FIRE EXTINGUISHER TRAINING

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Fire Extinguisher Training

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FIRE EXTINGUISHER TRAINING

• DISCUSSION ON FIRE, FUEL AND EXTINGUISHING AGENTS
• VIDEO ON THE SAFE USE OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

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RAISING AN ALARM

• EMERGENCY TELEPHONE 000 OR
  RADIO CHANNEL 5

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The Fire Warden will co-ordinate the evacuation
and ensure that all persons are accounted for
at the evacuation point Note Each person
should know where this area is located
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Fire Triangle


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Preventing Fire
Remove Any Element of The Fire Triangle to
Extinguish or Prevent a Fire. ie. Remove
Fuel, or Remove Oxygen, or Remove Heat.

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Remove Oxygen
Methods to Remove Oxygen Smother with
Fire Blanket, Fire Fighting Foam,
Sand, Soil, Closing Doors
Smother with CO2

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Restrict the Fuel Source
Turn Off the Fuel Source at the Main Controls
or Isolation valve.

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Reduce the Heat
Reduce the Heat of the Substance Lower than its
Combustion Point

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Portable Fire Extinguishers
DRY
WATER
CARBON
FOAM
CHEMICAL
DIOXIDE
POWDER
ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE
NON CONDUCTIVE
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FIRE EXTINGUISHER MOUNTING.
Fire extinguisher
symbolic sign
Activation lever
Fire extinguisher
(complete with safety pin)
information disk
Pressure Gauge
Service Maintenance
Discharge Nozzle
label
Operating
P
E
E
instructions
K
R
A
E
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Mounting surface
C
Cylinder
Floor area below
equipment
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Fire Extinguishers
Dry Chemical Carbonaceous Material Volatile
Liquids Electrical 9kg, 17-20 Sec's. 3-6 m
Carbon Dioxide Carbonaceous Material Volatile
Liquids Electrical 5kg, 14-20 Sec's. 1-2 m

Foam Carbonaceous Materials Volatile Liquids 9.1
Lt. 60-80 Sec's. 4-6 m
Water Carbonaceous Material 9.1 Lt. 60-120 Sec's.
6-9 m
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Mobile Extinguishers

• Capacity 45kg -70kg
• Duration 35sec -55 sec
• Range 8-10m

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Fire Extinguisher Operation

• The acronym PASS is sometimes used to describe
  the use of extinguishers. It stands for
• P- Pull the pin.
• A- Aim the nozzle at the base of the fire.
• S- Squeeze the operating handle.
• S- Sweep the discharging contents across the
  base of the fire.

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Used Fire Extinguishers
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