1. New Hire Initial Fire Safety and Prevention Training MHPHRM9800605BR
(Give a brief introduction of yourself and why you are here. Then continue with the lesson as outlined.)
(Insert the brief video of “Fire in the Workplace” as an attention step.)
Air Force policy requires all personnel receive fire safety training.
The following slides cover general fire safety.
Specific work center training is provided by your work center supervisor.

2. Introduction
Fires and explosions kill more than 200 and injure more than 5,000 workers each year
OSHA
Employee training to prevent fire deaths and injuries in the workplace
Home Fires
Annual deaths average: 2,900
Emergency room burn injuries: 200,000
There is a long and tragic history of workplace fires in this country caused by problems with fire exits and extinguishing systems.
More complete information on means of egress can be found in the National Fire Protection Association document:
NFPA 101: Life Safety Code.
[Reference: Means of Egress: 29 CFR 1910 Subpart E ; Fire Protection: 29 CFR 1910 Subpart L.]

3. Overview Escape Routes Emergency Action Plans Fire Extinguishers
Fire Safety Issues
HAFB “Bottom Line”
This is what we are going to cover in today. This presentation is designated to help you be better prepared to deal with fire safety in your work area.
We will look at the following topics:
Escape Routes
Emergency Action Plans
Fire Extinguishers
“Bottom Line” at Hill AFB
This presentation provides workers with outreach training on OSHA “General Industry” information emphasizing hazard identification, avoidance, and control – not standards. No attempt has been made to treat the topic exhaustively.
This presentation is not a substitute for any of the provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 or for any standards issued by the U.S. Department of Labor.

4. Emphasis Is on Escaping From Fires However, Some Additional Hazards Include:
Explosion
Earthquake
Bomb threat
Toxic vapors
Weather (snow and ice storms, tornadoes, floods)
Emphasis is on escaping from fires. However, be aware that other hazards are all around us, and there is also the need to escape from:
Explosion
Earthquake
Bomb threat
Toxic vapors
Storms (tornadoes, hurricanes, etc.)
Regardless of the threat, you will need to know your escape route from your work area and use that route!
[Reference: 29 CFR (a)]

5. Escape Route Three parts to an escape route: Exit access Exit
Exit discharge
First let’s begin with escape routes.
An escape route is a continuous and unobstructed way of exit travel from any point in a building or structure to a public way (a street, yard, court or other open space leading to the street)
There are three parts to an escape route:
the exit access
the exit
the exit discharge
[Reference: 29 CFR (a)]

6. Compounding Factors Interfering With Safe Escape Include:
Panic and confusion
Poor visibility
Lack of information
These factors frequently cause more injuries and fatalities than the hazard itself
In the hustle of trying to escape, realize that there are other factors that may compound your escape during a crisis.
Some of the Compounding Factors That May Interfere With Safe Escape Include:
Panic and confusion
Poor visibility
Lack of information
Misinformation
These factors frequently cause more injuries and fatalities than the hazard itself.
So, use caution and a sense of urgency when you have to escape.
Question: Why do you think some of these factors hinder people who are trying to escape?
Anticipated response: People just get nervous and want to get out. When this happens fear sets in and causes panic, confusion, etc.
[Reference: 29 CFR (a)]

7. Escape Routes General Requirements
Fire alarms
Exits in the proper arrangement
Illuminate exits
Escape Routes:
Minimum width = 36 inches
There are some general requirements for using escape routes.
Fire alarms are required if a fire could start without providing adequate warning to occupants.
There must be enough exits in the proper arrangement for quick escape.
Adequate and reliable illumination must be provided for all exits.
Escape Routes:
Minimum width = 36 inches
Minimum ceiling height = 7½ feet
[Reference: 29 CFR (b)(1), (6) & (7); (f)(6); (i)]

8. Blocking Exits
Do not install any lock or fastening device that impedes or prevents escape from the inside of any building
Locked and blocked exit
Exits are the way to get to our escape routes.
No one shall install any lock or fastening device that impedes or prevents escape from the inside of any building.
Question: What should you do if you find a door that is blocked?
Anticipated response: Remove the blockage; tell your supervisor, call the fire department.
[Reference: 29 CFR (b)(4)]

9. Access to Exits Exits shall be readily accessible at all times
Access to the exits is very important.
A door from a room to an exit or escape route must be a side-hinged swinging type, and swing in the direction of exit travel when the room is occupied by more than 50 people or contains high hazard contents
Question: Why should the door swing in the direction of exit travel?
Anticipated Response: To allow easier flow of traffic through the door.
[Reference: 29 CFR (f)(1) & (2)]

10. Maintaining Escape Routes
Escape routes from all parts of the building must be continuously maintained free of all obstructions in case of emergency.
Escape routes from all parts of the building must be continuously maintained free of all obstructions in case of emergency
[Reference: 29 CFR (k)(2)]

11. Exit Marking
A sign reading “Exit” with an arrow indicating the directions must be placed in every location where the direction of travel to the nearest exit is not immediately apparent.
A sign reading “Exit” with an arrow indicating the directions must be placed in every location where the direction of travel to the nearest exit is not immediately apparent.
[Reference: 29 CFR (b)(4)]

12. Exit Marking (cont’d)
If a door, passage, or stairway is not an exit or a way of exit access, but may be mistaken for one, it must be identified by a sign reading:
“ROOF TOP”
“NOT AN EXIT”
“STORAGE ROOM”
“BASEMENT”
If a door, passage, or stairway is not an exit or a way of exit access, but may be mistaken for one, it must be identified by a sign reading:
“Not an Exit”
“Storeroom”
“To Basement” Etc.
[Reference: 29 CFR (b)(5)]

13. Emergency Action Plans Site Specific
Critical plant operation shutdown procedures
Procedure to account for all personnel
Medical duties (self-aid and buddy care)
Means for reporting emergencies
The emergency action plan must contain the procedures for reporting a fire.
It also must include:
Escape procedures and escape route assignments.
Critical plant operations shutdown procedure.
Procedure to account for all personnel.
Assignment of rescue and medical duties.
Means for reporting emergencies.

14. Emergency Action Plans (cont’d)
Who in your chain needs to be informed (boss, facility manager, Commander, etc.)
Discussion and Training is the most important part.
TREAT EVERY ALARM WITH EMERGENCY ACTION
The emergency action plan contains:
Identification of responsible persons to contact for further information.
Employee training is necessary and an alarm system must be in place which has a distinctive signal.
See OSHA Publication 3088, “How to Prepare for Workplace Emergencies,” available at for more information.

15. Portable Fire Extinguishers
Must be mounted and accessible
Portable fire extinguishers provide employees the opportunity to deal with small fires in their areas.
If portable fire extinguishers are provided for employee use, the employer must mount, locate and identify them so workers can access them without subjecting themselves to possible injury.
Employers can choose whether to train their workers to fight fires or to rely on outside services.
[Reference: 29 CFR (c)(1)]
Blocked extinguisher

16. Extinguisher Classification
Class A – Ordinary combustibles (wood, cloth, paper)
Class B – Flammable liquids, gases, greases (propane, gasoline, cleaning solvents)
Class C – Energized electrical equipment (short circuiting equipment or overloading electrical outlets)
Class D – Combustible metals (titanium, magnesium, potassium, calcium, lithium, plutonium, beryllium)
Class K – Kitchen fires (cooking oils and fats)
Letter classification is given an extinguisher to designate the class or classes of fire on which it will be effective. [Reference: 29 CFR (a)]
The class of extinguisher should be on the extinguisher shell. The picture-symbol labeling system now in use is designed to make the operation of fire extinguishers more effective and safe to use through the use of less confusing pictorial labels. The system also emphasizes when not to use an extinguisher on certain types of fires.
[Because of recent information outlining the difficulties inherent in the extinguishment of fires in cooking appliances that involve combustible cooking media (vegetable or animal oils and fats), a new classification (Class K) has been established. This classification is not listed in OSHA standards. NFPA 10 specifies that listed and labeled Class K fire extinguishers are to be provided in these cases.]
Class A Class B Class C Class D
Flammable
Electrical
Combustible
Ordinary A B C D
Combustibles
Liquids
Equipment
Metals

17. Monthly Extinguisher Check
Verify the safety locking pin is intact and the tamper seal is not broken.
The pressure should be within the recommended level on extinguishers equipped with a gauge. The needle should be in the green zone, if not, the extinguisher requires professional maintenance. This should be noted on the inspection report.
Visually inspect the handle and trigger to ensure they are in good condition.
The inspection tag has all inspection dates noted. Once the inspection is complete, enter the date and initials of the inspector.
Visually inspect the hose and nozzle to ensure they are not cracked or abused.
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Visually inspect the extinguisher for dents, leaks, rust, chemical deposits, or other signs of abuse and/or wear. Note any findings on the inspection report.  If the extinguisher is damaged or needs recharging, remove it from service and note this on the inspection report.

18. Portable Fire Extinguisher Training and Education
General principles of fire extinguisher use
Use the PASS acronym
Where portable fire extinguishers have been provided for employee use in the workplace, employees must be provided with an educational program on the general principles of fire extinguisher use and Hazards of incipient (beginning) stage fire fighting.
Training and education required upon initial employment/assignment and at least annually thereafter.
The PASS system for using fire extinguishers is an excellent way to properly use fire extinguishers.
[Reference: 29 CFR (g)]

19. Portable Fire Extinguisher Training and Education

20. Portable Fire Extinguisher Training and Education
Hazards of incipient (beginning) stage
fire fighting
If the fire is small and you feel you can safely fight the fire, use the portable fire extinguishers
WHEN IN DOUBT, GET OUT!!!
“Incipient Stage Fire” means a fire which is in the initial or beginning stage and which can be controlled or extinguished by portable fire extinguishers, Class II standpipe or small hose systems without the need for protective clothing or breathing apparatus. [ (c)(26)]
If the fire is small and you feel you can safely fight the fire, use the portable fire extinguishers.
Otherwise: WHEN IN DOUBT, GET OUT!!!
Question: What word should you remember that will help you use the fire extinguisher?
Anticipated response: PASS
Question: What does PASS stand for?
Anticipated response: Pull the pin, Aim at the base of the fire, Squeeze the handle, and Sweep the fire from side to side.
[Reference: 29 CFR (g)]

21. Kitchen Safety What DON’T you put on a pan fire?
What can you put on a pan fire?

22. Means of Egress and Fire Protection
Fire extinguisher classes and numerical ratings help a user understand its capabilities.
Fire extinguishers must be inspected, maintained and employees must be briefed in how to use them.
[Reference: 29 CFR (a)]
Don’t tamper or hang anything on fire suppression systems

23. OTHER FIRE SAFETY ISSUES
Don’t let garbage cans overflow
Use storage areas properly – 18” below sprinkler heads
Put discarded cigarettes in butt cans
Smoking control measures are in place
AFI , Hill Sup 1
 Housekeeping
A1.1. Waste paper containers will be emptied as needed and not allowed to overflow.
A1.2. Ashtrays will not be emptied into waste paper containers.
BUILDING AND GROUNDS
A2.2. Boiler rooms, electrical vaults, and machinery rooms will not be used for storage or any purpose other than that for which they were designated.
SMOKING CONTROL
A5.2. Smoking is prohibited in the following areas:
In any facility.
Within 50 feet of any aircraft.
Within 300 feet of any fuel spill.
Inside any government vehicle.
Inside conventional storage areas.
Within 25 feet of a fueling operation involving small equipment.
 (DO NOT ADVANCE TO NEXT SLIDE. BRIEF FROM NOTES ON NEXT PAGE BEFORE CHANGING SLIDE.)

24. OTHER FIRE SAFETY ISSUES
Decorations need to be approved for holidays
Driving considerations and the Fire Department
Cooking appliances in designated kitchen areas, no grease cooking, turkey fryers are prohibited
Electrical outlets, power strips, extension cords
SPECIAL EVENTS, HOLIDAYS, AND SEASONAL HAZARDS
A8.1. All decorations in facilities open to the public must be approved by the Fire Dept.
A8.2. Combustible decorations are prohibited.
A8.9. Fireworks are prohibited on Hill Air Force Base.
FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS, CHEMICALS, AND GASES
A9.2. Where occupants of a building require the storage of small quantities of flammable or combustible liquids, such as office supplies, type cleaner, ditto fluid, and laboratory work, they will be stored in a metal cabinet, when not in use.
A9.4. Flammable and combustible liquids will be kept in containers that are tightly capped or in safety-type approved containers with self-closing lid or pour spout.
A All flammable and combustible liquids defined as Class I, A, B, C, Class II, and Class IIIA liquids will be stored in a flammable storage cabinet or inside storage room when not in use.
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25. OTHER FIRE SAFETY ISSUES
Candles
Space Heaters

26. Detectors Listed

27. Detectors (Not Listed)

28. Bottom Line at Hill AFB
Shout “FIRE” until you pull the fire alarm pull box
Close door to contain the fire
Evacuate building and go to your meeting point, stay there until released after accountability
Dial 911
Look for responding units
DO NOT REENTER THE BUILDING
If the fire is small and you feel you can safely fight the fire, use the portable fire extinguishers
WHEN IN DOUBT, GET OUT!!!
Here is the “Bottom Line” that we want people to do when a fire is discovered:
Pull the fire alarm and shout “FIRE.”
Call 911 with a base phone or dial on your cell phone. Stay on line until released by the Fire Dept.
Describe what is burning: electrical, trash, machine, r whatever is burning. Report any known casualties.
Evacuate the building.
NOTE: All fires, including extinguished fires, must be reported to the Fire Dept.
Go to the designated rally point.
DO NOT REENTER THE BUILDING.
If the fire is small and you feel you can safely fight the fire, use the portable fire extinguishers.
However, always remember : WHEN IN DOUBT, GET OUT!!!

29. Questions?
(This is the conclusion of the course. Use the following to finish or personalize with your own ideas to draw the lesson to a close.)
By using fire safety and prevention techniques, no one on base will get burned.
It is up to each of you to practice good fire safety habits. By doing so, you won’t go up in smoke!