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Purpose and Scope 501 Fire safety plan 502 Precautions before hot work 503 Fire watches 504 Fire response 505 Hazards of fixed extinguishers on board vessel 506 Landside fire protection system 507 Training 508
Purpose
Requires employers to protect all employees from fire hazards in shipyard employment, including employees engaged in fire response activities Provides increased protection for shipyard employment workers from the hazards of fire on vessels and vessel sections and at landside facilities Reflects new technologies and national NFPA consensus standards
Scope
Covers employers with employees engaged in
Shipyard employment aboard vessels and vessel sections Land - side operations Regardless of geographic locations
Employee participation
Employers must provide for employees or employee representatives to participate in developing and reviewing programs and policies to comply with this subpart
Multi-employer worksites
Host employer responsibilities
Inform employers about the content of the fire safety plan including hazards, controls, fire safety and health rules, and emergency procedures Ensure safety and health responsibilities for fire protection are assigned as appropriate to other employers at the worksite
Plan elements
Plan must include:
Identification of significant fire hazards Procedures for recognizing and reporting unsafe conditions Alarm procedures Procedures for notifying employees of a fire emergency Procedures for notifying fire response organizations of a fire emergency Procedures for evacuation Procedures to account for all employees after an evacuation; and Names, job titles, or departments or individuals who can be contacted for information about the plan
Contract employers
Contract employers in shipyard employment must have a fire safety plan for their employees, and the plan must comply with the host employer's fire safety plan The contract employer can adopt the host employers fire safety plan to meet this requirement
Specific requirements
Maintaining fire hazard free conditions Fuel gas and oxygen supply line and torches
Non-designated areas
Visually inspect area where hot work will be performed, including adjacent areas unless Marine Chemists certificate or Shipyard Competent persons logs is used for authorization
Perform hot work only in areas that are free of fire hazards, or controlled by physical isolation, fire watches, etc. Maintain fire hazard-free conditions
Fuel gas and oxygen hose lines disconnected at end of each shift
Written policy
Detailed fire watch training Identifies duties employees will perform and equipment they will be given Includes personal protective equipment (PPE) that must be made available and worn
Medical requirements for shipyard response employees Organization of internal fire response functions Personal protective clothing and equipment for fire response employees Equipment maintenance (PPE)
Employer responsibilities
Decide what type of response will be provided and who will provide it
Internal fire response Outside fire response
Type, amount, and frequency of joint training with outside fire response organizations
Employee evacuation
Emergency escape procedures Procedures to be followed by employees who remain at worksite to perform critical operations during the evacuation Procedures to account for all employees after emergency evacuation is completed Means of reporting fires and other emergencies Names or job titles of employees or departments to be contacted for further information or explanation of duties
General requirements
Employer must:
At no cost, supply all fire response employees appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment they need to perform expected duties Ensure employees wear the appropriate PPE and use the equipment, when necessary, to protect them from hazardous exposures
Equipment maintenance
Personal protective equipment
Employer must inspect and maintain PPE used to protect fire response employees to ensure that it provides the intended protection
Hazards of fixed extinguishing systems on board vessels and vessel sections 29 CFR 1915 - 506
Employer responsibilities Requirements for automatic and manual systems Sea and dock trials Doors and hatches Testing the system Conducting system maintenance Using fixed manual extinguishing systems for protection
Employers responsibilities
The employer must comply with the provisions of this section whenever employees are exposed to fixed extinguishing systems that could create a dangerous atmosphere when activated in vessels and vessel sections, regardless of geographic location
When testing a fixed extinguishing system does not involve a total discharge of the systems extinguishing medium, employer must:
Ensure system's extinguishing medium is isolated All employees not directly involved in the testing are evacuated from the protected space
Employer responsibilities
Ensure all fixed and portable fire protection systems needed to meet OSHA standard for employee safety or employee protection from fire hazards in land- side facilities meet the requirements, including, but not limited to:
Buildings Structures Equipment
Training
Current employees by 03/15/2005 New employees upon initial assignment When necessary to maintain proficiency for employee previously trained
Records
Training records must include:
Employees name Trainers name Type of training Dates training took place
Records must be maintained for one year, or until replaced by new record, whichever is shorter
1-800-321-OSHA