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Loss Control & Risk Management

Housekeeping Checklist for Fire Prevention

It’s important to take the right steps to protect your business, and when you educate yourself and your employees on standard procedures for fire prevention when housekeeping, you can avoid costly and potentially harmful risks.

Good housekeeping is an important part of reducing the fire risk of a property. Accumulations of combustible scrap materials and trash can provide a fuel source and contribute to fire development. Additionally, accumulations of dust and small fibrous materials will increase the likelihood of a flash fire or dust explosion. Use the following basic housekeeping procedures for best practices:


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