Outcome 7 Fire Types and Prevention Unit 203: Scientific principles for domestic, industrial and commercial plumbing

FIRE TÂN

AIM – –Know how to deal with fires in the workplace OBJECTIVES – –Identify the elements of the fire triangle –Identify different categories of fire and select the correct type of extinguisher for a fire Todays Session/Sesiwn Heddiw

Diagrams

Fire Triangle Identify the 3 elements of the fire triangle 1.Oxygen 2.Heat 3.Fuel

WHAT ARE THE SIX CATEGORIES OF FIRE B - A - C - D - E - F - Solids - Liquids - Gas - Metals - Electrical - Fats - Paper, wood, plastic, etc. Paraffin, petrol, oil, etc. Propane, Butane, Methane, etc. Aluminium, Magnesium, Titanium, etc. PCs, Drills, Television, etc. Cooking oils and fats, Grease, etc. LetterTypeExample of fuel Video

What are the different colour's of a fire extinguisher/diffoddwr tân? Answer/Ateb– They are all red with a diagram and a coloured marker identifying what class of fire it can be used on. Question/Cwestiwn

Diagrams/Diagramau

TypeBS EN Colour codeClasses of fire that the extinguisher is suitable for Water Signal red A FoamCream AB Dry Powder French blue ABC*DE Carbon Dioxide Black BE Wet Chemical Yellow AF WHAT ARE THE FIVE COLOURED BANDS * Can also be used on Metal Fires if the extinguisher has the D label.

Fire extinguishers/Diffoddwr tân

Please place the types of Fire/Tan under the correct classification. A – B – C – D – E - F Task 1/Tasg 1

ABCDEF SOLID/ SOLID LIQUID/ HYLOFIL GAS/ NWY METAL/ METALAIDD ELECTRICAL/ TRYDANOL FATS/ BRASTERAU PAPER/ PAPUR PARAFFIN/ PARAFFIN PROPANE/ PROPAN ALUMINIUM/ ALWMINIWM DRILL/ DRIL COOKING OIL/ COGINIO OLEW WOOD/ COED PETROL/ PETROL BUTANE/ BUTAN MAGNESIUM/ MAGNESIWM PC/ CYRIFIADUROL COOKING FAT/ BRASTERAU COGINIO PLASTIC/ PLASTIG OIL/ OLEW METHANE/ METHAN TITANIUM/ TITANIWM TELEVISION/ TELEDU GREASE/ GREASE Answer/Ateb

Please can you place the type of fire extinguisher above the classification of fire/tan. (Be careful as some can be used on more than one type of fire). Task 2/Tasg 2

TypeBS EN Colour code Classes of fire the where extinguisher can be used SOLID LIQUID GAS METAL ELECT RICAL FAT Water Signal red Red with a Signal red panel A FoamCreamRed with a cream panelAB Dry Powder French blue Red with a blue panelABC*DE Carbon Dioxide BlackRed with a black panelBE Wet Chemical YellowRed with a yellow panelAF RECAP/AILDRODD * Can also be used on Metal Fires if the extinguisher has the D label.

Thank you and well done/Diolch yn fawr a da iawn “A spark neglected makes a mighty fire” Robert Herrick