OSHA Subpart F

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OSHA Subpart F

• Fire Protection and Prevention

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The Employer shall

• Develop the fire protection program
• Provide fire fighting equipment
• Periodically inspect fire fighting equipment

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Firefighting Equipment

• Class A fire extinguishers used for fires
  involving wood, paper, etc.
• Class B fire extinguishers used for fires
  involving flammable or combustible liquids
• Class C fire extinguishers used for fires
  involving electrical equipment

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Firefighting Equipment

• A fire extinguisher, not rated below 2A, provided
  for every 3,000 square feet of protected building
  area
• Travel distance to the nearest fire extinguisher
  shall never exceed 100 feet
• 55-gallon open drum of water with 2 pails can
  substitute for a 2A fire extinguisher

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Firefighting Equipment

• 1/2-inch garden-type hose, not over 100 feet long
  and equipped with a nozzle, may be substituted
  for a 2A-rated fire extinguisher provided it can
  deliver 5 gallons per minute with a minimum hose
  stream range of 30 feet

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Firefighting Equipment

• At least one 2-A fire extinguisher shall be
  provided for each floor
• in multistory buildings, at least one fire
  extinguisher shall be located adjacent to the
  stairway

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Firefighting Equipment

• A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 10B,
  shall be provided within 50 feet of where more
  than 5 gallons of flammable or combustible
  liquids or 5 pounds of flammable gas are used on
  a project

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Firefighting Equipment

• Fire hose hose and connections can be used as a
  substitute for a 2-A rated fire extinguisher
  provided it is up to 100 feet long, 1-1/2 inch
  diameter, and can discharge at least 25 gallons
  per minute and can reach all points of the area
  covered.

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Firefighting Equipment

• During Construction,
• Bring the water with you

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Firefighting Equipment

• If the facility being constructed will have an
  automatic sprinkler protection system, this
  system should be put into service as soon as
  possible

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Fire Cutoffs

• Fire walls and exit stairways, required for the
  completed buildings, shall be given construction
  priority
• Fire doors, with automatic closing devices, shall
  be hung on openings as soon as practicable

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Fire Prevention

• Combustibles shall be piled with due regard to
  their stability and never higher than 20 feet.
• Driveways around combustibles shall be at least
  15 feet wide
• Maximum grid size around combustible storage is
  50 feet by 150 feet
• Keep weeds and grass growth under control

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Fire Prevention

• No combustible materials shall be stored within
  10 feet of a building or structure

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Fire Prevention

• Flammable or combustible liquids shall not be
  stored in areas used for exits, stairways, or
  where people may pass
• no more than 25 gallons of flammable or
  combustible liquids shall be stored in a room
  outside of an approved storage cabinet

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Fire Prevention

• No more than 60 gallons of flammable or 120
  gallons of combustible liquids shall be stored in
  any one storage cabinet
• Outside storage of containers (not over 60
  gallons per container) shall not exceed 1,100
  gallons in any one pile or area, with piles or
  areas separated by at least 5 feet. Piles not to
  be nearer than 20 feet to a building.

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Fire Prevention

• Outdoor portable tank storage
• Individual tanks (exceeding 1,100 gallons) shall
  be separated by 5 feet clearance
• Two or more tanks (exceeding a combined capacity
  of 2,200 gallons) shall be separated by a 5-foot
  clear area

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Fire Prevention

• A portable fire extinguisher rated not less than
  20-B units shall be located outside of, but not
  more than 10 feet from the door opening into any
  room used for storage of more than 60 gallons of
  flammable or combustible liquids.

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Tanks for above-ground storage

• Not to exceed 2,500 gallons capacity

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Dikes to confine fuel spills

• If multiple tanks are within one diked area, the
  volume of containment must be at least equal to
  the volume of the largest tank
• Dikes constructed from earth, steel, concrete or
  solid masonry designed to be liquid-tight
• Use angle of repose of the material

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• Dike walls at least 3 feet high must have a flat
  top dimension of at least 2 feet
• Dike walls not to exceed 6 feet (above the
  interior grade)

2 ft.
3 to 6
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• Dont play with fire