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1910.157(b)(1)
Where the employer has implemented 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 planand when extinguishers are not available in the workplace, the employer is exempt from all requirements of this section unless a specific standard in Part 1910 requires that a portable fire extinguisher be provided.
1910.157 (g)(1)
Where the employer has 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.
OBJECTIVES:
After this training you should be able to:
UNTRAINED PEOPLE Cannot use a fire extinguisher safely because they are:
INEXPERIENCED
Dont know about the proper type of extinguisher Dont know how to make a Fight or Flight analysis Unfamiliar with the P.A.S.S. method
Energized circuits
Electrical equipment and computers
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.
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.
Class C units have no numerical rating. A Class C rating doesnt imply any capacity. Only indicates that the extinguishing agent is non-conductive, safe on energized equipment. Works by displacing oxygen, smothering fire.
WATER
Water + CO2 propellant ONLY for Class fires wood / paper, etc. Spreads burning liquids! DANGER of electric shock if used on on live circuits!
MULTI-PURPOSE RATED
Either Or
DRY CHEMICAL
C02 -
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!
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
Disconnect Equipment
Remove combustibles, if you can do so without danger to yourself
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 OSHA certified in use of a fire extinguisher !
P.A.S.S.
PULL AIM
SQUEEZE SWEEP
>>:
AIM
LOW at the base of the fire
SQUEEZE
the lever
SWEEP
from side to side
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
This safety training module was developed in cooperation with:
the National Fire Protection Association and the Public Information and Life Safety Education Section of the
Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department 4100 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA 22020 www.co.fairfax.va.us/ps/fr/general/Piolse.htm (703) 246-3801 or (703-385-4419 TTY
Portions 1995-2000 by Dr. Robert Toreki, used by permission
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