12 Tips to Prevent Workplace Fire

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12 Tips to Prevent Workplace fire
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Index

1. Fire Safety Plan
2. Fire Safety Training Content
3. 12 Tips To Prevent Workplace Fire

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Fire Safety Plan

• The Fire Safety Plan requires that fire safety
  training is provided to staff when they begin
  employment and that refresher training is
  provided on the regular basis.
• Fire is the biggest safety risk any businesses
  ever has.
• Without fire safety training your protection may
  not be valid and your staff are left helpless.

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Fire Safety Training Content

• Fire Safety Training Content
• Common Causes Of Fire
• Behaviour Of Fire
• Fire Prevention
• What To Do If A Fire Breaks Out
• How To Use Fire Extinguishers And Emergency
  Evacuation Procedures

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12 Tips To Prevent Workplace Fire

• Preventing fires is everyone job.
• We all need to be alert to anything and anyplace
  where it is workplace or home that could cause a
  fire.

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• 1. Get Organized
• Clutter contributes to fires by providing
  combustible and by preventing access to exits and
  emergency tools.

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• 2. Designated Smoking Areas
• Smoke only in preferred areas, and extinguish
  smoking materials safely.
• Never smoke in storerooms or chemical storage
  areas.

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• 3. Fire Extinguishers
• Maintaining the proper type and number of fire
  extinguishers.
• Learn how to use a fire extinguisher properly.

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• 4. Electrical Hazards
• Report all electrical hazards.
• Many fires start in broken wiring and
  malfunctioning electrical equipment.

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• 5. Access to Control Panels
• Electrical control panels need to have free
  access maintained so that the electric could be
  shut off easily.

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• 6. Maintenance
• Regular Maintain machinery to prevent overheating
  and friction sparks.

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• 7. Sprinkler Systems Smoke Detectors
• Never block sprinklers, firefighting equipment or
  emergency exits.
• Observe clearances when stacking materials.
• Testing of smoke detectors and sprinkler systems
  at least periodically.

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• 8. Chemical Safety
• Use and store chemicals safely.
• Read the label, and Material Safety Data cover to
  determine flammability and other fire risks.
• Provide adequate ventilation when using and
  storing these types of substances.

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• 9. Waste Control Storage
• Control the increases of flammable and
  combustible waste materials and deposits so that
  they do not contribute to a fire emergency.

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• 10. Prevent Ignition
• Use all precautions to prevent fire in possibly
  explosive atmospheres such as those containing
  flammable liquid vapours or fine particles.
• Use non-sparking tools, and control static
  electricity as needed.

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• 11. Exits
• Emergency exit diagrams should be posted, and
  emergency exits should be well lit with
  neon-regulation signs.

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• 12. Contact Information
• Employees should have emergency contact phone
  numbers in case of emergency.
• Always remember that people will often panic in
  an intense condition.
• Therefore, basics such as the company address,
  phone number and floor plan should be posted.

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