 (b)(1)


Exemptions.Exemptions. 1910.157(b)(1) 1910.157(b)(1)Where the employer has established and Where the employer has established and

implemented a written fire safety policy which implemented a written fire safety policy which requires the immediate and total evacuation of requires the immediate and total evacuation of employees from the workplace upon the employees from the workplace upon the sounding of a fire alarm signal and which sounding of a fire alarm signal and which includes an emergency action plan and a fire includes an emergency action plan and a fire prevention plan which meet the requirements prevention plan which meet the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.38 and of 29 CFR 1910.38 and 29 CFR 1910.3929 CFR 1910.39 respectively, and when extinguishers are not respectively, and when extinguishers are not available in the workplace, the employer is available in the workplace, the employer is exempt from all requirements of this section exempt from all requirements of this section unless a specific standard in part 1910 requires unless a specific standard in part 1910 requires that a portable fire extinguisher be provided. that a portable fire extinguisher be provided.

Immediate & Total Employee Evacuation Fire Prevention Plan Required


Do You Have a FPP?Do You Have a FPP?

Whether you have an FPP or not as Whether you have an FPP or not as required by OSHA, an FPP will provide required by OSHA, an FPP will provide the framework in preventing future the framework in preventing future catastrophic combustible dust related catastrophic combustible dust related fires and explosions.fires and explosions.


NFIRS 2011 preliminary analysis of combustible NFIRS 2011 preliminary analysis of combustible dust related incidents in the manufacturing dust related incidents in the manufacturing sector indicted over 500 incidents. sector indicted over 500 incidents.

Majority of incidents are “near misses.”Majority of incidents are “near misses.” The five catastrophic ComDust incidents CSB The five catastrophic ComDust incidents CSB

investigated all had a history of “near misses.”investigated all had a history of “near misses.” A fire prevention plan (FPP) is the first line of A fire prevention plan (FPP) is the first line of

defense.defense. If you feel lucky then don’t worry about a FPP.If you feel lucky then don’t worry about a FPP.

Importance of FPPStatistical Incident Data


ResourceResource

CPL 2-1.037 Compliance Policy for Emergency Action Plans and Fire Prevention Plans (July 9, 2002)

http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/Directive_pdf/CPL_2-1_037.pdf

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