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29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1):Where the employer has provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer shall also provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage firefighting: 8000 Hall Street, St. Louis, MO 63147: Employer is exposing employees to hazardous conditions. Employees are permitted to use portable fire extinguishers for incipient stage fires as required for welding activities without having been provided required annual educational program on the use of portable fire extinguishers. On September 15, 2020 employees used portable fire extinguishers to address a fire at the mixing operations area. The employees were not provided an educational training on the use of portable fire extinguishers.