During a fire emergency, would an untrained person be able to use a fire extinguisher? This infographic highlights the EFFECTIVENESS of an untrained person successfully using a fire extinguisher. The study was done by Easter Kentucky University and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

1. STUDIED
EXTINGUISHERS
VOLUNTEERSUSING
UNIVERSITIES
AND THEN AFTER
WITH
NO
MINIMAL
TRAINING
TRAINING
DURING A FIRE EMERGENCY,WOULD AN UNTRAINED
PERSONBE ABLE TO USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER?
WITH NO TRAINING AFTER BRIEF TRAINING
98%SUCCESSFUL
USE
74%PROPER
TECHNIQUE
100%SUCCESSFUL
USE
96%PROPER
TECHNIQUE
THE RESULTS
WATCH THE WPI STUDY VIDEO
http://tinyurl.com/WPIstudy
STUDY CONCLUSION: ORDINARY PEOPLE WITH
NO TRAINING CAN
SAFELYAND EFFECTIVELY
MINIMAL TRAINING IMPROVES RESULTS.
USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER DURING A FIRE EMERGENCY.
276 ORDINARY PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THE STUDY
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