Due to construction sites having many recent large scale fires, the National Fire Protection Association has a standard for safeguarding these buildings. In hopes of minimizing or even preventing the multi-million dollars in damages that occur every year, potential personal injury, and loss of life.
Fire watch guards are crucial in implementing and upholding fire safety protocols. Working closely with employees and management to ensure all the proper procedures are understood and followed for a safe environment.
The first thing you can expect from the professionals at Curtis Protection Service is a thorough inspection of the property and buildings. This way we understand the layout of the property. Knowing where everything is located, allowing for safe and quick exiting of the buildings in case a fire does occur. Our fire watch guards are extremely vigilant, offering 24/7 surveillance.
The National Fire Protection Association. NFPA list the risk factors for buildings under construction
Complying with NFPA 241 helps you manage and mitigate risks that can lead to catastrophic and costly events at construction sites. From a carelessly disposed cigarette to failure to properly store or dispose of combustible materials, these fires often result from lack of awareness and under- standing of fire risks and consequences, and they are almost always preventable. Some of the risk factors for these buildings include the following:
Buildings under construction may not have all the fire protection systems they will have once the building is completed. Systems such as sprinklers, smoke detection, and fire alarms may not yet be installed and operational.
Construction sites are often unsecured and are vulnerable to trespassing, which can lead to vandalism, theft, and intentionally set fires.
There are many potential ignition sources on construction sites, including equipment (such as heaters) and hot work (such as welding, cutting, grinding, soldering, and roofing of various kinds). Any lapse in adherence to safety procedures may result in damage to the site itself as well as to adjacent buildings and can put site workers, civilians, and first responders at risk of injury and death.
NFPA 241 must be followed regardless of the building materials used.
Construction sites must be safeguarded around the clock, not just when work is being done.
Even if you avoid an incident, or only experience a small incident, failure to comply with the requirements of NFPA 241 may result in work stoppage, delays, and/or costly fines.
Beyond potential personal injury, death, and direct dollar loss, the impacts of construction site fires can have far-reaching, long-term economic and other community impacts.
