Every aluminium plant should
hold emergency fire drills throughout the year. We were at one plant recently
and a worker told us that fire drills occurred on the 3rd Thursday
of every month. While we commended that plant for hosting regular fire drills,
the timing was too predictable. The Aluminium Plant Safety Blog recommends that
fire drills be held at random times to surprise the workers. The APSB has
posted incidents where workers have become trapped in plants that have caught
fire. Here is a recent story where an evacuation occurred.
Firefighters responded to
a blaze late Tuesday, November 3, 2015 in morning at the Imperial Aluminum
plant in Ohio, USA.
Local firefighters were
not available for comment as of Tuesday morning.
“We are still accessing
the situation,” Imperial Aluminium, plant safety director, said. “We did
evacuate. We are back running. We are still investigating.”
She said there were no
injuries. The plant is located in an industrial park on the south side of this
village within Carroll County.
“I think it was a
furnace,” said Police Chief. “I couldn’t get back in there.” The village police dispatch
for the Sandy Creek Joint Fire District.
The Aluminium Plant Safety Blog hopes the fire damage and
production loss was minimal. We would like to congratulate Imperial Aluminum on
the successful evacuation.
Occupational Safety & Health Administration has useful
information about evacuation plans. That information can be found here. In
addition the document below can be found here.
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