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29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): Training and education. 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 fire fighting. The employer shall provide the education required in paragraph (g)(1) of this section upon initial employment and at least annually thereafter. The employer shall provide employees who have been designated to use fire fighting equipment as part of an emergency action plan with training in the use of the appropriate equipment. The employer shall provide the training required in paragraph (g)(3) of this section upon initial assignment to the designated group of employees and at least annually thereafter. On or about February 6, 2018, the employer failed to ensure that employee who were authorized to use a portable fire extinguisher in the event of an incipient stage fire, were trained to do so. Employees are expected to use a portable fire extinguisher if they are able to in the event of an incipient stage fire.