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History of fire loss Emergency response authorities (site visits) Contact person assigned on site Incident Command System / National Incident
Management System (ICS/NIMS)
Types of fire control on site Prevention, location, maintenance, inspection
Lessons learned Fire control for fighting combustible metal
fires Storage of material on site Question and answer session
Sodium Lithium Aluminum Iron and Steel Magnesium Zinc Alloys
Food (candy, starch, flour, feed) Plastics Wood Rubber Furniture Textiles Pesticides Pharmaceuticals
July 2010 – Seven firefighters injured in fire at recycling plant containing combustible metals NIOSH Report
May 2011 – Iron powder became airborne and flash fire killed one worker
December 2013 – Recycling plant fire – product detected 16 miles away
Emergency Response Authorities
Fire, Police, EMS
Local, State, Federal Agencies
Contact Person Assigned On Site
Safety Coordinator?
Prevention and preplanning
Work with emergency responders
Incident Command System/National Incident Management System (ICS/NIMS)
Prevention, Location, Maintenance, Inspection
Pre-planning, Engineering, Housekeeping
Facility Layout / Hazardous Areas / Detection and Suppression Systems Locations
Standard Operating Guidelines (SOG’s)
Scheduled Maintenance and Inspections / Written Reports
Dry Sand Soda Ash Graphite Based Mixture Sodium Chloride Argon Coke Liquid Based Solutions
Post Incident Review
Safety Concerns History Repeats Itself Include “near misses”
What Worked Well, What Didn’t
Policy and Procedure Review / Changes
Prevention
Engineering Controls
Education and Training
Product Knowledge
SIZE MATTERS! SIZE MATTERS!
Type of Product
Amount
Exposures
Mixed Compounds