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29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting: a) Henry RAC Holding Corp., 59 East 1st Street, Bayonne, NJ 07002 Employees were not provided fire extinguisher training. The company evacuation program stated that if a fire was small in size an attempt should be made to extinguish it with the use of a portable extinguisher. Workers in the polishing department use class D extinguishers to put out smoldering metal dust fires. Violation occurred on or about 6/9/16. Abatement Note: The employer must either correct the alleged violation or implement a fire safety policy which requires the immediate and total evacuation of employees from the workplace upon the sounding of a fire alarm signal and which includes an emergency action plan and fire prevention plan meeting the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.38 and 29 CFR 1910.39, respectively.