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Appendix 1: Assessing Your Workplace
Areas to be Assessed comments comments
Work Processes/Activities
Potential fire hazards (sources of ignition and their location)
High risk areas (e.g., open tanks)
Appliances, mechanical/electrical equipment used
Hazardous materials – quantities used, characteristics
(e.g., flammable, combustible, explosive, reactive, toxic,
corrosive, oxidizing, compressed gases)
Hazardous by-products (e.g., explosive dusts)
Building
Floor layout (e.g., stairs, exits, access to exits)
Building materials (fire-resistance ratings)
Storage areas
Emergency lighting
Ventilation systems
Fire detectors and suppressors (e.g., smoke detectors,
fire alarms, automatic sprinklers)
People (employees, visitors, community)
Number that might be affected
Characteristics (i.e., consider any disabilities that would
affect their ability to evacuate)
Location:
– Inside building (control rooms, offices)
– Outside building (storage yards)
– Neighborhood (industries, homes, hospitals, schools)
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