Fire Safety and

Emergency
Procedures
Refresher
February 2017

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Overview

This course will provide you with a refresher on what to do

in a fire or emergency situation.
Topics Include:
1. Fire Awareness
2. Extinguishing Methods
3. Emergency Evacuation Procedures
4. Fire Orders
5. Person in Charge Considerations
6. Evacuation Drills
7. Resources

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 Fire Awareness
A fire will only start if you have these three things together:

FUEL (solvent) + HEAT (spark) + OXYGEN (air) = FIRE!

Fire Triangle –

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 Extinguishing Methods
Removing one or more sides of the
Fire Triangle causes combustion to cease and
the fire to go out.

Only try to extinguish a fire if

IT IS SAFE TO DO SO
e.g. if the fire is less than the size of a rubbish bin

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Extinguishing Methods
The three methods to extinguishing a fire are:

1. Cooling
2. Starving
3. Smothering

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Cooling

Cooling involves reducing the temperature of the

combustible material so that it falls below the
‘ignition point.’

The best medium for this is WATER, unless it is an

electrical fire.

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Starving
Starving involves removing the combustible material or
fuel itself.

For example, turning off the gas.

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Smothering

Smothering involves excluding all or part of the oxygen.

For example, application of a fire blanket.

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Portable Fire Extinguishers

Nearly all fires begin as small fires and may be easily

extinguished if discovered early enough and the
correct extinguishing agent is applied.

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 Portable Fire Extinguishers

The Water Portable Extinguisher 9kg

coloured red is the most common fire extinguisher and
can be used on the following types of fires:

• Wood
• Paper
• Textiles
• Rubber
• Most Plastics

• NOT electrical, flammable liquids

(petrol, etc)
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 Portable Fire Extinguishers

The Dry Chemical Portable Extinguisher 2.1kg

(coloured red with white horizontal band) is a fire
extinguisher frequently found in office and residential
facilities, it can be used on the following types of fires:

• Wood
• Plastic
• Paper
• Electrically energised equipment
• Flammable liquids (petrol, etc)

• NOT cooking oils (stove fires)

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 Portable Fire Extinguishers

The Carbon Dioxide Portable Extinguisher 3.5kg

(coloured red with black horizontal band) is is a fire
extinguisher frequently found in office and residential
facilities, it be used on the following types of fires:

• Wood
• Plastic
• Paper
• Electrically energised equipment
• Flammable liquids (petrol, etc)

• NOT cooking oils (stove fires)

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 Emergency Evacuation
Procedures
Emergencies requiring you to evacuate your building
can include:
• Fire
• Medical Alert
• Gas leak or spill
• Bomb threat
• Intruder
• Neighbouring property emergency

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 Emergency Evacuation
Procedures
The order in which people should be evacuated is:

1. Mobile people capable of evacuating themselves.

First group evacuated.
2. People that can be evacuated with little assistance.
Second group evacuated.
3. People that are totally dependant on assistance.
Third group evacuated.

The reason for this order is to evacuate the maximum

number of people as quickly as possible.

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Fire Orders
In the event of a fire related emergency, staff should:

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Fire Orders
In the event of a fire related emergency, staff should:

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Fire Orders

• To ensure the welfare of people with disabilities

during evacuations, take medication & medical
instructions with you.
• If confronted with smoke, crawl low to the
ground. Close doors quickly when exiting rooms
to prevent smoke travel.
• If clothing catches on fire, Stop, Drop and Roll

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Fire Orders

Under NO circumstances
should anyone re-enter the
building once it is evacuated.

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 Person in Charge Considerations:
The person in charge should ensure:

1. The Fire Brigade has been called – 000

2. An orderly flow of people from the premises

3. The evacuation pack is taken when you go (where relevant)

4. That all rooms have been checked

5. A reasonable person is left with people at the Assembly Point

6. Nobody re-enters the building until advised by the fire brigade

that it is safe to do so

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Evacuation Drills

A person’s behaviour and response to an emergency

situation can be difficult to predict.
This is why it is important to
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE
by conducting Evacuation Drills.

Each workplace has an evacuation plan and assembly

location. Make sure you know your local arrangements
or check with your manager if you are unsure.

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 Resources
More information is available here:

• Emergency Procedures Manual

• OHS Procedures Manual
• Fire Evacuation Drill Checklist
• Fire Safety Equipment Checklist – Weekly
• Site Orientation and Induction Checklist
• Fire Safety Evacuation Exercise Record
• Fire Incident Report

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Policies & Procedures
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