WHAT IS FIRE HAZARDS?

COMMON FIRE HAZARDS

continuation….
Elements Of The Fire Triangle!

AN EVENT NOT A THING!

CAN BE PREVENTED OR EXTINGUISH!

TOP CAUSES OF FIRE

Kitchen
Stoves

When left unattended.

Electric cords, curtains, tea towels and even
cloths are so closed to the stove top.
When long flowing sleeves are contacting gas
flames
  If installation was not done by
qualified electrician
 If safety switches and correct
fuses were not installed
 Capacity overload

Faulty Wiring
 SMOKING IN BED

Smoking in bed can

cause fire –tiny
embers can smolder
unnoticed and burst
into flame much
LIGHTING
Flammable
liquids
CANDLES
CHILDREN
 BASIC RESPONSE PROCEDURE
DURING A FIRE INCIDENT
 Rescue: Rescue people from the immediate
area of smoke and/or fire. Make people aware
that there is a fire alarm activation or actual
fire within the building.
 .
 Alarm:
-Activate the nearest fire alarm station.
When telephone is available . Provide your
name, location of the emergency, telephone
number from which you are calling, and type of
emergency you are reporting .
 Contain

- Contain the smoke or fire by closing all

windows and doors to rooms, stairwells, and
corridors.
 Extinguish: Extinguish the fire using the
appropriate fire extinguisher for the type of
fire being fought. Only attempt to fight the
fire if you are comfortable using a fire
extinguisher and if the fire is small,
contained, and not spreading beyond the
immediate area. Refer to Portable Fire
Extinguishers for proper extinguisher
selection.
 Relocate: Relocate to a safe area. In campus
buildings, relocate outside of the building
and away from the main entrance.
DO NOT USE ELEVATORS within the building
as a means of exit, only use the stairways
 Secure: Secure important documents.
FIRE EMERGENCY AND EVACUATION
PLAN
 A fire emergency evacuation plan (FEEP) is a
written document which includes the action
to be taken by all staff in the event of fire
and the arrangements for calling the fire
brigade. It can include any relevant
information in relation to the FEEP.
 SALIENT COMPONENTS OF FIRE
EMERGENCY AND EVACUATION PLAN
 Fire evacuation strategy
 Action on hearing the fire alarm

 Calling the fire brigade

 Power/process isolation

 Identification of key escape routes

 Fire Wardens/Marshals

 Places of assembly and roll call

 Fire fighting equipment provided

 Training required

 Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan

(PEEP)
 Liaison with emergency services
 YOUR TASK!

 Prepare a FIRE EMERGENCY AND

EVACUATION PLAN.
CONGRATULATIONS!
 What is fire hazard? (Explain)-3pts
 Give 3 causes of fire, and explain how it can
cause fire.-6pts
 What are the basic responses during a fire
incident? (Explain)-18pts
 Explain why a fire is an event and not a
thing. -3pts
 Give 5 components of fire emergency and
evacuation plan. -5 pts
 35PTS ALL IN ALL