OSHA requires that all employees be educated in the use of fire extinguishers every year, according to OSHA 29 CFR 1910.157(g). The statute states "the employer shall provide an educational program to ...

Before you fall off of your chair, let me explain the “forget safety” element of the title of this column. A dictionary definition of safety is “The state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or ...

In theory, fire responsibilities appear to correlate with the safety professional’s basic safety-related duties. However, the knowledge base required in the specific areas of fire protection and fire ...

Digital extinguisher simulators and VR systems are changing how manufacturing companies teach fire safety to their teams. Here are six questions we hear from safety leaders about how to scale their ...

Public fire safety education and training are the keys to reducing the fire problem - and the fire death rate - in the United States. People die in building fires because of construction features, the ...

It only takes a few seconds for a small fire at an oil or gas refinery to become a huge problem. Does your team know how to respond if a fire breaks out? This paper reinforces the importance of fire ...

Many departments are inundated with policies for how to operate at incidents, how to get there, how to train once you are there, what to do afterward, and everything in between. The material that ...

Miami takes a number of precautions to protect the safety of students living in residence halls. Learn about the policies regarding fire safety education and training programs provided to students and ...

When was the last time you were at a working structure fire? When was the last time you wore all of your bunker gear, including your SCBA? When was the last time you responded to a fire with more than ...

At William & Mary, fire safety is practiced to reduce the destruction caused by fire. Fire safety measures include those intended to prevent the ignition of an uncontrolled fire and those used to ...