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held to a higher standard," Spahr says. "e storage and organization of your product is a big issue. Is everything in the best place it could be to be out of potential risk? Also, the end of shift management walk-throughs are a very good practice to ensure the safety of your workplace." Mitigating Risk Koffel pointed out other new requirements in codes. "ese requirements result in the facility 22 PalletCentral • March-April 2021 palletcentral.com In reality, many fire officials will want to see that, at least annually, a pallet company's fire prevention program is being evaluated for its effectiveness, Koffel says. And if the facility experiences an unwanted fire, it would be appropriate to review the program at that time as well to determine what lessons were learned and determine if any changes need to be made. In addition to conferring with fire prevention professionals, those in the pallet industry also need to focus on having ongoing fire safety meetings with their employees. ese meetings should focus on the importance of safety, professionalism, job specific training, and attitudes when it comes to performing their jobs and instructing customers, contractors, and other employees as it relates to fire safety. Implementing other practices outlined in the document has shown clear safety benefits for companies, as Spahr has witnessed at J.F. Rohrbaugh. "All employees at our company – from the top on down – have better housekeeping tasks and are "Even if the jurisdiction is using an older edition of a fire code, they can request that the fire official recognize the newer edition as an alternative compliance approach or equivalence." Bill Koffel, president and founder, Koffel Associates, Inc.