Fire Protection Tips On Construction Sites

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FIVE FIRE PROTECTION TIPS ON CONSTRUCTION SITES
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INTRODUCTION In construction sites there are
many flammable objects which are required for the
construction of the buildings. Also there are
many areas which have high fire risk involved and
therefore it is necessary to have a fire
protection system to be installed on site to
avoid fire accidents. The current post will give
you some most important and vital tips about fire
safety on construction sites.
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CARRY OUT A FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT In construction
sites it is very much required to carry out a
fire risk assessment in order to find out where
are the areas where fire protection Ireland is
required. The steps that can be followed to find
out the risk are to identify the fire hazards,
identify the people at risk, record your
observation and schedule a plan for fire
protection training. And also update the fire
risk assessment regularly.

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REDUCE IGNITION SOURCES Once you are done with
the fire risk assessment work and have made the
observations. It is time to carry out the first
step and this will be to identify the ignition
sources and have to reduce the sources in order
to ensure the safety of the people working in
this areas. These sources include hot work which
consists of work which can produce heat sparks
and flames, smoking, plant and equipment,
electric installations, Bonfire and Arson.

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REDUCE FUEL SOURCES While carrying out the fire
risk assessment you have also identified the fuel
sources. These sources include anything from
timber, flammable liquids, scaffolding sheets and
rubbish that we dispose every day. You need to
ensure that the fuel sources are at safe distance
from the ignition sources in order to prevent
fire accidents on construction sites.
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BUILD FIRE PROTECTION IN BUILDING Building fire
protection systems in the buildings as early as
possible in the construction process will ensure
fire safety in the site and also will also help
to maintain the fire protection systems through
out the construction period. Moreover having a
fire protection system in the building under
construction will provide safety for the workers
who are working in high fire risk areas like in
hot works or in fuel source areas.
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ELECTRICS SHOULD BE INSTALLED BY EXPERTS This is
an important thing to observe in construction
sites. Constructing a building also includes
installing electric systems and here if you hire
only experts or professionals to install this
systems then you have properly managed to prevent
fire accidents as hiring unskilled person for
this work may increase the risk of fire
accidents. So it is always better to look for
experienced electricians for this work.
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