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1 Page 1 of 55 First Revision No. 13-NFPA [ Global Input ] Change Title of the document from NFPA 600 Standard on Industrial Fire Brigades to NFPA 600 Standard on Facility Fire Brigades Submittal Date: Thu May 09 14:53:14 EDT 2013 Response Message: The committee changed the title and changed the term industrial to facility throughout the document to eliminate user confusion on the applicability of NFPA 600 to facilities other than industrial occupancies. NFPA 600 applies to commercial, institutional and other types of facilities and covers all firefighting entities other than those covered by NFPA 1500.

2 Page 2 of 55 First Revision No. 15-NFPA [ Global Input ] Change the term "industrial fire brigade" to "facility fire brigade" throughout the document. Submittal Date: Thu May 09 15:01:04 EDT 2013 Response Message: The committee changed the term industrial fire brigade to facility fire brigade throughout the document to eliminate user confusion on the applicability of NFPA 600 to facilities other than industrial occupancies. NFPA 600 applies to commercial, institutional and other types of facilities and covers all fire-fighting entities other than those covered by NFPA 1500

3 Page 3 of 55 First Revision No. 37-NFPA [ Global Input ] The term industrial is used throughout the document. In some cases the term needs to be removed, in others it needs to be changed to facility, and in other cases it should remain as is. See attached word document with changes underlined and strikethroughs. Supplemental Information Open File Name REVISED600_2010.docx Description Includes global changes made from industrial fire brigade to facility fire brigade and shows those changes that need to be made for the term industrial and those that remain. Submittal Date: Sat May 11 07:45:29 EDT 2013 Response Message: The term industrial needs to be changed or removed in some cases to correlate with changes made to the title of the document from industrial fire brigade to facility fire brigade. NOTE this is different from FR 15 which changed the full term industrial fire brigade to facility fire brigade. This FR changes SOME but not ALL of the words INDUSTRIAL to FACILITY. In some cases the word industrial is still appropriate term to use.

4 Page 4 of 55 First Revision No. 69-NFPA [ Global Input ] Delete title to existing 1.4 (1.4* Limits of Actions and Responsibilities of Industrial Fire Brigade.) Submitter Full Name: Nancy Pearce Organization: National Fire Protection Assoc Submittal Date: Wed Jul 24 15:43:25 EDT 2013 : New Title for chapter 1.4 Equivalency Response Message:

5 Page 5 of 55 First Revision No. 1-NFPA [ Section No ] Global FR-15 Hide Deleted This standard contains minimum requirements for organizing, operating, training, and equipping industrial facility fire brigades. It also contains when responding to fires in industrial, commercial, institutional, and similar properties. minimum requirements for the occupational safety and health of industrial fire brigade members while performing fire fighting and related activities This standard provides minimum requirements for the occupational safety and health of facility fire brigade members while performing fire fighting and related response activities. Submittal Date: Thu May 09 11:04:00 EDT 2013 The new language for comes from the official Scope, "This shall have primary responsibility for documents on fire brigades, guard services, and techniques for securing effective fire loss prevention programs in industrial, commercial, institutional, and similar properties." The standard currently applies to industrial, commercial, institutional, and similar properties (see definition of facility added to this document). Also comply with MOS, Subdivisions. All subdivisions shall contain at least two subdivisions (i.e., 3.1, 3.2 or 4.1.1, 4.1.2) and Paragraphs and Subparagraphs. Multiple requirements within subsections shall be treated as separate paragraphs and subparagraphs, which shall be permitted to be further broken down into sub-subparagraphs. Response Message: Public Input No. 2-NFPA [Section No ]

6 Page 6 of 55 First Revision No. 2-NFPA [ Section No ] 1.3 Application * This standard shall apply to any organized, group of employees having fire-fighting response duties, such as emergency brigades, emergency response teams, fire teams, and plant emergency organizations * This standard shall not apply to facility fire brigades that respond to fire emergencies outside the boundaries of the site where the off-site fire involves unfamiliar hazards or enclosed structures with layout and contents that are unknown to the facility fire brigade This standard shall not apply to medical response, confined space rescue response, and hazardous material response activities This standard shall not apply to fire departments complying with NFPA 1500, Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program. Supplemental Information File Name A docx A docx Description Submittal Date: Thu May 09 12:57:42 EDT 2013 Move the application paragraphs from the Scope section to a new Application section to comply with MOS. The word private was removed to clarify that these requirements may apply to public institutions. Section was added to clarify that this standard does not apply to fire departments that follow NFPA Annex material for old (now 1.3.1) and annex material for old (now 1.3.2) should also be moved. See attached annex. Response Message: Public Input No. 3-NFPA [Sections 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4]

7 Page 7 of 55 First Revision No. 3-NFPA [ Section No. 1.3 ] 1.3 Alternate Requirements The application of the performance objectives of this standard can vary for many industrial operations The authority having jurisdiction shall be permitted to examine and approve organization, operations, training, and occupational safety and health requirements that provide an equivalent level of safety to the level of safety provided by the requirements of this standard. 1.4* Equivalency. The authority having jurisdiction shall be permitted to approve organization, operations, training, and occupational safety and health requirements that provide an equivalent level of safety to the level of safety provided by the requirements of this standard. Supplemental Information File Name A docx Description Submittal Date: Thu May 09 13:23:50 EDT 2013 Changed section heading to meet the requirements of MOS Moved paragraph to annex because it does not contain a requirement. See attached annex. Response Message: Public Input No. 7-NFPA [Section No. 1.3]

8 Page 8 of 55 First Revision No. 4-NFPA [ New Section after 1.4 ] 1.5 Units and Formulas The units of measure in this standard are presented in the International System (SI) of Units. Where presented, U.S. customary units (inch-pound units) follow the SI units in parentheses Where both systems of units are presented, either system shall be acceptable for satisfying the requirements in this standard Where both systems of units are presented, users of this standard shall apply one set of units consistently and shall not alternate between units The values presented for measurements in this standard are expressed with a degree of precision appropriate for practical application and enforcement. It is not intended that the application or enforcement of these values be more precise than the precision expressed Where extracted text contains values expressed in only one system of units, the values in the extracted text have been retained without conversion to preserve the values established by the responsible technical committee in the source document. Submittal Date: Thu May 09 13:32:58 EDT 2013 Inserted to comply with MOS section and there are units used in the document. Wording is from MOS section A.4.4, using the format of international units first followed by the English units. Response Message: Public Input No. 8-NFPA [New Section after 1.4]

9 Page 9 of 55 First Revision No. 43-NFPA [ Sections 1.4.1, ] General The degree of potential exposure to a hazardous environment and the degree of training shall determine the limits of any industrial fire brigade action and responsibility The written industrial fire brigade organizational statement and standard operating procedures shall define these limits * Incident Command. At facilities where designated employees are intended to function as the first responders to incipient fires, the industrial fire brigade shall assume command of the incident once the brigade arrives on the fire scene. Submittal Date: Thu May 30 09:27:55 EDT 2013 Response Message: Delete existing and Text has been moved to chapter 4 and is included in FR 46. These requirements are being clarified and moved out of Chapter 1 and into Chapter 4 in accordance with Manual of Style. Move existing annex material.

10 Page 10 of 55 First Revision No. 44-NFPA [ Sections 1.4.3, 1.4.4, ] 5.2 Limits for Facility Fire Brigades Assigned Incipient Fire-Fighting Response Duties Global FR-15 Interior and exterior fires shall be considered incipient stage when facility fire brigade members function as follows: (1) They are able to safely fight the fire in normal work clothing. Hide Deleted (2) They are not required to crawl or take other evasive action to avoid smoke and heat. (3) They are not required to wear thermal protective clothing or self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). (4) They are able to fight the fire effectively with portable extinguishers or handlines flowing up to 473 L/min (125 gpm) Global FR-15 Hide Deleted Exterior fires shall be considered appropriate for defensive action outside of the hot and warm zones by facility fire brigade members who have been assigned incipient fire-fighting response duties when the following occurs: (1) The organizational statement lists it as a response duty of the facility fire brigade, and it is covered by the standard operating procedures. (2) The facility fire brigade has received training for that activity. (3) SCBA and thermal protective clothing are not required. (4) Personal evasive action is not required. (5) The facility fire brigade is able to perform defensive action effectively, using handlines flowing up to 1140 L/min (300 gpm), master streams, or similar devices for the manual application of specialized agents Limits for Industrial Fire Brigades Assigned Only Advanced Exterior Fire- Fighting Response Duties. Exterior fires shall be considered appropriate for offensive action within the hot zone by industrial fire brigade members who have been assigned advanced exterior fire-fighting response duties when the following occurs: (1) The organizational statement lists it as a response duty of the industrial fire brigade, and it is covered by the standard operating procedures. (2) The industrial fire brigade has received training for that activity. (3) SCBA and thermal protective clothing are provided. (4) The industrial fire brigade is able to perform offensive action effectively, using handlines flowing up to 1140 L/min (300 gpm), master streams, or similar devices for the manual application of specialized agents Limits for Industrial Fire Brigades Assigned Only Interior Structural Fire- Fighting Response Duties.

11 Page 11 of 55 Interior structural fires shall be considered appropriate for offensive action within the hot zone by industrial fire brigade members who have been assigned interior fire-fighting response duties when the following occurs: (1) The organizational statement lists it as a response duty of the industrial fire brigade, and it is covered by the standard operating procedures. (2) The industrial fire brigade has received training for that activity. (3) SCBA and protective clothing for structural fire fighting are provided. (4) The industrial fire brigade is able to perform offensive actions effectively, using handlines flowing up to 1140 L/min (300 gpm), master streams, or similar devices for the manual application of specialized agents. Submittal Date: Thu May 30 09:37:43 EDT 2013 Response Message: The committee has moved the limitations from Chapter 1 to Chapter 5 to put the requirements directly into the applicable chapter in accordance with the Manual of Style. This will be inserted as new 5.2. Subsequent sections to be renumbered.

12 Page 12 of 55 First Revision No. 45-NFPA [ Section No ] 6.2 Limits of Facility Fire Brigades Assigned Both Advanced Exterior and Interior Structural Fire-Fighting Response Duties Both exterior fires and interior structural fires shall be considered appropriate for offensive action within the hot zone for facility fire brigade members who have been assigned both advanced exterior and interior fire-fighting response duties when the following occurs: (1) The organizational statement lists it as a response duty of the facility fire brigade, and it is covered by the standard operating procedures. (2) The facility fire brigade has received training for that activity. (3) SCBA and thermal protective clothing are provided. (4) The facility fire brigade is able to perform offensive action effectively, using handlines flowing up to 1140 L/min (300 gpm), master streams, or similar devices for the manual application of specialized agents Protective clothing for proximity fire fighting shall not be worn for interior structural fire fighting. Submittal Date: Thu May 30 09:46:13 EDT 2013 Response Message: These requirements have been relocated to Chapter 6 in accordance with Manual of Style.

13 Page 13 of 55 First Revision No. 39-NFPA [ Chapter 2 ] Chapter 2 Referenced Publications 2.1 General. The documents or portions thereof listed in this chapter are referenced within this standard and shall be considered part of the requirements of this document. 2.2 NFPA Publications. National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA NFPA 30, Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code, 2015 edition. NFPA 1081, Standard for Industrial Fire Brigade Member Professional Qualifications, edition. NFPA 1403, Standard on Live Fire Training Evolutions, edition. NFPA 1500, Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program, 2013 edition. NFPA 1911, Standard for the Inspection, Maintenance, Testing, and Retirement of In-Service Automotive Fire Apparatus, edition. NFPA 1971, Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting, edition. NFPA 1981, Standard on Open-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) for Emergency Services, edition. NFPA 1982, Standard on Personal Alert Safety Systems (PASS), edition. 2.3 Other Publications ASTM Publications. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA ASTM D 323, Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (Reid Method), Other Publications. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition, Merriam-Webster, Inc., Springfield, MA, References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections. NFPA 30, Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code, 2015 edition. NFPA 601, Standard for Security Services in Fire Loss Prevention, edition. NFPA 1500, Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program, 2013 edition. NFPA 1521, Standard for Fire Department Safety Officer, edition. NFPA 1561, Standard on Emergency Services Incident Management System, 2014 edition.

14 Page 14 of 55 Submittal Date: Thu May 16 15:24:50 EDT 2013 Response Message: Reference for NFPA 1500 added to correlate with addition made in FR

15 Page 15 of 55 First Revision No. 5-NFPA [ Section No ] 3.3.1* Combustible Liquid. A Any liquid that has a closed-cup flash point at or above 37.8 C (100 F)., as determined by the test procedures and apparatus set forth in Section 4.4 of NFPA 30, Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code. Combustible liquids are classified according to Section 4.3 of NFPA 30. [ 30, 2015] Supplemental Information File Name A docx Description Submittal Date: Thu May 09 13:43:22 EDT 2013 Response Message: Modified definition to match NFPA 30 definition. Associated annex attached. Public Input No. 12-NFPA [Section No ]

16 Page 16 of 55 First Revision No. 6-NFPA [ Section No ] Drill. An exercise involving a credible simulated emergency that requires personnel to perform emergency response operations for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of the training and education programs and the competence of personnel in performing required response duties and functions. [ 601, 2010] Submittal Date: Thu May 09 13:48:19 EDT 2013 For consistency of terms between NFPA 600, 601, and 1081, NFPA 600 should be the lead. Otherwise the extract could become circular with no root document controlling the definition. Response Message: Public Input No. 24-NFPA [Section No ]

17 Page 17 of 55 First Revision No. 8-NFPA [ Section No ] * Flammable Liquid. A Any liquid that has a closed-cup flash point that is below 37.8 C (100 F) and a maximum vapor pressure of 2068 mm Hg (40 psia), as determined by the test procedures and apparatus set forth in Section 4.4 of NFPA 30, Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code, and a Reid vapor pressure that does not exceed an absolute pressure of 276 kpa (40 psi) at 37.8 C (100 F)., as determined by ASTM D 323, Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (Reid Method). Flammable liquids are classified according to Section 4.3 of NFPA 30. [ 30, 2015] Supplemental Information File Name A docx Description Submittal Date: Thu May 09 13:58:19 EDT 2013 Response Message: Definition changed to correlate with NFPA 30 definition. See annex material attached. Public Input No. 20-NFPA [Section No ]

18 Page 18 of 55 First Revision No. 9-NFPA [ Section No ] * Hazardous Atmosphere. Any atmosphere that is oxygen deficient or that contains a toxic or diseaseproducing contaminant. Submittal Date: Thu May 09 14:05:07 EDT 2013 : The term is not used in the document. Delete associated annex. Response Message: Public Input No. 22-NFPA [Section No ]

19 Page 19 of 55 First Revision No. 10-NFPA [ Section No ] Incident Management System. A system that defines the roles and responsibilities to be assumed by personnel responders and the standard operating procedures to be used in the management and direction of emergency operations; the system is also referred to as an incident command system (ICS) incidents and other functions. [ 1561, 2014] Submittal Date: Thu May 09 14:10:48 EDT 2013 : Change the definition to match the term in NFPA Response Message: Public Input No. 23-NFPA [Section No ]

20 Page 20 of 55 First Revision No. 11-NFPA [ Section No ] * Incipient Stage Fire. The early stage of a fire, in which the progression has not developed beyond that which can be A fire which is in the initial or beginning stage and which can be controlled or extinguished using either by portable fire extinguishers or handlines flowing up to 473 L/min (125 gpm)., Class II standpipe or small hose systems without the need for protective clothing or breathing apparatus. Submittal Date: Thu May 09 14:15:07 EDT 2013 Response Message: Definition has been changed to that used by OSHA in 29 CFR Public Input No. 25-NFPA [Section No ]

21 Page 21 of 55 First Revision No. 16-NFPA [ Section No ] Facility Fire Brigade. Global FR-15 Hide Deleted An organized group of employees at a facility who are knowledgeable, trained, and skilled in at least basic fire-fighting operations, and whose full-time occupation might or might not be the provision of fire suppression and related activities for their employer Facility Fire Brigade Leader. An individual responsible for overseeing the performance or activity of other members. Submittal Date: Thu May 09 15:36:37 EDT 2013 Word industrial changed to facility to be consistent with global change. New definition of Facility Fire Brigade leader added since it was not previously defined. Response Message: Public Input No. 26-NFPA [Section No ]

22 Page 22 of 55 First Revision No. 17-NFPA [ Section No ] 3.3.9* Facility. Global FR-37 Hide Deleted Any location or structure including industrial, commercial, mercantile, warehouse, power plant (utility), areas of assembly, institutional or similar occupancy, public and private as well as for-profit, not-for-profit, and governmental facilities. Supplemental Information File Name Annex_to_Facility.G docx Description Submittal Date: Thu May 09 15:40:52 EDT 2013 The term facility is defined since the title of the document has been changed from industrial to facility fire brigade and the term industrial fire brigade has been changed throughout the document. The term facility was determined to be more inclusive and more definitive than the term industrial which may imply only specific types of facilities (such as manufacturing) to the user. Response Message: Public Input No. 27-NFPA [Section No ]

23 Page 23 of 55 First Revision No. 18-NFPA [ Section No ] * Qualified Healthcare Professional. A licensed medical doctor or other licensed healthcare professional qualified to provide professional expertise in the areas of occupational safety and health as they relate related to emergency response activities. Supplemental Information File Name A _600.G docx Description Submittal Date: Thu May 09 15:58:04 EDT 2013 Annex material was added to explain the relationship of a qualified healthcare professional to the Licensed healthcare professional defined in OSHA standards. See attached new annex material. Response Message: Public Input No. 28-NFPA [Section No ]

24 Page 24 of 55 First Revision No. 19-NFPA [ Section No ] * Site. The location of an industrial complex/facility that includes all property within the property lines of the company. Submittal Date: Thu May 09 16:21:12 EDT 2013 This definition is not significantly different from the dictionary definition. Thus it is not needed as the use in the document follows the definition in the standard dictionary. Delete associated annex. Response Message: Public Input No. 30-NFPA [Section No ]

25 Page 25 of 55 First Revision No. 42-NFPA [ Section No ] 3.3.2* Control Zones. The areas at an incident that are designated based upon safety and the degree of hazard. [ 1500, 2013] Cold Zone. The control zone of an incident that contains the command post and such other support functions as are deemed necessary to control the incident. [ 1500, 2013] Hot Zone. The control zone immediately surrounding a hazardous area, which extends far enough to prevent adverse effects to personnel outside the zone. [ 1500, 2013] Warm Zone. The control zone outside the hot zone where personnel and equipment decontamination and hot zone support takes place. [ 1500, 2013] Supplemental Information File Name A _600.G docx Description Submittal Date: Tue May 28 10:56:06 EDT 2013 Response Message: The definitions from NFPA 1500, Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program, were extracted to provide conformity at fire ground operations between the documents. Add new annex material as attached.

26 Page 26 of 55 First Revision No. 46-NFPA [ Chapter 4 ] Global FR-48 Hide Deleted Chapter 4 Requirements for All Industrial Facility Fire Brigades Fundamentals 4.1 General This chapter applies to all types of facility fire brigades * At facilities where designated workers are trained to respond to incipient fires, the facility fire brigade shall assume command of the incident upon arrival * Facility fire brigades shall be classified into one or more of the following types: (1) Incipient stage fire fighting (2) Advanced exterior fire fighting only (3) Interior structural fire fighting only (4) Both advanced exterior and interior structural fire fighting 4.1.4* The actions and responsibilities of the facility fire brigade shall be limited The potential exposure to a hazardous environment and the extent of training shall determine the limits of facility fire brigade actions and responsibilities The written facility fire brigade organizational statement and standard operating procedures shall define these limits * The minimum number of facility fire brigade members required to operate at an incident shall be established * Facility fire brigade members shall be issued identification. 4.2 General Organization and Administration Corporate or local management shall be responsible for all of the following: (1) Evaluating the site-specific conditions and hazards to determine site-specific response duties to be assigned to the industrial fire brigade (2)* Assigning the site-specific response duties of for the industrial facility fire brigade Establishing, reviewing, and maintaining a written industrial fire brigade organizational statement Establishing lines of authority and assigning responsibilities to ensure that the components of the industrial fire brigade organizational statement are accomplished (3) (4) * Establishing a written policy for the occupational safety and health of industrial facility fire brigade members * Establishing a written policy for the medical and job-related physical performance requirements for industrial facility fire brigade members

27 Page 27 of 55 (5) Developing or adopting performance-based standards that establish baseline levels of proficiency in skills, knowledge, and the safety measures necessary for industrial facility fire brigade members to accomplish the sitespecific assigned response duties described in the industrial fire brigade organizational statement Developing, reviewing, and maintaining written standard operating procedures for site-specific conditions and hazards (6) Ensuring that Maintaining a system exists to advise industrial facility fire brigade management of changes in an employee's a worker s eligibility for participation in an industrial a facility fire brigade, resulting from changes in the employee's medical condition (7) Establishing a policy to ensure that the maintain records required in this standard are maintained (8) * Establishing a policy to ensure that annual Budgeting funds are budgeted and available for equipment, vehicles, training and education, medical and job -related physical performance evaluations, and other necessary items to accomplish these objectives for operation of the facility fire brigade (9) A means for facility fire brigade communications to achieve the following: (a) (b) Notification of facility fire brigade members of an incident Communications between facility fire brigade members during an incident 4.2.2* Management shall establish, review, and maintain a written industrial facility fire brigade organizational statement * This policy statement, which establishes the The existence of the industrial facility fire brigade shall be established in the organizational statement., shall include the following: Basic organizational structure The type, amount, and frequency of training and education to be provided The expected number of members in the brigade The response duties that the brigade is expected to perform in the workplace, which define the limits of industrial fire brigade responsibility The shifts during which the brigade members are available for response The organizational statement shall include all of the following: (1)* Basic organizational structure (2) The type, amount, and frequency of training and education to be provided (3) The expected number of members in the brigade (4)* The response duties that the brigade is expected to perform (5) The shifts during which the brigade members are available for response The organizational statement shall be available for inspection by the authority having jurisdiction, the industrial facility fire brigade members, and their designated representatives

28 Page 28 of 55 Management shall establish lines of authority and assign responsibilities to ensure that the components for operation of the industrial facility fire brigade organizational statement are accomplished Management shall designate the responsible individual for the administration of the industrial facility fire brigade organizational statement and including the training and education program Management shall establish responsibility for initiating, maintaining, and enforcing standard operating procedures to ensure the safety and health of industrial facility fire brigade members Management shall establish a policy to ensure that each industrial facility fire brigade member cooperates, participates, and complies with the provisions of the industrial facility fire brigade organizational statement and the training and education program * Management shall ensure that industrial fire brigade members are a part of a corporate or local company occupational safety and health policy that identifies identify specific goals and objectives for the prevention and elimination of accidents, injuries, illness, and fatalities while performing industrial facility fire brigade response duties Management shall ensure that industrial include facility fire brigade members are adequately represented on corporate or local company occupational safety and health committees as they relate to members performing assigned industrial fire brigade response duties * Management shall delegate the response duties and responsibilities of the industrial facility fire brigade safety program to a qualified individual(s) individuals The safety program shall include the following: (1) Records and data management (2) Liaison with management, equipment suppliers, site or corporate safety, and medical and health departments (3) Development and maintenance of standard operating procedures (4) Accident prevention (5) Equipment specification and maintenance (6) Accident investigation (7) Incident scene safety (8) Training and education 4.2.5* All records associated with the operation of the industrial fire brigade Records required in this standard shall be maintained in a location where they are available for inspection by the authority having jurisdiction. 4.3 General Operations. Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Standard operating procedures (SOP) shall be developed, reviewed, and maintained in written form The SOP shall cover site-specific conditions and hazards

29 Page 29 of 55 The SOP shall identify procedures for management of critical processes to be followed during incidents Procedures shall be written for the site-specific duties identified in the facility fire brigade organizational statement The SOP and pre-incident plans shall be reviewed periodically and updated to reflect changes at the site including, but not limited to, changes in special hazards * The SOP shall list special hazards, such as storage and use of flammable liquids and gases, toxic chemicals, radioactive sources, and water reactive substances, that facility fire brigade members can be exposed to during fire and other emergencies Facility fire brigade members shall be advised of any changes that occur in relation to the special hazards Facility fire brigade members shall receive training and education on how to handle site-specific special hazards NFPA 1081, Standard for Industrial Fire Brigade Member Professional Qualifications, shall be used to establish minimum levels of proficiency in both skills and knowledge to permit facility fire brigade members to safely accomplish the site-specific response duties The SOP shall include all of the following for facility fire brigades: (1) Organization and operation (incident and non-response duties) (2) Site-specific limitations (3) Pre-incident planning (a) (b) (c) Implementation Periodic review and updates Pre-incident plan accessible to incident command The SOP shall be accessible to all facilty fire brigade members The SOP shall have procedures for activation, control, and use of fire protection systems and equipment The facility fire brigade leader or deputy facility fire brigade leader on duty shall be notified of fire protection systems and equipment status including those that are out of service An incident management system shall be established with written procedures applying to all members involved in emergency and training operations and shall be utilized to manage all emergency and training operations All members involved in emergency response organizations shall be familiar with the incident management system The incident management system shall identify roles and responsibilities relating to the safety of industrial fire brigade operations.

30 Page 30 of Safety responsibilities shall be assigned to supervisory personnel at each level of the organization This system shall include the roles and responsibilities of any responding public fire department and other outside agencies * A standard system shall be used to identify and account for each industrial fire brigade member present at the scene of the emergency NFPA 1081, Standard for Industrial Fire Brigade Member Professional Qualifications, shall be used to establish minimum levels of proficiency in both skills and knowledge to permit all industrial fire brigade members to safely accomplish the site-specific response duties described in the industrial fire brigade organizational statement The incident management system shall ensure that the risk to members is evaluated prior to taking action In situations where the risk to industrial fire brigade members is unacceptable, the emergency response activities shall be limited to defensive operations Regardless of the risk, actions shall not exceed the scope of the organizational statement and standard operating procedures Standard operating procedures for site-specific conditions and hazards shall be developed, reviewed, and maintained These procedures shall be maintained in written form and shall address the sitespecific functions identified in the industrial fire brigade organizational statement * These procedures shall include information regarding site-specific hazards to which industrial fire brigade members can be exposed during a fire or other emergency These procedures shall address the site-specific limitations of emergency response organizations These procedures shall be accessible to all industrial fire brigade members These procedures shall ensure that the shift industrial fire brigade leader is notified of all major fire protection systems and equipment that are out of service Risk Management Policy A risk management policy for emergency response shall be established by industrial fire brigade management The risk management policy shall be routinely reviewed with industrial fire brigade members and shall be based on the following recognized principles: (1) Some risk to the safety of industrial fire brigade members is acceptable where saving human lives is possible. (2) Minimal risk to the safety of the industrial fire brigade members, and only in a calculated manner, is acceptable where saving endangered property is possible.

31 Page 31 of 55 (3) No risk to the safety of industrial fire brigade members is acceptable where saving lives or property is not possible Global FR-48 Hide Deleted Operational safety requirements for industrial fire brigade members responding to a fire emergency shall be established and shall at a minimum include the following: (1) Personnel who are not trained in accordance with this standard are not permitted to enter the warm or hot zones established for a fire emergency. (2) * SCBA and thermal protective clothing are worn by industrial fire brigade members entering the hot zone. (3) Thermal protective clothing is worn by industrial fire brigade members entering the warm zone. (4) Industrial fire brigade members operate in teams of two or more in response to fires that have advanced beyond the incipient stage. (5) Industrial fire brigade members operating in the hot and warm zones have an established communications system. (6) When industrial fire brigade members are operating in the hot zone, at least one industrial fire brigade member with the capability to call for assistance remains outside the hot zone and maintains an awareness of the safety of industrial fire brigade members located inside the hot zone. (7) When industrial fire brigade members are operating in the hot zone, additional brigade members are standing by in the warm zone with approved equipment to provide assistance or rescue. (8) Industrial fire brigade members positioned in the warm zone are visible to command positions at all times. (9) Personnel and industrial fire brigade members positioned in any fire zone have opportunity to relocate to an alternate position should fire conditions change. (10) Experienced industrial fire brigade members oversee activities of less experienced brigade members during fire-fighting operations. 4.4 Incident Management System (IMS). An incident management system (IMS) shall be utilized during incidents beyond the incipient stage and in training operations * An incident management system shall be established with written procedures Facility fire brigade members shall be familiar with the incident management system The incident management system shall identify roles and responsibilities of leadership There shall be an incident commander at each incident where the incident management system is used Leadership shall be responsible for safety during facility fire brigade operations Safety responsibilities shall be assigned to supervisory personnel at each level of the organization.

32 Page 32 of The incident management system shall include the roles and responsibilities of any responding public fire department and other outside agencies * A standard system shall be used to identify and account for each facility fire brigade member present at the scene of the incident The incident commander shall ensure that the risk to members is evaluated prior to taking action In situations where the risk to facility fire brigade members is unacceptable, the incident response activities shall be limited to defensive fire fighting Regardless of the risk, actions shall not exceed the scope of the organizational statement and standard operating procedures. 4.5 Risk Management Policy * A risk management policy for incident response shall be established by facility fire brigade management The following are recognized principles of risk management policy: (1) Some risk to the safety of facility fire brigade members shall be acceptable where saving human lives is possible. (2) Minimal risk to the safety of the facility fire brigade members, and only in a calculated manner, shall be acceptable where saving endangered property is possible. (3) No risk to the safety of facility fire brigade members shall be acceptable where saving lives or property is not possible The risk management policy shall be routinely reviewed with facility fire brigade members Corrective action plans shall be established for non-compliance with the risk management policy * Incident operations scenarios and drills shall be used to evaluate the risks The incident commander shall maintain control of all zones. 4.6 Education, Training, and Drills Training and Education * A training and education program shall be established and maintained for all industrial fire brigade members to ensure that they are able to perform their assigned response duties in a manner that does not pose a hazard to themselves or other members The goals for training and education shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (1) (2) * Preventing accidents which can result in injury, illness, or death of facility fire brigade members as a result of performing their duties * Developing competency in life safety, property conservation, and reduction of business interruption

33 Page 33 of 55 (3) Controlling the fire within the limitations of the Risk Management Policy established under Section The training and education program shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (1)* A review of the applicable provisions of this standard (2) Basic fire chemistry (3) The principles and practices of fire fighting and emergency response to the extent required for the type of facility fire brigade and member s assignment within the brigade (4) New hazards, equipment, and procedures introduced into the facility (5) Site-specific hazards 4.6.2* A facility fire brigade training coordinator shall be designated to manage the training and education program The training coordinator shall conduct training and education or delegate the training and education to qualified instructors The training coordinator shall verify the qualifications of instructors All members Members shall be trained to a level of competency commensurate with the response duties and functions that they are expected to perform, perform including the operation of all of the fire-fighting and rescue equipment and systems they are expected to use Members shall meet the minimum skills and knowledge requirements of NFPA 1081, Standard for Industrial Fire Brigade Member Professional Qualifications, for each site-specific task expected to be performed by brigade members before their participation in emergency response operations Members shall be trained for site-specific tasks expected to be performed by brigade members The skills and knowledge of members shall be verified prior to their participation in emergency response operations Industrial Facility fire brigade members shall not perform any only those response duties that they have not been trained and educated to perform * The quality and frequency of training Training and education provided shall ensure that industrial fire brigade members are capable of performing their assigned response duties in a manner that does not present a hazard to themselves or endanger other personnel be conducted periodically The prevention of accidents, injury, death, and illness during performance of any industrial fire brigade function shall be an established goal of training and education * A designated industrial fire brigade training coordinator shall provide instruction to the industrial fire brigade or shall verify the qualifications of other instructors providing training and education to industrial fire brigade members.

34 Page 34 of * Industrial Facility fire brigade members designated as leaders shall receive training and education commensurate with their response duties. Such training and education shall be more comprehensive than that provided to the other industrial fire brigade members Facility fire brigade leader training and education shall be more comprehensive than training provided to facility fire brigade members * Drills shall be conducted as often as necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of the industrial fire brigade training and education program and the competence of industrial fire brigade members in performing assigned response duties. Lessons learned shall be evaluated and documented, and additional training shall be provided as necessary to improve performance that is below established standards The training and education provided to members shall include a review of the applicable provisions of this standard The training and education program shall include the principles and practices of fire fighting and emergency response to the extent required by the type of industrial fire brigade established and by the assignment within the brigade The training and education program shall address new hazards, equipment, and procedures introduced into the facility Training provided to industrial fire brigades shall develop and increase competency in life safety, property conservation, and reduction of business interruption Training shall include site-specific hazards. (See ) Training Records Individual training records shall be maintained for each member of the industrial fire brigade Training records shall include, but not be limited to, courses completed, subjects studied, refresher courses completed, and other evaluations of skills and knowledge, drill attendance records, and leadership or other special accomplishments related to industrial fire brigade activities Training records shall be maintained and shall be available for inspection by the authority having jurisdiction Training records shall be reviewed at least annually by industrial fire brigade management and the industrial fire brigade training coordinator to evaluate training needs and equipment needs of the brigade. 4.7 Drills * A performance standard for drills shall be established * Drill scenarios shall be representative of conditions encountered during an actual fire * Drills shall be conducted periodically.

35 Page 35 of * A fire brigade leader or a deputy fire brigade leader shall oversee the conduct of fire drills * Fire brigade members shall perform or simulate actions necessary to fight simulated fires consistent with the fire drill scenario and the type of facility fire brigade Drills shall be evaluated for all of the following: (1) Training and education program (2) Fire brigade member performance A corrective action plan shall be created to improve efficiency in the training and education program * Fire brigade member performance shall be assessed to the standards established in Drill evaluations shall be documented * The competence of facility fire brigade members shall be evaluated by the facility fire brigade leader or a deputy facility fire brigade leader Only facility fire brigade members meeting the performance standard established in 4.7.1, shall be permitted to perform response duties Additional training shall be provided as necessary to improve performance that is below established standards * After completion of additional training, the facility fire brigade member s performance shall be re-evaluated. 4.8 Training and Drill Records Training and drill records shall be maintained for each member of the facility fire brigade Training records shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) Courses completed (2) Subjects studied (3) Refresher courses completed (4) Evaluations of skills and knowledge (5) Drill attendance records (6) Leadership or other special accomplishments Training and drill records shall be available for inspection by the authority having jurisdiction Training and drill records shall be reviewed at least annually by facility fire brigade management and the facility fire brigade training coordinator to evaluate:

36 Page 36 of 55 (1) Training needs (2) Equipment needs (3) Fire-fighting operations effectiveness 4.9 Responsibilities In the Facility Fire Brigade Organization of the Industrial Fire Brigade Industrial Facility Fire Brigade Management. Industrial Facility fire brigade management shall be responsible for the following: (1) Establishing programs to accomplish the items identified in the industrial facility fire brigade organizational statement Establishing the size and organization of the industrial fire brigade (2) Coordinating and scheduling necessary meetings (3) Establishing and maintaining fire protection equipment inspection programs for industrial facility fire brigade equipment (4) Coordinating the maintenance and review of necessary reports and records (5)* Maintaining liaison with local fire authorities (6) Establishing job-related physical performance requirements for industrial fire brigade members Industrial Facility Fire Brigade Leader. The industrial facility fire brigade leader shall be responsible for the following: (1) Establishing a chain of command within the brigade to act in the absence of the brigade leader (2) * Making information on hazardous materials and processes to which the brigade can be exposed available to brigade members Select facility fire brigade members * Assisting in the selection process of Evaluating brigade members qualifications (3) Establishing and maintaining a brigade roster (4) Selecting assistant industrial deputy facility fire brigade leaders as appropriate to the size of the brigade and keeping them informed of all operations of the brigade (5) Developing pre-emergency plans for For site-specific hazards, and making information on hazardous materials, and processes to which the industrial facility fire brigade can be exposed available to all industrial fire brigade members : (a) (b) Develop pre-incident plans Inform facility fire brigade members (6) Providing training for assigned response duties of fire brigade members and support members (7) Selecting and maintaining equipment used by the brigade (8) Issuing written reports on the status of the industrial facility fire brigade to management, at least annually (9) Assisting in fire investigations Assistant Industrial Deputy Facility Fire Brigade Leaders.