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Introduction to fire prevention plans
The document discusses key aspects of a fire prevention plan, including reducing workplace fire risks through identifying electrical, heating, smoking, and material hazards. It describes components of fixed fire extinguishing systems like discharge nozzles and agent storage containers. The purpose of an employee alarm system is to reduce accidents and injuries by ensuring alarms operate properly. The fire triangle and different types of fire extinguishers are also explained. Managers should be trained on their responsibilities under the fire prevention plan.
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Introduction to fire prevention plans
- 1. Introduction to Fire prevention Plans Yawar Hassan Khan
- 2. What does thefire prevention plan do for your compnay • Serves to reduce the risk of fires at your workplace
- 3. Causes of fire • Electrical hazards • Portable heaters • Office fire hazards • Cutting , welding and open flame work • Flammable and combustible material • Smoking in the wrokplace
- 4. Fixed extinguished system • Fixed fire extinguishing systems are commonly used to protect areas containing value able or critical equipment such as data processing rooms , telecommunication switches and process control rooms
- 5. Components of afixed system • Discharge nozzle • Piping • Control panel • Warning alarm • Warning and caution signs • Fire detectors • Pull stations • Agent storage containers
- 6. Purpose of analarm system • The purpose of and employee alarm system is to reduce the severity of work place accidents and injuries by ensuring that alarm systems operate properly and procedures are in place to alert employees to workplace emergencies
- 7. The fire triangle •Enough oxygen to sustain combustion • Enough heat to rise the material to it’s ignition temperature and • Some sort of fuel or combustible material
- 8. Fire extinguisher ratings • Class a ordinary combustible • Class b flammable liquids • Class c electrical equipment • Class d combustible metals • Class k restaurant kitchens
- 9. Types of fireextinguishers • Dry chemical extinguishers • Halon extinguishers • Water extinguishers • Carbon dioxide extinguishers
- 10. HOW TO USEA FIRE EXTINGUISHER • PASS : PULL – AIM –SQUEEZE-SWEEP
- 11. MANAGEMENT TRAINING RESPONSIBLITY All managers should be trained and make sure employees are also trained to understand their FFP responsibility.
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