If you find non-fire retardant wood on site, what is the proper action?

• A. Notify your supervisor.
• B. Sweep it up and dispose with regular trash.
• C. Ignore it and continue working.
• D. Call security.

Answer: (A)

Notifying your supervisor is the right course because discovering wood that isn’t fire retardant creates a fire risk and needs to be handled through proper safety procedures. By reporting it, you trigger the correct evaluation and action—removal or replacement, tagging, or disposal according to site rules—so the area stays compliant and safe. Disposing with regular trash bypasses these controls and can spread risk or violate waste procedures. Ignoring it or continuing to work keeps everyone in danger, and calling security isn’t the appropriate channel for this type of hazard. Prompt reporting ensures the issue is addressed by the right person using approved methods.