Discussion Post: Safety and Accident Prevention
a) Perform a risk assessment of fire hazards at this type of manufacturing facility. Describe the major variables that you believe were responsible for causing the fires and explosions that occurred at the facility.
b) List the OSHA standards that you believe would apply to the fire hazards at the facility.
c) If you were hired as the safety officer at the facility immediately following the third incident in the report, recommend the approach you would take to mitigate the risks associated with the fire hazards and combustible dust, including any standards published by agencies other than OSHA that would be helpful in establishing your program.
d) How would the NFPA Life Safety Code apply to this facility?
The response should include a reference list. Using one-inch margins, Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space and APA style of writing and citations.