Fire loss control programs

The purpose of a fire prevention plan or a fire loss control program is the prevention of fires and minimization of fire loss. The following elements contained in the Responsibilities/ Procedures are considerations of what such programs might contain. These elements include Inspections, Education and Training, Fire Supression, Evaluation of Fire Possibility, Fire Prevention, Reports and Record Keeping, and 

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Communications. These elements should have complete support of upper management based on the fact that this is necessary for the development of implementation of loss control safety programs. All personnel must participate in a tire safety management program. 

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T or F—The fire loss control program is divided into five elements. 

Protection from losses and casualties that a fire can canse is very important to any organization. Eires not only can cause a great financial loss but can also lead to the loss of life. Chapter 6 discusses Fire Loss Control Programs along with other responsibilities to maintain a good fire loss control program. 

Administration of the plant loss-control program may fall to the plant engineer or may be handled jointly with the personnel manager. Loss control includes the insurance progrtun plus fire, security, and safety. The objective of loss control is to provide uninterrupted operations and minimize losses of life and property from fire, theft, accidents, and other such occurrences. Safety and security are addressed elsewhere in this chapter, and a brief treatise on fire protection follows. 

A fire prevention program is essential for the continued safe, successful, and profitable operation of a processing facility. Fire prevention is also a critical part of a process facility s overall loss prevention and control program and is closely linked to process safety and overall Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) programs. 

A successful loss prevention and control program should include the following fire prevention elements ... 

A program whose objective is to minimize incident-based losses. Total loss control is based on studies of near misses or non-injury or damage incidents, and on analysis of both direct and indirect incident causes (root causes). Both injuries and property damages are included in the analysis. Loss control activities include fire prevention, education, inspection, overhaul, and salvage. 

Loss prevention describes a program designed to identify and correct potential accident problems before they result in financial loss or injury. Loss control, on the other hand, is a program designed to minimize incident-based financial losses. An example of the difference between loss prevention and loss control can be seen in the various activities associated with a fire protection and prevention program. 

Accident prevention and fire prevention are so closely allied that, in loss control evaluation, it is standard practice to incorporate fire prevention and control as an essential party of the programme. Fire prevention and control programming can be divided into Fire Prevention and Fire Extinguishment. 

The insurance carrier, often through the loss control representative, can provide assistance in the development of the emergency program. Also, professional fire organizations such as Factory Mutual or the National Fire Protection Association are very helpful. 

Barry, Thomas, et al. Fire Loss Prevention and Control Management - Hot Work Permit Program. NFPA Fire Protection Handbook. Quincy, MA, 1991, pp. 9-21/22. 

Precontact control is proactive and directs the safety efforts toward focusing on these crucial areas before a loss occurs. Most safety programs are reactive and only institute controls after an accident has occurred. This is called postcontact control, (fire fighting, patch prevention), or treating the symptom and not the cause. Near miss incidents indicate the causes of system failure and, therefore, play a vital role as a critical element in a structured safety system (program). 

Fire is one of the most hazardous situations encountered on a facility/workplace because of the potential for large losses. Prompt reaction to and rapid control of any fire are essential. (Name of Company) Is responsible to provide fire protection procedures for each worksite to assure that they are followed. It is the supervisor /foreperson s responsibility to review all aspects of the firefighting and fire prevention program with his or her workers. The program should provide tor effective firefighting equipment to be available without delay and be designed to effectively meet all fire hazards as they occur. 

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