FIRE SAFETY PRECAUTION
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FIRE SAFETY PRECAUTION

FIRE SAFETY PRECAUTION:

Fire presents a significant risk to business.  It can kill or seriously injure employees or visitors and can also damage or destroy buildings, assets equipment or stock.

Therefore good fire safety practices are called for and should be followed.

  • Keep your work place tidy and having a good standards of housekeeping.
  • Regularly remove combustible waste and accumulated dust.
  • Keeping use of flammable liquids to a minimum and closing containers when not in use.

EMERGENCY/PLANNING:

Prepare for an emergency such as fire. An emergency plan should be in existence. It should clearly explain what to do in the event of a fire emergency, describing the responsibilities of each key person and what they need to do.

Create a written evacuation procedure explaining what need to happen in event of a fire alarm being raised. I.e. location of fire alarm call point, extinguishers, exists and details of nominated persons along with their areas of responsibility.

Train your employees to ensure that each is familiar with the emergency plan and please test the arrangements in the plan regularly.

Carry out fire drills at least twice a year to ensure that the plan works and that people can follow it, correcting any problem found during the drill.

FIRE ALARMS AND DETECTORS:

Provide methods for detecting a fire quickly and raising the alarm. Early warning systems when set off from any point, should be clearly heard throughout the premises. It should provide enough warning for people to evacuate the building quickly, calmly and safely.Provide clear instructions or notices showing people how to operate the warning system and how to respond to it.

It’s important all fire safety measures are maintained and regularly tested. You should test your fire alarms according to the NPA 72 standards.

ESACPE ROUTES:

All escape routes must be easily identifiable with no obstructions and with instructions about the means of escape displayed. Provide instructions and training for your employees on how to escape in the event of an emergency.The type and size of exits will depend on the number of people to use them in the event of an evacuation. Escape routes must be adequately illuminated and free of any obstacles.

EVACUATION OF DISABLED PEOPLE.

Any evacuation arrangement should ensure the safety of everybody in our premises.The fire risk assessment should identify groups of people at risk, taking particulars care of vulnerable groups or individuals e.g. children, the elderly and people with disabilities. Personal emergency evacuation plans (peep) where required should be tailored to the individual and should give clear explanations of evacuation procedure.

For premises where it is not known who visit, such as hotels, standard PEEPs can be created. These are procedures to assist people with disabilities. Employees should be trained on how to put PEEPs into practice in the event of an emergency.

Fire extinguishers:

Any fire to occur needs the following,

  • Oxygen
  • Fuel
  • Heat

Different fire extinguishers will remove one of these elements to stop it.It is important when deciding ways of fighting fire to choose the right fire extinguisher for each type of fire and where to locate it. This will guarantee that they are suitable for the type of fire that could occur and of sufficient capacity for the fire risk at the premises.

Fire extinguisher should be located at obvious places close to fire hazards, and people to use them should receive training on how to use them and also ensure that they are annually serviced.

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SEVEN MAIN COMMON CAUSES OF FIRE

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.

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WHY FIRE SAFETY TRAINING IS IMPORTANT?

The buildings need to comply with government guidelines rules and laws relating to fire safety. However, making sure that your employees know what to do in the event of a fire emergency at workplace or premises is equally important too.

Fire safety training ensures that your employees know what to do in the event of fire emergency. And carrying out fire safety training on a regular basis is not only a necessity but rather a must.

WHAT EMPLOYEES NEED TO KNOW?

From the safe exist of the premises, to fire prevention and following the guidelines, fire safety training covers all the aspects of what to do if there is an out brake in the premises. Provide your employees /worker force with knowledge, skills and expertise on what to do especially when fire is at its insipient, prevents injuries, saves life as well as asset damage property and environment destruction.

HOW MANY TIMES DO THE WORK FORCE NEED FIRE TRAINING?

A number of things keep charging in work places of organizations during a year i.e. new buildings, staff come and go, so for many reasons, fire safety must be carried out regularly.

Most companies opt for a yearly review and refresh to ensure their workforce are up to date with current procedures.

However in the event of some charges in the organisation or company that rises any fire safety risk to the premises, it is important to update the procedure and training potential to update the procedure and training depending to the situation present at that particular time. These may include;

#1.New equipment: In case a new machine is purchase, installed or changed, the machine used, it is important to review the fire safety procedure.

#2.External incidents: If an incident has occurred outside your organisation, it could prompt you to review your own safety guidelines.

#3.Change of process: if your own internal processes changes, then its worth important to look into the fire safety arrangement at the premises.

FINALLY ABOUT FIRE SAFETY TRAINING:

This responsibility of fire prevention in the work place ultimately lies with everyone at the business, organisation, institution, companies, factory etc. But it is the employer’s responsibility to ensure employees are fully trained and equipped with the knowledge to known both how to respond and exit safely in the event of fire. Therefore conducting training on a regular basis is imperative.

And if you’re interested in fire safety training for your business, company, factor or organisation, contact our team at Anse fire safety now. We can conduct  fire safety training at you premises and all the necessary equipment, materials are brought to you and the  fire safety training will be tailored specifically to  your work environment.

Since fire can occur anywhere and at any time, whether at the work place or at home, the follow are the identified seven common causes.

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KNOW THE DIFFERENT OUTSIDE PARTS OF A FIRE EXTINGUISHER

Draw a fire extinguisher showing all the spare parts

#1.Discharge hose:

This allows the inside extinguishing agent to travel across the tank and reach the base of the burning fire. Always aim the flow of the agent in the targeted direction.

#2.Nozzle:

This is the conical end of the hose and through it the extinguishing agent disperses.

#3.Pressure gauge.

It is a small circular gauge attached to the outer portion of the value assembly. It has a clock like arrow showing pressure bar and a green and red portion.

The gauge maintain the pressure when discharging the agent during the time of fire. When it is properly charged then the arrow of the gauge is green. If the needle arrow is to the right of the green, it means its overcharged and it might explode. If it is to the left, it indicates that it is discharge or there is no pressure.

Note: a pressure gauge is not present in all Co2 extinguishers

#4.Pull pin:

It is the locking pin and inserted into the value portion to prevent accidental squeezing.

#5.Carry handle:

The handle allows the user to easing grasp, lift and carry the extinguisher.

#6.Operating lever:

It is a metal piece that is pressed to operate the fire extinguisher. The lever can only be operated when the pull pin is removed.

#7.Tamper seal:

It helps in keeping the pull pin in place.

#8.Instruction label:

All fire extinguishers should have the instructions on how to use it and on what type of fire class it should be applied. Note: only a skilled and trained person should use it.

 

#9.Monthly /quarterly /annual inspiration, testing and maintenance tags/stickers

These ensures that the extinguisher is properly handled so that it operates effectively when needed.

Fire extinguisher are capable of suppressing small fires especially when it is at its incipient hence saving people from injuries, death, asset, property and environment  destruction.