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closing doors to rooms, hallways, and stairwells when exiting to slow the spread of smoke, heat, and fifire and to delegate a safe meeting spot outside
■ Use heating equipment safely
■ Look for and advocate for the increased use of sprinklers in all buildings and homes
These steps for residential fire safety are straightforward, but safety professionals are also tasked with keeping employees safe in the workplace. That often includes a flurry of standards, guidelines and policies. NFPA has thought of this, too, and has created a special resource for workplaces to streamline their efforts.
“Most facility managers juggle a lot of balls,” Pauley said. “For that reason and many more, we introduced NFPA LiNK in 2020 so that those charged with safety could have access to the relevant codes and resources that are needed to navigate a wide range of safety scenarios.”
NFPA LiNK2 is a one-stop digital solution that allows safety professionals and facility managers to find solutions quickly. NFPA LiNK is also collaborative, allowing professionals to save, share and bookmark certain items about fire suppression systems, signaling systems, means of egress and inspection, testing and maintenance.
“Some companies simply understand that safety should always be at the forefront, and they take proactive steps to educate
their staffff members on a regular basis,” Pauley said. “Workplace leaders are encouraged to visit the public education, wildfifire, and research areas of the NFPA website for related links or to download fifire safety resources.”
Everything the NFPA does, according to Pauley, is rooted in safety—a cause all safety professionals can get behind. Increasing awareness, education and training on fire safety can only improve the safety culture of your company, as you look to bond employees, supervisors and executives together with one goal in mind: safety.
“Reading up on the NFPA Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem3 is a great place for businesses intent on safety to start their journey,” Pauley said. “OH&S readers and those committed to occupational safety and the wellbeing of their employees are encouraged to use the Ecosystem to facilitate discussions in the workplace and to take steps in 2022 to ensure that employees are safer from harm.”
Sydny Shepard is the editor of Occupational Health & Safety. REFERENCES
1. https://www.redcross.org/about-us/news-and-events/press- release/2019/people-say-winning-lottery-more-likely-than-losing-home-in- a-fire.html
2. https://www.nfpa.org/link
3. https://www.nfpa.org/ecosystem
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