Safety Playbook

EXTINGUISHER CLASSIFICATIONS

FIRST AID KITS

CLASS A FIRES • Involve wood, paper, trash, and other materials that have glowing embers when they burn • Use a Class A or Class ABC extinguisher CLASS B FIRES • Involve flammable liquids and gases such as gasoline, solvents, paint thinners, grease, LPG (liquified petroleum gas), and acetylene • Use Class B or Class ABC extinguisher CLASS C FIRES • Involve energized electrical equipment • Use Class C or Class ABC fire extinguishers Trade partners/suppliers are responsible to have their own Class A fire extinguishers in their work area.

First aid kits serve as the first line of defense when it comes to addressing workplace injuries. A stocked and maintained first aid kit can save lives in case of hazardous or dangerous accidents. Every construction site must have a general first aid kit, which according to OSHA, must have a minimum of the following supplies:

• A box of adhesive bandages • Two 8 × 10-inch gauze pads

• Tweezers • Adhesive tape • Latex gloves • Pocket masks, resuscitation bag, or another form of resuscitation equipment • Instructions for how to request emergency assistance, such as facility-specific information to provide during a 911 call

• A set of standard-sized gauze pads (4 × 4 inches) • A package of gauze roller bandages, at least 2 inches wide • Two triangular bandages • Moistened towelettes to clean wounds • Scissors

Additional items that are not required, but advisable to have include the following: • Hand sanitizer • An automated external defibrillator • Antibiotic application • Antiseptic • A breathing barrier • A gel-soaked burn dressing • A cold pack • Eye/skin wash • A tourniquet • A sterile pad • A splint

• Eye covering with a working means of attachment, such as a strap • A first aid guide

It is the Site Manager’s responsibility to purchase a minimum of a 5lb class AB or ABC fire extinguisher.

It is the Site Manager’s responsibility to purchase and maintain a first aid kit on the job site.

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