Enforcing Fire Safety on the Job

A dramatic construction fire in Texas recently made national news, and I am sure most people have seen it.

One report stated, “a couple of guys were welding on the roof” of the wood-framed building. Events like this are a good reminder to our job supervisors currently building wood structures about fire protection and prevention. The following fire prevention techniques are used on our jobsites:

• Stay diligent with cleanup and housekeeping.
• Remove piles of flammable and combustible materials from the building on a regular schedule.
• Do not store fuels (gas, diesel or propane) inside the structure
• Inspect fire extinguishers on routinely to make sure they are working.
• Hot work activities must be coordinated with job supervisors. During these activities, proper protection is used and a fire extinguisher must be in the immediate area.