Fire Safety & Emergency Planning FREE Seminar
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Registration starts at 8:30 a.m.
Cost: FREE
2024 Dates:
October is Fire Prevention Safety Month. In recognition of this, the Safety Council of Northwest Ohio is pleased to offer this FREE half-day seminar to our MEMBER businesses.
This seminar will begin with a presentation on common fire hazards associated with businesses and best practices on how to prevent them and keep people safe
Additionally, the hazards and control measures for combustible dusts will be presented. Combustible dust has become an emphasis area for OSHA. Certain combustible substances, when divided into a dust-like form and suspended in air, can become explosive. Industries that have combustible dust include food (for example, candy, sugar, spice, starch, flour and feed), grain, tobacco, plastics, wood, paper, pulp, rubber, furniture, textiles, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, dyes, coal, metals (for example, aluminum, chromium, iron, magnesium and zinc) and fossil fuel power generation.
The seminar will conclude with a presentation on the requirements for fire extinguishers, training requirements, types of fire extinguishers and suppression systems. The presentation will include the opportunity to use a fire extinguisher (weather permitting).
Program Schedule
8:30 am – 9:00 am:
Registration
9:00 am – 9:50 am:
Fire Safety for Businesses
Brandon Loboschefski, Fire Chief
City of Maumee Fire Department
9:50 am – 10:00 am:
Break Time
10:00 am – 10:50 am:
Hazards and Controls for Combustible Derek Campbell, OSHA
10:50 am – 11:00 am:
Break Time
11:00 am – 12 Noon: Fire Extinguishers and Suppression Systems
Greg Delaney, Protegis Fire and Safety
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED – LIMIT of Two per Company - Walk-ins not Accepted
