2. Exits and emergency
escape routes
Buildings must have two
separate means of exit
More exits necessary if greater
number of occupants
1a
3. Exits and emergency
escape routes
Locate so that possibility of
blockage is minimized
Exits require a safe path of
escape
1b
4. Exits and emergency
escape routes
NFPA 101 provides information
regarding fire-safe building
design
Make arrangements for workers
with mobility, vision, or hearing
impairments
1c
5. Exits and emergency
escape routes
Assist such individuals out of
building
Account for such individuals
after evacuation is complete
1d
6. Emergency action plan -
includes
The preferred means of
reporting fires/emergencies
The employee alarm system
Emergency escape
procedures
2a
7. Emergency action plan -
includes
Critical plant operation
information
Employee head counts after
evacuation
2b
8. Emergency action plan -
includes
Provisions for medical/first
aid/rescue
Coordination of the fire
prevention/
protection program
2c
9. Training for fire brigade
members includes
Methods for controlling/
extinguishing fires
Use of fire
extinguishers
3a
10. Training for fire brigade
members includes
Use of standpipes and other
equipment
Use of personal protective
equipment
3b
11. Fire brigade members need to
know about special hazards:
Storage and use of flammable
liquids/gases
Toxic chemicals
Radioactive
sources
4a
12. Fire brigade members need to
know about special hazards:
Water-reactive substances
Changes in relation to these
special hazards
Information should
be documented in
written procedures
4b
16. Training issues specific
to the workplace
Emergency action plan review
Pre-fire planning
Special hazards in the
workplace
7a
17. Training issues specific
to the workplace
Practice in the use of self-
contained breathing apparatus
(SCBA)
Training from outside sources
does not need to be duplicated
• Fire departments
• Rescue squads
7b
