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815 Demolition Safety
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Storing Materials

When storing debris or combustible material inside a structure, do not obstruct the storage or adversely affect the means of exit.

Control Center

Be sure to designate a suitable location at the job site and provide plans, emergency information, and equipment, as needed for coordination.

Access

It's important to provide access for heavy fire-fighting equipment on the immediate job site at the start of the job and maintain access until the job is completed.

Four workers working together with onsite equipment
Heavy firefighting equipment should have access to the jobsite from start to finish.

Ensure free access from the street to fire hydrants and to outside connections for standpipes, sprinklers, or other fire extinguishing equipment, whether permanent or temporary, and ensure access is maintained at all times, as follows:

  • Pedestrian walkways should not be so constructed as to impede access to hydrants.
  • No material or construction should interfere with access to hydrants, Siamese connections, or fire-extinguishing equipment.

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

2-4. How long must access for heavy fire-fighting equipment on the immediate job site be maintained?