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

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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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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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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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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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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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“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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HTM 02: Fire Safety

REMEMBER

Statistically, waste management and recycling has a very high accident rate

If you see a problem DO NOT walk on by!

Report accidents, incidents & near-misses!

Do NOT become a statistic!