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

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3  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

4  Sodium  Lithium  Aluminum  Iron and Steel  Magnesium  Zinc  Alloys

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

7  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

8  Emergency Response Authorities  Fire, Police, EMS  Local, State, Federal Agencies

9  Contact Person Assigned On Site  Safety Coordinator?  Prevention and preplanning  Work with emergency responders

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

11  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

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

13  Post Incident Review  Safety Concerns  History Repeats Itself  Include “near misses”  What Worked Well, What Didn’t  Policy and Procedure Review / Changes

14  Prevention  Engineering Controls  Education and Training  Product Knowledge

15  SIZE MATTERS! SIZE MATTERS!  Type of Product  Amount  Exposures  Mixed Compounds

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