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SAFETY MOMENT, FEBRUARY 10

Store flammable liquids the right way

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Safety moment, February 10

Store flammable liquids the right way

A small fire can get out of control fast, and smoke can make it hard to see or breathe before you ever see flames. A fire can start from something simple, like a pile of scrap, a leaking gas can, oily rags or a heater too close to something that burns. Preventing a fire is always safer than fighting one.

SAFETY MOMENT

February 10

The hazard

A small fire can get out of control fast, and smoke can make it hard to see or breathe before you ever see flames. A fire can start from something simple, like a pile of scrap, a leaking gas can, oily rags or a heater too close to something that burns. Preventing a fire is always safer than fighting one.

The action

In construction, only approved containers and portable tanks may be used to store and handle flammable liquids like gasoline and many solvents. Never put fuel in a drink bottle or an open bucket. Keep fuel cans out of exits, stairways and walkways, and away from heat and sparks. (29 CFR 1926.152(a)(1))

ASK THE CREW

Where do oily rags, fuel cans and scrap go at the end of the shift?

From the talk: Fire prevention. Read it in full, free, with the questions and the sign-in sheet.

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  1. Gather the crew where they work, before the shift or the meeting starts. Read the hazard out loud.
  2. Ask the question and let two or three people answer. What they say about their own work counts for more than what you read.
  3. Name the action and point to one place on today's job where it applies, so everyone knows what to do differently.
  4. Write the date and the names on a sign-in sheet.

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