USA National Business Rules - Fire Protection

Fire Fighting.Awareness.Fire Detection Systems

OSHA Reference: General Industry 1910.164

Fire detection systems (c) Maintenance and testing (4) The employer shall assure that the servicing, maintenance and testing of fire detection systems, including cleaning and necessary sensitivity adjustments, are performed by a trained person knowledgeable in the operations and functions of the system.

OSHA Reference: General Industry 1910.164

The training documentation uploaded should be dated  within the past 12 months.

Acceptable training documentation should include the following:
Subject/Topic of the Training
Instructor Name
Employee Name
Employee Signature
Date

Training documentation can be in the form of a:
Certificate
Safety Meeting/Toolbox Talk
Refresher Training

Issue Date = Date of completion

Expiry Date = 1 year from the date of completion

Fire Fighting.Awareness.Portable Fire Extinguisher Awareness

OSHA Reference: General Industry 29 CFR 1910.157

(g) Training and education (1) Where the employer has provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer shall also provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage firefighting. (2) The employer shall provide the education required in paragraph (g)(1) of this section upon initial employment and at least annually thereafter. (3) The employer shall provide employees who have been designated to use fire fighting equipment as part of an emergency action plan with training in the use of the appropriate equipment. (4) The employer shall provide the training required in paragraph (g)(3) of this section upon initial assignment to the designated group of employees and at least annually thereafter.

OSHA Reference: General Industry 29 CFR 1910.157

The training documentation uploaded should be dated within the past 12 months.

Acceptable training documentation should include the following:

Subject/Topic of the Training
Instructor Name
Employee Name
Employee Signature
Date

Training documentation can be in the form of a:
Certificate
Safety Meeting/Toolbox Talk
Refresher Training

Issue Date = Date of completion

Expiry Date = 1 year from the date of completion

Fire Fighting.Awareness.Portable Fire Extinguisher Use

OSHA Reference: General Industry 29 CFR 1910.157

(g) Training and education (1) Where the employer has provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer shall also provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage firefighting. (2) The employer shall provide the education required in paragraph (g)(1) of this section upon initial employment and at least annually thereafter. (3) The employer shall provide employees who have been designated to use fire fighting equipment as part of an emergency action plan with training in the use of the appropriate equipment. (4) The employer shall provide the training required in paragraph (g)(3) of this section upon initial assignment to the designated group of employees and at least annually thereafter.

OSHA Reference: General Industry 29 CFR 1910.157

The training documentation uploaded should be dated within the past 12 months.

Acceptable training documentation should include the following:
Subject/Topic of the Training
Instructor Name
Employee Name
Employee Signature
Date

Training documentation can be in the form of a:
Certificate
Safety Meeting/Toolbox Talk
Refresher Training

Issue Date = Date of completion

Expiry Date = 1 year from the date of completion

Fire Fighting.Certificate.Fire Watch

OSHA Reference: General Industry 29 CFR 1910.157

(g) Training and education (1) Where the employer has provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer shall also provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage firefighting. (2) The employer shall provide the education required in paragraph (g)(1) of this section upon initial employment and at least annually thereafter. (3) The employer shall provide employees who have been designated to use fire fighting equipment as part of an emergency action plan with training in the use of the appropriate equipment. (4) The employer shall provide the training required in paragraph (g)(3) of this section upon initial assignment to the designated group of employees and at least annually thereafter.

OSHA Reference: General Industry 1910.252(a)(2)(iii)(B)

Fire watchers shall have fire extinguishing equipment readily available and be trained in its use. They shall be familiar with facilities for sounding an alarm in the event of a fire. They shall watch for fires in all exposed areas, try to extinguish them only when obviously within the capacity of the equipment available, or otherwise sound the alarm. A fire watch shall be maintained for at least a half hour after completion of welding or cutting operations to detect and extinguish possible smoldering fires.

OSHA Reference: General Industry 29 CFR 1910.157
OSHA Reference: General Industry 1910.252(a)(2)(iii)(B)

The training documentation uploaded should be dated  within the past 12 months.

Acceptable training documentation should include the following:
Subject/Topic of the Training
Instructor Name
Employee Name
Employee Signature
Date

Training documentation can be in the form of a:
Certificate
Safety Meeting/Toolbox Talk
Refresher Training

Issue Date = Date of completion

Expiry Date = 1 year from the date of completion

Fire Life/Safety Training

OSHA Reference: General Industry 29 CFR 1910.157

(g) Training and education (1) Where the employer has provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer shall also provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage firefighting. (2) The employer shall provide the education required in paragraph (g)(1) of this section upon initial employment and at least annually thereafter. (3) The employer shall provide employees who have been designated to use fire fighting equipment as part of an emergency action plan with training in the use of the appropriate equipment. (4) The employer shall provide the training required in paragraph (g)(3) of this section upon initial assignment to the designated group of employees and at least annually thereafter.

Also refer to Emergency Action Plan Training Criteria

OSHA Reference: General Industry 29 CFR 1910.157

The training documentation uploaded should be dated  within the past 12 months.

Acceptable training documentation should include the following:
Subject/Topic of the Training
Instructor Name
Employee Name
Employee Signature
Date

Training documentation can be in the form of a:
Certificate
Safety Meeting/Toolbox Talk
Refresher Training

Issue Date = Date of completion

Expiry Date = 12 months from the date of completion