Use this checklist to ensure your workplace is ready to minimize potential catastrophe if a flame ignites.
Emergency Preparedness
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Are building evacuation drawings (indicating exit routes and assembly areas outside the building) up to date and posted near doorways? Corrective action: _________________________________________________________________ Person responsible: ________________________ Due date: _____________ |
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Do all employees understand their evacuation routes? Corrective action: ________________________________________________ Person responsible: ________________________ Due date: _____________
Additional inspection requirements may apply according to local regulations. |
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Are all fire doors to storage, telephone equipment, and power rooms in working order, unobstructed and closed? Corrective action: ________________________________________________ Person responsible: ________________________ Due date: _____________
Open fire doors increase the speed at which fire spreads and allow smoke to circulate more freely, causing an increased risk to both occupants and equipment. |
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Are emergency exits unlocked and accessible? Corrective action: ________________________________________________ Person responsible: ________________________ Due date: _____________
Additional inspection requirements may apply according to local regulations. |
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Are fire extinguishers installed in appropriate locations? Are extinguishers clearly marked and unobstructed by equipment or materials? Have the extinguishers been inspected within the past 12 months? Corrective action: ________________________________________________ Person responsible: ________________________ Due date: _____________
ABC-rated dry chemical extinguishers are appropriate in most areas. They should each have attached inspection tags that indicate they have been inspected within the last 12 months. |
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Are hand-held extinguishers mounted on walls as opposed to being stored on the ground or in file cabinets? Do employees know how to use fire extinguishers? Corrective action: ________________________________________________ Person responsible: ________________________ Due date: _____________
OSHA requires portable fire extinguishers to be mounted on a wall. Extinguishers stored on the ground are likely to be moved and not replaced in the same location, causing the extinguisher to not be where expected when needed during an emergency. |
Fire Protection
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Are wall, floor, and ceiling penetrations for cables, wires, pipes and mechanical systems (such as ductwork) sealed to prevent the spread of fire and smoke? Corrective action: ________________________________________________ Person responsible: ________________________ Due date: _____________
Sealed wall penetrations prevent the spread of fire and smoke from one room to another. Penetrations can be sealed with drywall, fire-retardant pipe seal or firestop pillows. |
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Are flammable and combustible liquids stored in approved flammable storage cabinets? Corrective action: ________________________________________________ Person responsible: ________________________ Due date: _____________
Quantities of flammable and combustible liquids in excess of the following quantities should be stored in approved flammables storage cabinets: 25 gallons of Class IA liquids (flashpoint below73 °F and boiling point below 100 °F)*
120 gallons of Class IB, IC, II or III (flashpoint below 73 °F and boiling point above 100 °F)*
*Refer to the product’s material safety data sheet (MSDS) or safety data sheet (SDS) to determine its flammability/combustibility class. |
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Are “No Smoking” signs posted in appropriate areas, and no smoking rules enforced? Corrective action: ________________________________________________ Person responsible: ________________________ Due date: _____________
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Have the facility’s sprinkler and/or fire alarm systems been inspected in the past 12 months? Is the fire suppression system tagged to verify this inspection? Corrective action: ________________________________________________ Person responsible: ________________________ Due date: _____________
Additional inspection requirements may apply according to local regulations. |
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Do sprinkler heads have at least 18 inches of vertical clearance from material stored below? Corrective action: ________________________________________________ Person responsible: ________________________ Due date: _____________
This clearance is required by OSHA and is necessary for proper functioning of the sprinkler system. |