BLR’s Safety Training Presentations

1. BLR’s Safety Training Presentations Fire Safety29 CFR 1910.39

2. A Picture Is WorthA Thousand Words • Access to exits, fire equipment, and electrical panels • Electricity, flammable chemicals, and housekeeping • Fire extinguishers • Office fire prevention • Quiz

3. What’s Wrong or Right?

4. Points to Consider 3 2 5 1 4

5. Corrected Scenario

6. What Have We Learned? • Maintain access to exits and electrical panels • Store fire extinguishers properly and keep them accessible • Know your evacuation routes and meeting areas • Use welding precautions such as “Hot Work Permits”

7. What’s Wrong or Right?

8. Points to Consider 3 1 4 2 5

9. Corrected Scenario

10. What Have We Learned? • Housekeeping is essential • Electrical cords and equipment could start fires • Flammable chemicals must be stored properly • Smoking should be allowed only in designated areas • Compressed gas cylinders must be restrained

11. What’s Wrong or Right?

12. Points to Consider 3 2 5 4 1

13. Corrected Scenario

14. What Have We Learned? • Understand the PASS system • Use the correct type of fire extinguisher • Inspect fire extinguishers regularly • Know the locations and sound of your fire alarms

15. What’s Wrong or Right?

16. Points to Consider 1 4 2 3

17. Corrected Scenario

18. What Have We Learned? • Space heaters are hazardous • Electric cords and outlets should not be overloaded • Housekeeping also applies to offices • Emergency plans are necessary

19. Summary • Maintain access to exits and fire extinguishers • Inspect electrical cords and equipment before use • Store flammables properly • Know how to use a fire extinguisher • Practice good housekeeping as the key to fire prevention

20. Quiz 1. What three things must always be accessible in case of an emergency? _________, _________, _________ 2. An “A” extinguisher is designed to put out electrical fires. True or False 3.Containers used to store or dispense flammable liquids should be bonded and grounded to prevent the buildup of static electricity, which could ignite a fire.True or False 4.What should a welder complete to help make sure it is safe to weld? __________________ 5. The three elements of a fire are fuel, oxygen, and ______.

21. Quiz (cont.) 6. Describe the PASS system for using an extinguisher: P _________, A _________, S _________, S _________. 7. What should electrical cords be inspected for? ___________ 8. Describe your company’s evacuation meeting area: ______________________________________________ 9. Only flammable compressed gas cylinders need to be restrained. True or False 10. Housekeeping prevents fires by helping to eliminate the fuel sources component of the fire triangle.True or False

22. Quiz Answers 1. Exits, electrical panels, fire equipment including hoses and extinguishers 2. False; “A” extinguishers are designed for combustible materials such as wood or paper 3. True 4. A “Hot Work Permit” is used to help make sure the area is safe for welding 5. An ignition source

23. Quiz Answers (cont.) 6. Pull the pin, Aim at the fire’s base, Squeeze the trigger, Sweep back and forth 7. Exposed wires, kinks, frayed insulation 8. Facility-specific might include parking lot entrance, across the street, by the big tree, etc. 9. False; All compressed gas cylinders need to be restrained 10. True; Housekeeping helps eliminate fuel sources such as piles of rags, paper, cardboard, etc.