1. “Fire Safety Training”
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The employer should implement a written fire safety policy which requires the immediate and total evacuation of employees from the workplace …and which includes an emergency action plan and fire prevention plan…
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The employer should provided portable fire extinguishers… the employer shall provide an educational program to familiarize employees with general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.
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Where Fire Can Start ?
Transformer
Air conditioners
Server Room
Battery Charger Room
Plant Room
Pantry
Office
Car Parking
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Causes of Fire
Faulty Electrical Equipments /Wiring
Poor House Keeping
Overloaded Electrical Systems
Over Heating of Equipment / Servers
Careless Handling of Fire Like disposal Cigarettes, Naked flames, Inflammable Materials etc.
Spontaneous Combustion (Sun / Direct Heat)
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Fire Detection
Manual - Use of senses
(Sight, Hearing, Smell)
Systems - Smoke Detectors, Heat Sensors
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Methods
Beating
Blanketing
Use of Sand
Use of Water
Foam
Carbon Di-Oxide
Dry Chemical Powder
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8. TRADITIONAL COMMON FIRE CLASSIFICATIONS
“Ordinary” combustibles
Paper, wood, rubber, plastics and textiles.
“Flammable liquids”
Oil, gasoline, solvents
“Energized circuits”
Electrical equipment
and computers
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9. Latest Classification of Fire
TYPE ‘A’ (Solids) Paper, Wood, Fabric etc.
TYPE ‘B’ (Liquids) Petroleum Products, Paint, Oil etc.
TYPE ‘C’ (Gases) LPG, CNG, Hydrogen, Acetylenes, Electricity Cables, Wires, Etc.
TYPE ‘D’ (Metals) Magnesium, Sodium, Potassium etc
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Don’t Use the Water to extinguish electricity cables fire, because Electrical Shock may pass through water.
Don’t Use the Water to extinguish Oil fire because water will go down and Oil will comes up.
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11. OBJECTIVES: After this training you should be able to:
IDENTIFY common classes of fires
SELECT the proper type of extinguisher
EVALUATE when it is safe to fight an “early-stage” fire, and;
APPLY the “P.A.S.S. method to operate a portable extinguisher.
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UNTRAINED PEOPLE Cannot use a fire extinguisher safely because they are:
UNABLE to evaluate a fire
UNAWARE of DANGER due to...
LACKING JUDGEMENT regarding:
Safe and correct use of, and
Limitations of portable extinguishers
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13. WHY UNTRAINED PEOPLE Can’t use a fire extinguisher safely (continued):
INEXPERIENCED
Don’t know about the proper type of extinguisher
Don’t know how to make a “Fight or Flight” analysis
Unfamiliar with the “P.A.S.S. method”
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14. Portable Fire Extinguishers
LIMITED IN:
Capacity to 25 lbs. of extinguishing agent
Range - Typically 3 to 15 feet
Duration - Discharge their contents in only 5 to 30 seconds!
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15. Extinguisher Common features
Locking pin
Carrying handle / operating lever
Pressure gauge
Label :
Type (Water, C02, Dry Chemical)
Classification (A, B, C)
NFPA capacity Rating
Instructions
Discharge nozzle or horn
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Remember the PASS word: 1) Keep your back to a clear escape route, 2) Stand back 6 to 8 feet from the fire, 3) Then >>:
P.A.S.S.
PULL
AIM
SQUEEZE
SWEEP
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PULL the pin
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AIM
Aim the base of the fire
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SQUEEZE
the lever
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SWEEP
from side to side
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21. Use a portable extinguisher ONLY if the:
Building is being evacuated (Fire alarm has been pulled)
Fire Department has been called (Dial 101)
Fire is NOT spreading (small and contained)
EXIT IS CLEAR (fight fire with your back to an exit )
Proper extinguisher is at hand, and...
You have been trained and know how to use it!
You use “Buddy System” - have someone back you up!
Get assistance BEFORE trying to fight a fire!
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Fire Fighting Team
The following fire fighting team to be set upped and trained when Fire safety training and give mock drills.
Safety Team
In case of fire they have to give alert to all floor, Switch off the main EB panel inform to Fire Service, EB and etc.
Extinguish Team
This team should attempt to extinguish the fire.
Rescue Team
This team should help to handicapped, Pregnant, feared employees to rescue and to check and ensure there nobody into the factory including the toilets or any interior places
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Evacuation
In the event of a building catching fire, the speed with which the information reaches all inmates assumes paramount importance.
Factors that need consideration are listed below;
Fire detection must be rapid and reliable. This could be through human agency or electronic systems, such as smoke detectors or a combination of both (should one fail).
Warning of fire must be given without loss of time. This could be through voice, manual alarm or electronic alarm system.
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Evacuation
All personnel must understand the warning. This is achieved through detailed briefing of all personnel initially and rehearsals at regular intervals.
Escape routes must be clear of obstruction at all times so that evacuation takes place smoothly and without panic. This can only be achieved through good house keeping, regular maintenance, proper disposal of unwanted /waste material and regular rehearsals.
The escape routes must also be unaffected by fire and smoke, as maximum casualties occur due to inhalation of smoke causing asphyxia. This can be facilitated by the correct selection of exit routes for our personnel so that they can move out rapidly into the open into the assembly area where they can breathe-in the fresh air.
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Evacuation
All personnel must understand the warning. This is achieved through detailed briefing of all personnel initially and rehearsals at regular intervals.
Escape routes must be clear of obstruction at all times so that evacuation takes place smoothly and without panic. This can only be achieved through good house keeping, regular maintenance, proper disposal of unwanted /waste material and regular rehearsals.
The escape routes must also be unaffected by fire and smoke, as maximum casualties occur due to inhalation of smoke causing asphyxia. This can be facilitated by the correct selection of exit routes for our personnel so that they can move out rapidly into the open into the assembly area where they can breathe-in the fresh air.
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26. Checklist Ensure Regularly the following things;
Fire Extinguisher should be kept in 3 feet height,
Fire Extinguisher signage in Tamil and English,
Fire Extinguisher operation instruction in Tamil and English near every fire extinguisher.
Fire extinguisher background wall should be marked in Yellow and Block colour.
Access area should not be any hindrance.
One extinguisher for at least every 100 sq.ft.
Space kept empty and marked beneath extinguisher
All extinguisher are good working condition,
Adequate fire bucket with sand and water
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27. Checklist Ensure Regularly the following things;
Fire extinguisher to EB Main switch area, Server room, Diesel Storage area, etc. are mandatory
Emergency exit with outside open facility,
Emergency lights in all stair cases
All emergency lights should be good condition
Emergency exit should be kept in open and free from any obstacles.
Emergency exit signage with UPS are battery backup light.
Fire Alarm is good condition
Etc.
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HOW THEY WORK:
Works by cooling.
Numerical rating indicates amount of agent, duration, and range of discharge on test fires.
Area of Class A fire which a “non-expert” can extinguish, with proper training
1-A is equivalent on Class-A fire to five liters of water.
2-A contains has twice as much extinguishing agent.
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HOW THEY WORK:
Works by blanketing the fuel.
Interrupts chemical reaction at fuel surface.
Class B ratings signify the area in square feet of flammable liquid fire a unit will extinguish when used, by a trained, “non-expert.”
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HOW THEY WORK:
Class “C” units have no numerical rating.
A Class “C” rating doesn’t imply any capacity.
Only indicates that the extinguishing agent is non-conductive, safe on energized equipment.
Works by displacing oxygen, smothering fire.
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HOW THEY WORK:
Class D - Metals: potassium, sodium, aluminum, magnesium
Unless you work in a laboratory or in an industry that uses these materials, it is unlikely you'll have to deal with a Class D fire. It takes special extinguishing agents (Metal-X, foam) to fight such a fire.
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32. COMMON TYPES OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS:
WATER
DRY CHEMICAL
CO2 and Halon
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WATER
Water + CO2 propellant
ONLY for Class fires
wood / paper, etc.
Spreads burning liquids!
DANGER of electric shock if used on on live circuits!
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34. DRY CHEMICAL MULTI-PURPOSE RATED
Either Or
Best for general use:
Reduced risk of re-ignition
A 10 lb. unit empties in 8-10 secs.
Effective range of 6 ft. to 15 ft.
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C Rated
Best on burning liquids / electrical
SHORT range - 3 to 8 ft.
10- pound unit empties in 5 to 10 seconds!
Use short spurts!
DISPERSES QUICKLY!
Continue applying after the fire is out!
Unit gets VERY cold - hold properly
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Halon
Best for computers / electronics
Weight-for-weight TWICE as effective as C02
No residue, easy clean-up
VERY SHORT range, 3 to 6 ft.
Like C02, Discharges QUICKLY!
Like C02, Disperses QUICKLY!
Continue after flames are extinguished
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37. In case of burning odor or smoke:
Switch of main electricity
Call 101 First!
Notify Security
Disconnect Equipment
Remove combustibles, if you can do so without danger to yourself
Notify Floor Monitors
and Emergency Safety Coordinator
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38. REACT upon discovery of fire or smoke
Remove persons in immediate danger!
Ensure doors are closed! (confine fire/smoke)
Activate the building alarm !
Call the Fire Department !
Treat ALL fires as DANGEROUS!
Continue a complete building evacuation
Do not attempt to fight a fire UNLESS you are Fire Safety training certified in use of a fire extinguisher !
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OK, It’s out… Now What?
WATCH the fire area
If the fire flares up again repeat!
If you can’t control the fire, LEAVE immediately!
Call the fire department to inspect the scene!
Recharge or replace any used fire extinguisher!
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Thank You.
Note:-
Fire can extinguish on earliest stage, All security guards should have awareness about fire fighting,
Feel free H.R. department to any kind of Safety Training.
-Suthanthira Selvan
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