Do you know if you need a Fire Prevention Plan (FPP) 1910.39 as required by OSHA Regulations? Presentation provides insight into FPP regarding the regulatory requirements. If not required at your facility it's still an excellent approach in preventing future combustible dust related incidents in the workplace

1. Fire Prevention Plans (FPP)
Preventing Combustible Dust Fires and
Explosions
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2. Fire Prevention Plan (FPP)
Elements
 1910.39(c)(1) A list of all major fire hazards,
proper handling and storage procedures for
hazardous materials, potential ignition sources
and their control, and the type of fire protection
equipment necessary to control each major
hazard;
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3. Fire Prevention Plan (FPP)
Elements
 1910.39(c)(2) Procedures to control
accumulations of flammable and combustible
waste materials;
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4. Fire Prevention Plan (FPP)
Elements
 1910.39(c)(3) Procedures for regular
maintenance of safeguards installed on heat-
producing equipment to prevent the accidental
ignition of combustible materials;
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5. Fire Prevention Plan (FPP)
Elements
 1910.39(c)(4) The name or job title of
employees responsible for maintaining
equipment to prevent or control sources of
ignition or fires; and
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6. Fire Prevention Plan (FPP)
Elements
 1910.39(c)(5) The name or job title of
employees responsible for the control of fuel
source hazards.
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7. Fire Prevention Plan (FPP) Requirement
Subpart E
Means of Egress 1910.39
1910.39(a) Application. An employer must have a
fire prevention plan when an OSHA standard in this
part requires one. The requirements in this section
apply to each such fire prevention plan.
So which OSHA Standard?
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8. OSHA Fact Sheet
Must employers have a fire prevention
plan (FPP)?
 OSHA standards that require fire prevention plans
(FPP) include the following:
-Ethylene Oxide, 1910.1047
-Methylenedianiline, 1910.1050
-1,3 Butadiene, 1910.1051
http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/data_General_Facts/fire-
safety-factsheet.html
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9. Another OSHA Requirement for FPP
not mentioned in
OSHA Fact Sheet
 Subpart L Fire Protection 1910.157
Portable fire extinguishers
 Exemption 1910.157 (b)(1)
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10. Exemptions. 1910.157(b)(1)
Where the employer has established and
implemented a written fire safety policy which
requires the immediate and total evacuation of
employees from the workplace upon the sounding
of a fire alarm signal and which includes an
emergency action plan and a fire prevention plan
which meet the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.38
and 29 CFR 1910.39 respectively, and when
extinguishers are not available in the workplace, the
employer is exempt from all requirements of this
section unless a specific standard in part 1910
requires that a portable fire extinguisher be
provided.
Immediate & Total Employee Evacuation
Fire Prevention Plan Required
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11. Do You Have a FPP?
Whether you have an FPP or not as required by
OSHA, an FPP will provide the framework in
preventing future catastrophic combustible
dust related fires and explosions.
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12. Importance of FPP
Statistical Incident Data
 NFIRS 2011 preliminary analysis of combustible dust
related incidents in the manufacturing sector indicted
over 500 incidents.
 Majority of incidents are “near misses.”
 The five catastrophic ComDust incidents CSB
investigated all had a history of “near misses.”
 A fire prevention plan (FPP) is the first line of defense.
 If you feel lucky then don’t worry about a FPP.
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13. Resource
 CPL 2-1.037 Compliance Policy for
Emergency Action Plans and Fire
Prevention Plans (July 9, 2002)
http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/Directive_pdf/CP
L_2-1_037.pdf
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