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History of fire loss Emergency response authorities (site visits) Contact person assigned on site Incident Command System / National Incident Management System (ICS/NIMS) Types of fire control on site Prevention, location, maintenance, inspection Lessons learned Fire control for fighting combustible metal fires Storage of material on site Question and answer session
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Sodium Lithium Aluminum Iron and Steel Magnesium Zinc Alloys
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Food (candy, starch, flour, feed) Plastics Wood Rubber Furniture Textiles Pesticides Pharmaceuticals
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July 2010 – Seven firefighters injured in fire at recycling plant containing combustible metals NIOSH Report May 2011 – Iron powder became airborne and flash fire killed one worker December 2013 – Recycling plant fire – product detected 16 miles away
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Emergency Response Authorities Fire, Police, EMS Local, State, Federal Agencies
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Contact Person Assigned On Site Safety Coordinator? Prevention and preplanning Work with emergency responders
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Incident Command System/National Incident Management System (ICS/NIMS)
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Prevention, Location, Maintenance, Inspection Pre-planning, Engineering, Housekeeping Facility Layout / Hazardous Areas / Detection and Suppression Systems Locations Standard Operating Guidelines (SOG’s) Scheduled Maintenance and Inspections / Written Reports
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Dry Sand Soda Ash Graphite Based Mixture Sodium Chloride Argon Coke Liquid Based Solutions
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Post Incident Review Safety Concerns History Repeats Itself Include “near misses” What Worked Well, What Didn’t Policy and Procedure Review / Changes
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Prevention Engineering Controls Education and Training Product Knowledge
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SIZE MATTERS! SIZE MATTERS! Type of Product Amount Exposures Mixed Compounds
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