Outcome 7Fire Types and Prevention

Unit 203: Scientific principles for domestic, industrial and commercial plumbing

FIRETÂN

• AIM –

– Know how to deal with fires in the workplace

• OBJECTIVES –

– Identify the elements of the fire triangle – Identify different categories of fire and select the

correct type of extinguisher for a fire

Todays Session/Sesiwn HeddiwTodays Session/Sesiwn Heddiw

Diagrams

• Fire Triangle

Identify the 3 elements of the fire triangle

1. Oxygen

2. Heat

3. Fuel

WHAT ARE THE SIX CATEGORIES OF FIRE

B -

A -

C -

D -

E -

F -

Solids -

Liquids -

Gas -

Metals -

Electrical -

Fats -

Paper, wood, plastic, etc.

Paraffin, petrol, oil, etc.

Propane, Butane, Methane, etc.

Aluminium, Magnesium, Titanium, etc.

PCs, Drills, Television, etc.

Cooking oils and fats, Grease, etc.

Letter Type Example of fuel

Video

What are the different colour's of a fire extinguisher/diffoddwr tân?

Answer/Ateb–

They are all red with a diagram and a coloured marker identifying what class of fire it can be used on.

Question/Cwestiwn

Diagrams/Diagramau

Type BS EN Colour code Classes of fire that the extinguisher is suitable for

WaterSignal

redSignal red A

Foam Cream Cream A B

Dry Powder

French blue

French blue A B C *D E

Carbon Dioxide

Black Black B E

Wet Chemical

Yellow Yellow A F

WHAT ARE THE FIVE COLOURED BANDS

* Can also be used on Metal Fires if the extinguisher has the D label.

Fire extinguishers/Diffoddwr tân

Please place the types of Fire/Tan under the correct classification.

A – B – C – D – E - F

Task 1/Tasg 1

A B C D E F

SOLID/SOLID

LIQUID/HYLOFIL

GAS/NWY

METAL/METALAIDD

ELECTRICAL/TRYDANOL

FATS/BRASTERAU

PAPER/PAPUR

PARAFFIN/PARAFFIN

PROPANE/PROPAN

ALUMINIUM/ALWMINIWM

DRILL/DRIL

COOKING OIL/COGINIO OLEW

WOOD/COED

PETROL/PETROL

BUTANE/ BUTAN

MAGNESIUM/MAGNESIWM

PC/CYRIFIADUROL

COOKING FAT/BRASTERAU

COGINIO

PLASTIC/PLASTIG

OIL/OLEW

METHANE/METHAN

TITANIUM/TITANIWM

TELEVISION/TELEDU

GREASE/GREASE

Answer/Ateb

Please can you place the type of fire extinguisher above the classification of fire/tan.

(Be careful as some can be used on more than one type of fire).

Task 2/Tasg 2

        

RECAP/AILDRODD

* Can also be used on Metal Fires if the extinguisher has the D label.

• Thank you and well done/Diolch yn fawr a da iawn

“A spark neglected makes a mighty fire”

Robert Herrick