TBT 02: Fire Safety
FIRE HAZARDS / RISKS DUE TO FIRE:
1. BURNS
2. OXYGEN STARVATION
3. POISONOUS GASES
4. DESTRUCTION1 of 14
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TBT 02: Fire Safety
Causes of Fires - Fires need: FUEL + OXYGEN (AIR) + HEAT/IGNITION = FIRE
The “Fire Triangle”
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TBT 02: Fire Safety
SOURCES OF HEAT / IGNITION:
1. Matches & lighters
2. Smoking
3. Heaters
4. Hot works
5. Electrical sparks
6. Damaged machinery
7. Damaged cables
8. Compost
9. Land fill 3 of 14
TBT 02: Fire Safety
SOURCES OF FUEL:
1. Wood, paper, card
2. Plastics
3. Solvents
4. Fuels & oils
5. Carpets & furniture
6. Clothing
7. Many waste materials
8. Some types of dust eg. MRF
9. Some metals 4 of 14
TBT 02: Fire Safety
CHOOSING THE RIGHT EXTINGUISHER:
There are six types of fire:
1. Solids
2. Flammable liquids
3. Flammable gases
4. Electrical apparatus
5. Cooking oils and fats
6. Flammable metals 5 of 14
TBT 02: Fire Safety
WATER EXTINGUISHER:
Red body + red label
Cools the fire
Use for SOLIDS fires
(wood, paper, card, plastic)
NOT for liquids or electrical fires
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TBT 02: Fire Safety
FOAM: Red + cream label:
The foam smothers the fire and cools it
Use on SOLIDS and FLAMABLE LIQUIDS fires
NOT for electrical fire BUT safer than water if accidentally used
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TBT 02: Fire Safety
POWDER: Red with blue label
Use on SOLIDS, LIQUIDS, GASES
NOTE: Turn off the gas supply.
‘Smothers’ the fire.
Very messy / damaging: powder cloud “fog”.
[Special powders availablefor metal fires]
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TBT 02: Fire Safety
CARBON DIOXIDE:
Red + black label
ELECTRICAL FIRES
Excludes oxygen.
Can cause suffocation.
Nozzle gets very cold.
(Also for liquid fires BUT fire could re-ignite)
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TBT 02: Fire Safety
Fire blankets:-
1. Use to smother small fires
2. Use to cover small quantities of cooking burning cooking fat or oil
3. Use to smother burning clothing – make the casualty lie down to keep flames away from the head
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TBT 02: Fire Safety
FIRE PRECAUTIONS:1. House-keeping
2. Cleaning and maintenance
3. Ventilation grilles
4. Check cables
5. Electrical equipment dry
6. Gas lines and hoses
7. Smoking
8. Flammable substances
9. Cooking activities
10. Work permits11 of 14
TBT 2: Fire Safety
FIRE SAFETY RULES:
1. Fire exits, routes, assembly point
2. Fire call points
3. Fire extinguishers
4. Fire evacuation plan
5. Fire risks
6. Hot works permit
7. Do not obstruct fire doors or safety routes
8. Do not obstruct access to fire extinguishers
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TBT 02: Fire Safety
IF YOU DISCOVER A FIRE:
1. DO NOT ENDANGER YOURSELF
2. Shout “FIRE, FIRE, FIRE
3. Break call point
4. IF IT IS SAFE TO DO SO, tackle the fire
5. Call 999, report the fire, give your name, your address POST CODE
6. Help evacuate the area
7. Report to Fire Marshall
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TBT 02: Fire Safety
“FIRE, FIRE, FIRE” or Fire Alarm:
1. DO leave by nearest safe exit
2. DO go to Assembly Point
3. DO report to fire marshall
4. DO help colleagues and visitors
5. DO switch off plant
6. DO NOT lock any doors
7. DO NOT leave the site until given permission then DO NOT return
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