SEVEN MAIN COMMON CAUSES OF FIRE
#1.Electricity, neglect unprofessional or misuse of wiring can lead to short circuits.
#2.Cooking, fasts, glees and other materials provide opportunities for fire to start because it feeds on them i.e. kitchen Hoods.
#3.Hearting appliances, hot plates, gas cylinder, portable heaters, charcoal stove are all a threat when placed besides combustion materials.
#4.Combustion materials, include- flammable liquids, glues, and solvents are all liable to catch fire unless stored and used properly.
#5.Smoking, careless discarded cigarette butts or lit matches are of the major causes of fire.
#6.Burning candles, and unattended to charcoal stoves if left around combustibles can end up causing fire
#7.Arson or wilful fire -raising
NEEDED TO CARRY OUT A FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT:
You have a duty to manage fire safety if you’re responsibility for the premises, owner, or you’re an employer. To do this, you need to carry out a fire risk assessment.
The assessment should identify anyone who may be at risk should a fire occur and the inherit risks within the premises. Again, the assessment should provide details of all measures possible to remove or reduce these risks in order to ensure the safety of anyone in the event of fire emergency.
The following 3 elements should be thought of while identifying hazards;
#1. Source of fuel, this is anything that burns.
#2. Source of ignition, sources of heat that can become hot enough to ignite materials found at the premises.
#3. Source of oxygen which is present in and around us.
The fire risk assessment helps to take action towards steps to remove any potential fire hazard, and to reduce the like hood of fire impacting on your home and workplace.