from the State Compensation Insurance Fund, October 2012
The most effective way to fight a fire is to keep one from occurring through awareness and correcting potential fire hazards. If a fire does occur, workers must be prepared to keep themselves safe from injury.
Housekeeping
A major cause of a fire in the workplace is due to improper or lack of housekeeping on the jobsite.
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