Friday 17 August 2012

FIRE PREVENTION PLANS


What does the fire prevention plan do for your compnay
Serves to reduce the risk of fires at your workplace
Causes of fire
Electrical hazards
Portable heaters
Office fire hazards
Cutting , welding and open flame work
Flammable and combustible material
Smoking in the wrokplace
Fixed extinguished system
Fixed fire extinguishing systems are commonly used to protect areas containing value able or critical equipment such as data processing rooms  , telecommunication switches and process control rooms
Components of a fixed system
Discharge nozzle
Piping
Control panel
Warning alarm
Warning and caution signs
Fire detectors
Pull stations
Agent storage containers
Purpose of an alarm system
The purpose of and employee alarm system is to reduce the severity of work place accidents and injuries by ensuring that alarm systems operate properly and procedures are in place to alert employees to workplace emergencies
The fire triangle
Enough oxygen to sustain combustion
Enough heat to rise the material to it’s ignition temperature and
Some sort of fuel or combustible material
Fire extinguisher ratings
Class a ordinary combustible
Class b flammable liquids
Class c electrical equipment
Class d combustible metals
Class k restaurant kitchens
Types of fire extinguishers
Dry chemical extinguishers
Halon extinguishers
Water extinguishers
Carbon dioxide extinguishers
  HOW TO USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER
PASS : PULL – AIM –SQUEEZE-SWEEP
MANAGEMENT TRAINING RESPONSIBLITY
All managers should be trained and make sure employees are also trained to understand their FFP responsibility.
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