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History of fire loss Emergency response authorities (site visits) Contact person assigned on site Incident Command System / National Incident

Management System (ICS/NIMS)

Types of fire control on site Prevention, location, maintenance, inspection

Lessons learned Fire control for fighting combustible metal

fires Storage of material on site Question and answer session

Sodium Lithium Aluminum Iron and Steel Magnesium Zinc Alloys

Food (candy, starch, flour, feed) Plastics Wood Rubber Furniture Textiles Pesticides Pharmaceuticals

July 2010 – Seven firefighters injured in fire at recycling plant containing combustible metals NIOSH Report

May 2011 – Iron powder became airborne and flash fire killed one worker

December 2013 – Recycling plant fire – product detected 16 miles away

Emergency Response Authorities

Fire, Police, EMS

Local, State, Federal Agencies

Contact Person Assigned On Site

Safety Coordinator?

Prevention and preplanning

Work with emergency responders

Incident Command System/National Incident Management System (ICS/NIMS)

Prevention, Location, Maintenance, Inspection

Pre-planning, Engineering, Housekeeping

Facility Layout / Hazardous Areas / Detection and Suppression Systems Locations

Standard Operating Guidelines (SOG’s)

Scheduled Maintenance and Inspections / Written Reports

Dry Sand Soda Ash Graphite Based Mixture Sodium Chloride Argon Coke Liquid Based Solutions

Post Incident Review

Safety Concerns History Repeats Itself Include “near misses”

What Worked Well, What Didn’t

Policy and Procedure Review / Changes

Prevention

Engineering Controls

Education and Training

Product Knowledge

SIZE MATTERS! SIZE MATTERS!

Type of Product

Amount

Exposures

Mixed Compounds