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Industrial Buildings and Plant Layout FlC 16-1 --A bridge provides safe crossover of a freight yard Be sure construction and personnel protec tion are adequate Courtesy Guardian Engineering O Development Co Floors, walkways, stairs, ramps, platforms Storage facilities, including those for ex plosives and flammable materials, for harm ful substances, for finished products, and yard storage Electric winng and installation Illumination Mechanical handling equipment cranes, conveyors, industrial trucks Elevators Boilers and other pressure equipment Ventilation, heating, and air conditioning Fire control Health and safety water, waste disposal, first aid, personal protective equipment, distribution and repair facilities, isola tion of excessively noisy operations Water supply adequate for fire fighting Personal service facilities parking, restau rants, rest rooms, employment, and training Site Planning Selection of a site involves consideration of a number of factors possible hazards to the community and their relationship to cli mate and terrain, space requirements, type and size of buildings, necessary facilities, transportation, market, and labor supply Of the factors listed, those of direct concern to the safety professional are discussed below While the safety professional is not directly responsible for specialized plant and process engineering and design, still it is his duty to keep the engineers and architects as safety conscious as possible, and to anticipate poten tial safety hazards and try to have them "de signed out" of the system before the construc tion stage begins Location, climate, and terrain Plants producing or using highly flammable or toxic substances in bulk should be located 392