Process Chemistry Fire Hazards Presentation.pptx for M. Pharm pharmaceutical chemistry

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FIRE HAZARDS AND TYPES OF FIRE
Submitted to: Submitted by:
Dr. Ramanpreet Walia Firuj Ahmed
M. Pharm 1st year
A10655022001
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CONTENTS:
INTRODUCTION
FIRE TRIANGLE
TYPES OF FIRE HAZARDS
CLASSIFICATION OF FIRE
REFERENCES
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FIRE HAZARDS:
• Fire hazards refer to anything
that increases the growth or
development of fire, leading to
property damage, injuries, or
even loss of life.
• Oxygen, Fuel and Heat.
• Fire hazards usually involve the
mishandling of fuel or heat.
• FIRE or combustion is a
chemical reaction between
oxygen and a combustible fuel.
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FIRE TRIANGLE:
• The triangle illustrates the
three elements a fire
needs to ignite:
A) HEAT
B) FUEL
C) OXYGEN
• When heat , fuel , and
oxygen combines
together and results in a
chemical chain reaction
which starts fire.
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TYPES OF FIRE HAZARDS:
1- ELECTRICAL HAZARDS
2- PROCESS and OPERATION HAZARDS
3- HOUSE HAZARDS
4- STORAGE HAZARDS
5- SMOKING HAZARDS
6- FRICTION HAZARDS
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1.ELECTRICAL HAZARDS:
•Damaged wiring.
• Damaged plugs.
• Wet wires.
•Broken switches, sockets.
•Overloaded circuits.
2- PROCESS and OPERATION RELATED HAZARDS:
Cutting and welding operations which use open flame can produce
sparks.
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3.HOUSE HAZARDS:
• Dry leaves are burn by the sunlight.
• If gas burner not turn off then there is possibility of explosion.
4- STORAGE HAZARDS:
•Flammable or combustible materials stored too close to heat sources.
•Materials stored in damaged container.
•Materials stored in unlabelled containers.
•Containers not tightly sealed.
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5.SMOKING HAZARDS:
•Ignoring “NO SMOKING” signs.
•Smoking around flammable or combustible materials.
•Smoking on bed.
•Smoking in areas where there is an accumulation of plastic or
metal powders that may become explosive.
6.FRICTION HAZARDS:
•Choking or jamming materials.
•Poor adjustment of moving parts.
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CLASSIFICATION OF FIRE:
There are five classes of fire:
1) CLASS A
2) CLASS B
3) CLASS C
4) CLASS D
5) CLASS K
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1) CLASS ‘A’ FIRE:
Class ‘A’ fires are fires that involve ordinary combustible
materials such as cloth , wood ,paper ,rubber,
and plastics.
2) CLASS ‘B’ FIRE:
Class ‘B’ fires are fires that involve flammable and
combustible liquids such as alcohol, diesel oil,
oil-based paints, lacquers etc. and flammable gases.
3) CLASS ‘C’ FIRE:
Class ‘C’ fires are fires that involve energized
electrical equipment.
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4) CLASS ‘D’ FIRE:
Class ‘D’ fires are fires that involve combustible
metals such as magnesium , titanium, and sodium.
5) CLASS ‘K’ FIRE:
• Class ‘K’ fires are the fires that involve vegetable
oils, animal oil, or fats in cooking appliances.
•This is for commercial kitchens, including
those found in restaurants, cafeterias.
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REFERENCES:
1) What are fire hazards? - definition from Safeopedia. (n.d.).
Retrieved May 2, 2023, from
https://www.safeopedia.com/definition/739/fire-hazards
2) What is a fire triangle? (2020, July 23). Retrieved May 2, 2023,
from https://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/apparatus-
accessories/articles/what-is-a-fire-triangle-4HSY7X5xagWZR5KQ/
3) Dickinson, M. (2021, November 30). What are the 5 different
classes of fires? Retrieved May 2, 2023, from https://vanguard-
fire.com/what-are-the-5-different-classes-of-fires/
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