OSHA General Industry · 1910.38, 1910.39, 1910.157

Fire Safety and Prevention Online Training

Fire safety practices, evacuation procedures, flammable liquid hazards, and extinguisher use — based on OSHA General Industry requirements.

Individual Enrollment
$39.99one-time
Course Length
1 hr 30 min
  • Unlimited exam retakes
  • Mobile access on any device
  • Certificate available immediately online
  • Group / business enrollment available
Group / Business Enrollment
100% Online
1 hr 30 min
General Industry
OSHA 1910.38, .39, .157
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Instant Certificate
Course Overview

Protect Your Workplace and Your Coworkers

Fires start in seconds and spread fast; every employee has a role in prevention and response.

It covers the knowledge portion required under OSHA General Industry standards: emergency action plans, fire prevention plans, exit routes, flammable liquids, and extinguishers. Employers add site-specific routes, alarms, procedures, and hands-on extinguisher practice.

Fire Prevention & Hazard Recognition

Ignition sources, approved containers, storage, grounding and bonding, spills.

Exit Routes & Evacuation

Exit route requirements, clear exits, evacuation routes.

Emergency Action Plans

What plans cover, alarms, your role, who implements.

Prevention Plans & Extinguishers

Plan elements, waste control, heat-equipment safety, extinguisher types, fight or evacuate.

Who This Course Is For

Designed for General Industry Employees

For nearly any workplace with fire hazards, flammable liquids, or employees using extinguishers.

General Industry Employees

Manufacturing, warehousing, office, required settings.

Warehouse & Storage Workers

Handling flammable and combustible materials.

Maintenance Personnel

Equipment upkeep, flammable liquids, heat-producing tools.

Facility Managers & Supervisors

Implementing prevention and emergency action procedures.

New Employees

Onboarding and safety orientation.

Office & Administrative Staff

Evacuation procedures, exit routes, extinguisher awareness.

Applicability depends on duties, hazards, and whether employees must use extinguishers; employers decide who needs training.

Federal OSHA Standards

Based on General Industry Fire Safety Standards

Covers the knowledge elements these standards require: hazard recognition, evacuation, prevention practices, extinguisher education.

1910.38 — Emergency Action Plans

Evacuation procedures, alarms, responsibilities, plan review.

1910.39 — Fire Prevention Plans

Hazard controls, combustible waste, heat-producing equipment.

1910.157 — Portable Extinguishers

Extinguisher education, types, classes, annual training.

1910.36 & .106 — Exit Routes & Flammable Liquids

Exit route design and maintenance; liquid storage.

Federal standards; State Plan employers should check for added requirements.

Understanding Employer Responsibilities

What This Course Provides vs. What Employers Must Still Do

Knowledge only: a complete program also needs site procedures, hands-on practice, and orientation.

What This Online Course Covers

  • Emergency action plan basics: notification, evacuation, accountability, roles
  • Prevention plan elements and combustible waste control
  • Exit route requirements and clear access
  • Flammable liquids: containers, storage, grounding and bonding, spills
  • Heat-producing equipment safety
  • Fire classes and extinguisher types
  • When to fight versus evacuate
  • Handouts: EAP and prevention plan templates, extinguisher maintenance and hydrostatic test records, evacuation floor-plan worksheet
  • A Certificate of Completion

What the Employer Must Still Provide

OSHA standards also require:

  • Site-specific evacuation routes, assembly points, and alarms
  • Written EAP and prevention plan above 10 employees, reviewed with staff
  • Hands-on practice on your workplace's extinguishers
  • Assigned roles: evacuation assistants, personnel accounting, critical shutdowns
  • Workplace-specific hazards and prevention measures
  • Extinguishers maintained, inspected, accessible; exits unobstructed
  • Annual extinguisher-use retraining (1910.157(e)(2))
  • Retraining when the plan or responsibilities change (1910.38(b)(4))
  • Retraining when prevention plan elements change (1910.39(b))

Templates assist but don't replace site-specific plans, workplace training, or hands-on practice.

What Our Customers Say

Trusted by the people doing the work.

“Clear and straight to the point — everyone knew the evacuation plan.”
Jordan T.
Safety Lead · Denver, CO
Frequently Asked Questions

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It delivers the knowledge training required under 1910.38, 1910.39, and 1910.157. Employers add site-specific training — routes, alarms, procedures — plus hands-on extinguisher practice.
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Be Ready Before Fire Strikes.

Recognize hazards, respond to emergencies, protect coworkers. Finish at your own pace — instant certificate on passing, unlimited retakes.