objectivesOSHA Education School’s Fire Safety and Prevention Awareness for Manufacturing training is designed specifically for the Manufacturing industry. Because promoting a safe and healthy workplace is essential for the overall productivity of industrial facilities, this training provides best practices, methods, and procedures regarding how to prevent potential injuries and/or fatalities from fire-related events.
National Safety Council (NSC) data shows that workplace fires account for more than 3% of occupational fatalities and $2 billion in losses each year. OSHA Education School’s 60-minute Fire Safety and Prevention Awareness course will teach participants how to prevent fire-related injuries and death in the workplace.
OSHA Education School’s Fire Safety and Prevention Awareness for Manufacturing Training is designed to provide essential training and tools to identifyevaluate, analyze, and control fire risks in the Manufacturing workplace. Specific course topics include the following:
Examples of avoidable fire tragedies in the past
Definitions of terms and phrases included in the standard, “Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans (EAP), and Fire Prevention Plans (FFP)”
Additional hazards and compounding factors that frequently cause more injuries/fatalities than the original hazard
OSHA requirements for design and construction of buildings and emergency routes
OSHA requirements for exit route safeguards
OSHA requirements for EAPs and FPPs
Portable Fire Extinguisher (PFE) placement, classes, use, inspections, maintenance, and testing
Best practices in the event of seven types of emergencies
Discussion of OSHA’s Evacuation Planning Matrix for potential terrorist incidents
Links to additional information
Knowledge checks to evaluatemeasure your understanding
descriptionThe Fire Safety and Prevention Awareness for Manufacturing course is industry-specific. Because maintaining a safe and healthy work environment is critical for industrial facility productivity, this training covers best practices, techniques, and procedures for avoiding possible injuries and/or deaths from fire-related incidents. According to the National Safety Council (NSC), workplace fires account for more than 3% of occupational deaths and $2 billion in annual damages. Participants in this 60-minute Fire Safety and Prevention Awareness training will learn how to avoid workplace fire-related injuries and deaths. Manufacturing Fire Safety and Prevention Awareness Training is intended to offer critical training and resources for identifying, evaluating, analyzing, and controlling fire hazards in the manufacturing environment.
You must score at least 70% to pass this OSHA training. You will be given up to THREE opportunities to pass the quizzes and final exam.
Failure to pass quizzes and the final exam will result in being locked out of this online training program, but the learner can repurchase and start back from the beginning.
Upon completing this Fire Safety And Prevention Awareness For Manufacturing and the accompanying survey, you will receive an OSHA card from the provider of this OSHA training on behalf of the Department of Labor.
Students who successfully complete the program will receive a completion card issued by the U.S. Department of Labor.
YOU MUST COMPLETE THE SURVEY AT THE END OF THIS TRAINING TO RECEIVE YOUR DOL CARD
outline1. Introduction
Fire Safety and Prevention Awareness for Manufacturing
Presentation
Course Description
Training Useful to All Work
Introduction
The Standard
Deadly Fires and Explosions
Potential for Major Loss of Life and Property
Fire Tragedies
History Repeats Itself
In the Hamlet Fire
2. Coverage / Definitions
Coverage
Definitions
Emphasis
3. Design / Construction
Exit Routes
Openings
Number of Exit Routes
Exit Discharge
Doors
Emergency Tip
Exit Route Capacity
Height/Width Requirements
Outdoor Exit Route
4. Safeguards etc. for Exit Routes
Dangers Minimized
Lighting and Marking
Paints/Solutions
Exit Route Maintenance
Operable Alarm Systems
5. Emergency Action Plans
1910.38 “Emergency Action Plans”
Minimum Elements of an EAP
Alarm and Training
EAP Review
OSHA Help Tools
6. Fire Prevention Plans
1910.39: Fire Prevention Plan
Minimum Elements of FPP
Employee Information
7. Portable Fire Extinguishers
PFEs
Classes of Portable Fire Extinguishers
Fire Extinguishers
PFE Use
PFE Maintenance
PFE Education/Training
8. Emergency Actions
Types of Emergencies
Personal Injury or Illness
Power Outage
Chemical Spill
Fire
Poisoning
Bomb Threat
Earthquake
Post-Emergency Contact Information
9. Evacuation Planning Matrix
Exit Routes, EAP Fire Prevention Plans
10. Summary / Conclusion
Module Summary
OSHA Education School’s Fire Safety and Prevention for Manufacturing training is an interactive online training designed to be completed at the participant’s individual pace in about 60 minutes. Participants can expeact to learn helpful strategies, hazard identification, avoidance, and control techniques to utilize in the Manufacturing workplace. Upon successful completion of this course, participants can expect to:
Discuss the basics of OSHA’s standard covering exit routes, emergency action plans (EAPs), and fire prevention plans (FPPs)
Describe regulations and events that justify their seriousness
Cite additional hazards and compounding factors
Define common regulatory terms and phrases
Identify design and construction requirements
List safeguards for exit routes
Review emergency and fire hazard awareness, recognition, evaluation, and control
Talk about classes of portable fire extinguishers (PFEs), as well as how to maintain and use them
Understand OSHA’s Evacuation Planning Matrix for potential terrorist incidents
Find additional information from online sources
