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Fire Safety Understanding Fires

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Fires are extreme safety hazards and may cause severe damage to property and loss of life. Learning more about fire safety is the first step toward prevention.

Course Outcomes At the end of this course, you should be able to: Understand how fires occur. Learn how to exercise fire precaution. Know what to do in case of fires.

Lesson Outcomes At the end of this lesson, you should be able to: Identify the composition of a fire and how it starts. Determine different classifications of fire.

What comprises a fire? Select the four answers

Fire Safety Fire Prevention Techniques

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Industrial, commercial, and residential fires cost billions in damage and injury. Fire prevention techniques can reduce the cost of damage or the possibility of injury and death to occupants.

Lesson Outcomes At the end of this lesson, you should be able to: Learn housekeeping techniques that can help prevent fires.

Follow good housekeeping practices and keep premises clean and neat.

Ensure that flammable materials are stored safely.

Properly dispose of flammable materials.

Ensure that electrical equipment is kept away from any form of liquid or flammable material.

Which of the following is NOT a fire safety precaution? Select the best answer

Fire Safety Fire Safety Evacuation Plan

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Times of disasters can cause much panic and stress to building occupants. Knowing your company's fire evacuation plans beforehand is crucial to minimizing injuries and damages during emergencies.

Lesson Outcomes At the end of this lesson, you should be able to: Learn the important elements of an evacuation plan. Understand what to do in case of fires. Know when and how to use a fire extinguisher.

Elements of a Fire Evacuation Plan These are the things that you should know before any evacuation.

Fire Reporting Procedures Know your company's means of reporting fires. Fire alarms are usually triggered upon detecting a fire in the building. NEVER pull the fire alarm as a prank. Triggering the alarm as a joke may cause panic, leading to unnecessary injury and damage to property.

Evacuation Plans Study and review evacuation maps or diagrams. They should be displayed prominently in public areas on the premises. Understand where you are, look for the closest exit points, and take note of the assembly area outside the building.

Evacuation Plans for Employees with Critical Responsibilities Employees tasked with important responsibilities, such as shutting down plant operations or providing first aid, should also be provided with their own emergency procedures. In this case, you should know and be prepared for your role in order for the evacuation to run smoothly.

Assembly Area Review the evacuation plan and remember where to go when you're outside. Your presence at the assembly area is required to verify that you safely exited the building or premises. Do not leave immediately.

Emergency Directory The emergency directory contains the names, titles, and contact information of persons who are in charge of emergency plans. Contact the persons indicated in the emergency directory for further guidance in cases of emergencies.

Fire Evacuation Guidelines

What should you do in case of fire? In the case of fire, it is important to remember RACE.

RESCUE Help and rescue anyone within immediate danger. If it is not safe to do so, immediately pull the alarm.

ALARM After safely rescuing your co-workers who are in immediate danger, immediately sound the alarm to alert everyone of the fire. Your evacuation plan should include the locations of fire alarm systems within your workplace.

CONFINE If you are the last person out, make sure to confine the fire by closing the doors as you leave. Closing the doors can help slow the fire.

EVACUATE The last step is to evacuate. Evacuate the area through the nearest emergency exit. If evacuation is impossible, proceed to emergency stairwells and wait for the emergency team that will help you evacuate.

NOTE Always remember to use the correct fire extinguisher. The class of fire indicates the correct fire extinguisher to be used. Depending on the country, they may be labeled using specific letters or colors.

Before using the fire extinguisher, ensure that the fire extinguisher you are using is appropriate for the type of fire. Otherwise, the wrong fire extinguisher can worsen the situation.

Fire Safety Assessment

ABOUT THIS ASSESSMENT This final assessment will check your understanding of the topics discussed in the course. Note that some questions require multiple correct answers.

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Which of the following should you know before any evacuation? Select all answers that apply.

Is the following statement true or false? A single fire extinguisher can extinguish any classification of fire.