FIRE PREVENTION

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Safety Brief

Emergency Procedure:
• Emergency Alarm and Assembly
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• First Aid
• Toilets
• Canteen

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• Use of Cell Phones
• Prayer Room

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TRAINING OBJECTIVES
By the end of this session, you will understand:

▪ Fire Triangle
▪ Risk of Fire
▪ What causes fires ?
▪ Why fires get so big so fast?
▪ What can I do to prevent fires?

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▪ What can I do to save lives from fire?
▪ Classes of fire & Use of Extinguisher
▪ Hazards of Fire

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Elements of Fire

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Causes Of Fire

• Arson
• Incorrect use of flammable materials
• Faulty, overloaded or misused electrical equipment
• Incorrect tools used in intrinsically safe zones
• Sparks, heat or friction from hot work
• Unsafe storage of materials
• Smoking in unauthorised areas

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Elements of Fire

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What You Think, Can Cause Spark?

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Electrical Fire

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Preventing Electrical Fires

• Proper electrical design

• Regular maintenance of wiring and equipment
• Unplugging all equipment when they are not in use
• Training staff on how to avoid overloading systems
• Training staff on how to position hot equipment away from sources of ignition
• Control over use of electrical equipment and ignition sources e.g., intrinsically
safe equipment usage
• Good office cable management

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• Avoiding the use of toasters and portable fans

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How Does Fire Spread?

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Chain Reaction – Direct Burning

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Extinction of Fire

✓ Starving it of fuel
✓ Smothering ( Cover the fire) to exclude oxygen
✓ Cooling it to reduce temperature

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Combustible Storage

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Inadequate Fire Doors or Walls

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Ventilation System

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Fire Prevention
✓Are fire extinguishers where they should be and are they still in test date?
✓Has there been a fire drill in the last 6 months
✓Are all fire doors kept closed at all times?
✓Are emergency exit routes and doors kept are free of obstructions
✓Are emergency lighting indicator lights showing they are all functioning?
✓Is all the fire signage still in place?
✓Ask people in the office if they know the fire rules and educate them if they do not.
✓Is there any unauthorised electrical equipment which has been brought into the site or

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✓Are electrical sockets all being used correctly so as not to overload them?
✓When contractors are working, are they save and do they have a PTW if required?
✓Have visitors been inducted in the fire procedures?

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Fire Signage

✓ ‘A route that can be followed by an

occupant, unaided or without risk from
fire, that will lead to safety’

✓ Clear marking of route with signage

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Fire Extinguishers

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Fire Classification

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Types of Extinguishers

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Hazard Spotting Exercise

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Hazard Spotting Exercise

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What is Wrong

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What is Wrong

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Thank you For Your Attention

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