Fire safety
[2] Fire codes regulate such requirements as the maximum occupancy for buildings such as theatres or restaurants, for example.
For example, an industrial site may designate and train particular employees as a fire fighting force.
Buildings, especially institutions such as schools, may conduct fire drills at regular intervals throughout the year.
[citation needed] Beyond individual buildings, other elements of fire safety policies may include technologies such as wood coatings,[3][4] education and prevention, preparedness measures, wildfire detection and suppression, and ensuring geographic coverage of local and sufficient fire extinguishing capacities.
A typical fire safety code includes administrative sections about the rule-making and enforcement process, and substantive sections dealing with fire suppression equipment, particular hazards such as containers and transportation for combustible materials, and specific rules for hazardous occupancies, industrial processes, and exhibitions.
In most cases the fire department representative is regarded as the expert and is expected to present information in a manner that is appropriate for each age group.
The US industry standard that outlines the recommended qualifications for fire safety educators is NFPA 1035: Standard for Professional Qualifications for Public Fire and Life Safety Educator, which includes the requirements for Fire and Life Safety Educator Levels I, II, and III; Public Information Officer; and Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Specialist Levels I and II.
[9] According to the United States Fire Administration, the very young and the elderly are considered to be "at risk" populations.
Sedex, the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange, a collaborative platform for sharing ethical supply chain data,[10] and Verité, Inc., a Massachusetts-based supply chain investigatory NGO, issued a briefing in August 2013 which highlighted the significance of this issue.
Once approved, the owner is responsible for implementing the fire safety plan and training all staff in their duties.
Using this, fire fighters can locate and avoid potential dangers such as hazardous material (hazmat) storage areas and flammable chemicals.
In North America alone, there are around 8 million buildings that legally require a fire safety plan, be it due to provincial or state law.
These fire plans are stored in a database and can be accessed wirelessly on site by firefighters and are much simpler for building owners to update.
Fire is one of the biggest threats to property with losses adding up to billions of dollars in damages every year.
In 2019 alone, the total amount of property damage resulting from fire was $14.8 billion in the United States.
Most commercial insurance companies hire a risk control specialist whose primary job is to survey property to ensure compliance with NFPA standards, assess the current risk level of the property, and make recommendations to reduce the probability of fire loss.
