The Fire Prevention Plan
Purpose
The Fire Prevention Plan
Purpose
OSHA's Fire Prevention Plan regulation, found
at 29 CFR 1910.38(b), requires Temple University to have a written fire
prevention plan (FPP). This plan applies to all operations in our University
where employees and students may encounter a fire. This FPP is in place
at the University to control and reduce the possibility of fire and to
specify the type of equipment to use in case of fire. This plan addresses
the following issues:
 Major
workplace fire hazards and their proper handling and storage procedures
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Potential
ignition sources for fires and their control procedures
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Under this plan, our employees and students
will be informed of the plan's purpose, preferred means of reporting fires
and other emergencies, types of evacuations to be used in various emergency
situations and the alarm systems. This plan is closely tied to our emergency
action plan, where procedures are described for emergency escape procedures
and route assignments, procedures to account for all employees after emergency
evacuation has been completed, and rescue and medical duties for those
employees and students who perform them. Please see the emergency action
plan for this information.
Carl W. Holmes, University Fire Marshal is
the program coordinator, acting as the representative of the Vice President
for Administration, who has overall responsibility for the plan. The written
program is kept in the Fire Marshal's Office. The plan is periodically
reviewed and updated. Copies of this plan may be obtained from the Fire
Marshal's Office and the Workers' Compensation Manager, in room 205 USB.
The FPP communicates to employees and students policies and procedures to follow when fires erupt. This written plan is available, upon request, to employees and students, their designated representatives, and any OSHA officials who ask to see it.