LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY TRAINING

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LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITYFIRE AND LIFE SAFETY
TRAINING

• Office of Environmental Health and Safety

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LHUS POLICY ON FIRE

• EVACUATE
• Regardless of the internal policies that may
  have been in place prior to now, University
  policy is to evacuate the area where a fire
  occurs regardless of the amount or cost of
  equipment that may be lost

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FIRE TRIANGLE

• OXYGEN
• HEAT
• FUEL

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CLASSIFICATION OF FUELS

• Class A Ordinary combustible material
  (wood, cloth, paper)
• Class B Flammable liquids, combustible
  liquids, flammable gases
• Class C Electrical
• Class D Metals (Magnesium, titanium)
• Class K Fires in cooking appliances that
  involve cooking media

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EXTINGUISHER TYPES

• WATER
• MULTI-PURPOSE DRY CHEMICAL
• CO2
• HALON

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PASS METHOD

• P PULL THE PIN
• A AIM THE NOZZLE
• S SQUEEZE THE HANDLE
• S SWEEP FROM SIDE TO SIDE

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THERE IS A FIRE! WHAT DO I DO?

• Upon discovering a fire, immediately sound the
  building fire alarm and/or alert other occupants
• From outside of the building, dial Law
  Enforcement _at_ 2278. Provide your name,
  department, and location of the fire

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FIRE!

• When you evacuate, do not stop for personal
  belongings or records. Leave immediately using
  the nearest exit stairways, not the elevators
• Evacuate to the designated evacuation site for
  the building and out of the way of emergency
  personnel

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CARE METHOD OF EVACUATION

• C CONTAIN THE FIRE BY CLOSING THE WINDOWS AND
  DOORS.
• A ACTIVATE THE ALARM BY PULLING THE NEAREST FIRE
  ALARM PULL STATION.
• R REPORT THE FIRE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM
  OUTSIDE THE BUILDING
• E EVACUATE OR EXTINGUISH THE FIRE ONLY IF YOU
  ARE TRAINED AND CONFIDENT.

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FIRE!

• DO NOT return to the building until instructed to
  do so by LHU Police
• Notify either LHU Police or firefighters on the
  scene if you suspect someone may be trapped
  inside the building

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DO YOU KNOW???

• Where the nearest fire alarm station is?
• Where the nearest fire extinguisher is?
• Where the primary exit is?
• Where the secondary exit is?
• Where your emergency procedures manual is?

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APPROVED SURGE PROTECTOR

• SURGE PROTECTORS ARE THE ONLY APPROVED MEANS OF
  MULTIPLYING A RECEPTACLE

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UNAPPROVED EXTENSION CORD

• SOME PARTS OF THIS EXTENSION CORD ARE APPROVED
• THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT IS NOT APPROVED AS A UNIT
  

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UNAPPROVED POWER STRIP

• THIS POWER STRIP IS NOT APPROVED TO BE USED AS AN
  EXTENSION CORD

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QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

• Office of Environmental Health and Safety
  893-4428
• LHU Law Enforcement 893- 2278