Fire suppression and alarm equipment use and management. XXX [name of office] policy on employee use of fire extinguishing Equipment to fight fire. [***DECISION POINT 1: Stipulate here whether all of your employees or only designated employees are authorized to are authorized to attempt to fight small fires. If you opt to allow any employee to attempt to extinguish small fires, you must annually train every employee in the facility to operate the fire extinguishing equipment. If only designated personnel are authorized, they must also be trained annually.] Upon being informed of a fire by the fire alarm sounding/flashing, a voice alarm, or a visible flame or smoke, trained occupants may attempt to extinguish fires with the provided fire extinguishers, evacuating if it becomes apparent that a fire is not going to be quickly and easily extinguished. All other occupants not engaged in fire fighting will evacuate immediately, following the prescribed procedures detailed in the Fire Response section of the Emergency Action Plan. [OR:] Only designated, trained members of the Unit Emergency Organization (UEO) s may attempt to extinguish fires with the provided fire extinguishers. All other occupants will evacuate immediately, following the prescribed evacuation procedures detailed in the Fire Response section of the Emergency Action Plan. [***DECISION POINT 2: You must determine and describe the specifics of fire extinguisher training required for your facility] Portable fire extinguisher training and education. XXX [name of office] will provide an educational program to familiarize [choose all employees or members of the UEO, as appropriate to your choice in decision point 1] with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting. This training will consist of [describe training program here; name of any programs or videos used, length of class, degree of hands-on training, etc.] This training will be provided upon initial employment, and annually thereafter in the month of [XXX]. Management of Portable fire extinguishing equipment. [Required regardless of whether employees are authorized to use the equipment]. Requirements of this section apply to the placement, use, maintenance, and testing of portable fire extinguishers. This section does not apply to extinguishers provided for use on the outside of workplace buildings or structures. Only approved portable fire extinguishers will be used to meet the requirements of this section.
Fire suppression and alarm equipment use and management. XXX [name of office] policy on employee use of fire extinguishing Equipment to fight fire. [***DECISION POINT 1: Stipulate here whether all of your employees or only designated employees are authorized to are authorized to attempt to fight small fires. If you opt to allow any employee to attempt to extinguish small fires, you must annually train every employee in the facility to operate the fire extinguishing equipment. If only designated personnel are authorized, they must also be trained annually.] Upon being informed of a fire by the fire alarm sounding/flashing, a voice alarm, or a visible flame or smoke, trained occupants may attempt to extinguish fires with the provided fire extinguishers, evacuating if it becomes apparent that a fire is not going to be quickly and easily extinguished. All other occupants not engaged in fire fighting will evacuate immediately, following the prescribed procedures detailed in the Fire Response section of the Emergency Action Plan. [OR:] Only designated, trained members of the Unit Emergency Organization (UEO) s may attempt to extinguish fires with the provided fire extinguishers. All other occupants will evacuate immediately, following the prescribed evacuation procedures detailed in the Fire Response section of the Emergency Action Plan. [***DECISION POINT 2: You must determine and describe the specifics of fire extinguisher training required for your facility] Portable fire extinguisher training and education. XXX [name of office] will provide an educational program to familiarize [choose all employees or members of the UEO, as appropriate to your choice in decision point 1] with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting. This training will consist of [describe training program here; name of any programs or videos used, length of class, degree of hands-on training, etc.] This training will be provided upon initial employment, and annually thereafter in the month of [XXX]. Management of Portable fire extinguishing equipment. [Required regardless of whether employees are authorized to use the equipment]. Requirements of this section apply to the placement, use, maintenance, and testing of portable fire extinguishers. This section does not apply to extinguishers provided for use on the outside of workplace buildings or structures. Only approved portable fire extinguishers will be used to meet the requirements of this section.
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