...Fire Extinguishers Fire extinguishers are divided into four categories, based on different types of fires. Each fire extinguisher also has a numerical rating that serves as a guide for the amount of fire the extinguisher can handle. The higher the number, the more fire-fighting power. The following is a quick guide to help choose the right type of extinguisher. | | Class A extinguishers are for ordinary combustible materials such as paper, wood, cardboard, and most plastics. The numerical rating on these types of extinguishers indicates the amount of water it holds and the amount of fire it can extinguish. Geometric symbol (green triangle) * Class B fires involve flammable or combustible liquids such as gasoline, kerosene, grease and oil. The numerical rating for class B extinguishers indicates the approximate number of square feet of fire it can extinguish. Geometric symbol (red square) * Class C fires involve electrical equipment, such as appliances, wiring, circuit breakers and outlets. Never use water to extinguish class C fires - the risk of electrical shock is far too great! Class C extinguishers do not have a numerical rating. The C classification means the extinguishing agent is non-conductive. Geometric symbol (blue circle) * Class D fire extinguishers are commonly found in a chemical laboratory. They are for fires that involve combustible metals, such as magnesium, titanium, potassium and sodium. These types of extinguishers also have no numerical...
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...THE USE OF BAKING SODA, COMMON SALT, AND VINEGAR AS FIRE EXTINGUISHER In Partial Fulfilment for the Requirements in Research II Researchers Verchiel B. Cubelo Ma. Rena N. Catoltol Nathaniel L. Perol S.Y. 2014-2015 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Nature and Importance of the Study Fire is a reaction involving fuel and oxygen that produces heat and light. Humans use fire to warm themselves and to cook food, and to start a fire, we commonly use lighters and matches, unlike the early humans who rub sticks or rocks. Today, people naturally focus not on starting fire but on using it productively and on preventing or extinguishing unwanted fires using fire extinguishers. These are portable devices used to put out fires of limited size. Such fires are limited into four classes, according to the type of material that is burning. Class A fires include those in which ordinary combustibles such as wood, cloth, and paper are burning. Class B fires are those in which flammable liquids, oils, and grease are burning. Class C fires are those involving live electrical equipment. Class D fires involve combustible metals such as magnesium, potassium and sodium. Each class of fire requires its own type of fire extinguisher. This study focuses on the use of common salt (sodium chloride), baking soda (sodium bicarbonate), and vinegar (acetic acid) as fire extinguisher. Vinegar is a liquid consisting mainly of acetic acid (CH3COOH) and water (H2O). The acetic acid...
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...L - Fire Protection Physical Hazards Control; OSHT 1309 Freddy Sustaita Jr. Alisha Coneley November 19, 2015 Its 3:00pm, your sitting at your desk watching the clock, waiting for that longed for 5:00pm. All of a sudden, you start to smell smoke, then the fire alarms start blaring right outside of your office. Co-workers begin frantically running past your doorway toward the exit… There is a fire. What do you do? Do you run out of the door like others? Should you run through the office to make sure everyone else got out? You have no idea, you were not prepared for this. Your company is not prepared for this. Unfortunately this is a common occurrence throughout workplaces in America. Unfortunately, the lack of preparedness in the workplace for a fire kills hundreds of employees a year. Do not let this become your fate. Be prepared. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has established a set of regulations for employers to ensure that workplaces and employees are all prepared to respond at the sound of fire alarms. No matter what regulations OSHA puts into place, risks of injury or death can only be minimized and not eliminated. Workers often find themselves in a dangerous situation when attempting to put out an office fire. With proper training, personal protective equipment and safe work practices, employees chances of surviving a workplace fire increases drastically. This paper will discuss, significant regulatory requirements in regards to fire protection...
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...CONTENT INSIDE * Company profile * Chemistry of fire * Product details (in short) * Our Clients * Value Added Services * Thanks note 1. COMPANY PROFILE Today, Ceasefire has a strong presence in more than 400 of India’s main cities and towns. Our manufacturing capability boasts technology and systems on par with the world’s finest, with a number of proprietary manufacturing and quality processes in place that are unique to Ceasefire. More than 250 employees man our plant and our in-house R&D facility. Our arsenal of over 300 products are totally equipped to tackle any fire solution and security need. Across the company, a team of 2,000 motivated employees man three distribution verticals - fire safety, fire and security projects and government and institutional vertical. With over 2000 highly trained and qualified personnel manning over 90 branches, our Fire Solutions Vertical has already offered a gamut of fire protection solutions to 100,000+ customers in over 300 towns and cities in India. FIRE SAFETY VERTICAL The Fire Safety vertical today has specialized sub verticals including Direct, Corporate, Commercial Kitchens, Heath Care, Education, Systems & Services to offer customized solutions to clients in these sectors. The Vertical has responsibilities well beyond sales. They educate customers on every aspect of fire safety, conduct intensive training, carry out fire audit surveys to gauge each customer's requirements, install...
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...Revised 12/2/2014 FIRE DEPARTMENT ● CITY OF NEW YORK STUDY MATERIAL FOR THE CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS EXAMINATION FOR F-03 INDOOR PLACE OF ASSEMBLY SAFETY PERSONNEL (Premises related) © 08/2012 New York City Fire Department - All rights reserved ® TABLE OF CONTENT NOTICE OF EXAMINATION ....................................................................................... I STUDY MATERIAL AND TEST DECRIPTION ..................................................VII INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 1 Requirements........................................................................................................................ 1 Definition................................................................................................................................ 3 Disasters at public gatherings ....................................................................................... 4 Proper responses, different results ............................................................................. 7 PART I. INDOOR PLACE OF ASSEMBLY SAFETY PERSONNEL ................ 8 1. THE DUTIES OF PLACE OF ASSEMBLY SAFETY PERSONNEL........... 8 1.1 Fire safety and evacuation plan ...................................................................... 8 1.2 Pre-event inspection..........................................................................................
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...should have strict access at? People control, Material control & vehicle control. 6. How many type of Gate Pass? 4 Type of gate pass (i) Inward Retunable (ii) Inward non retunable (iii) Outward retunable (iv) Outward non retunable 7. What is Safety Drill? Incase of emergency like fire, how to handle the situations & checking all safety equipments is called as drill. 8. Name a few Safety devices? (i) Fire Exit door. (ii) Fire Hydrant (iii) Fire Extinguisher. 9. What is Evacuation Drill? During Evacuation what are the main priorities to give? (a) During emergency how to save the people, how to vacate the whole building with in a short duration is called as evacuation drill. (b)During evacuation we should give priority to the following kind of persons. (i) Handicapped. 10. What is Fire? Fire is a chemical reaction between Heat, Fuel, & Oxygen. 11. How many Type of Fire & Fire Extinguisher? (i) Solide Fire (A) Water (ii) Liquid Fire (B) Foam (iii) Gase Fire (C) Foam & DCP (iv) Metal Fire (D) DCP (V) Electrical Fire (E) DCP, Co2, & Cease Fire 12. Mention the three methods at extinguishing fire. (i) Blanketing (ii) Starvation (iii) Smothering 13. Explain FIRE? F-----------------Find I------------------Inform R-----------------Reaction E------------------Escape 14. In electrical fire which is the best...
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...CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION COMPANY PROFILE FIRE-OUT Manufacturing & Trading Company 048 Evangelista street Santolan Pasig 956-8639 fireoutmanufacturing@gmail.com Plant site: Date organized and began operation as SP: Date of incorporation: SEC Registration No: Place of Incorporation: 162 M DE LEON ST ROAD 1 SANTOLAN PASIG CITY June 8, 2015 May 18, 2015 PG-201509697 Mandaluyong City PRIMARY PURPOSE The company caters and provides to the following : I. All types of fire extinguishers II. Sprinkler System III. Foam System IV. Carbon Dioxide System V. Gas Detection System VI. Fire Alarm System VII. Industrial Safety VIII. Emergency Lightning System IX. Consultancy and services for all types of establishments MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION – HOTEL & TOURISM MANAGEMENT FIRE OUT MANUFACTURING AND TRADING COMPANY UNDERTAKE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES WHICH COME AS PACKAGE DEAL: I. Hazard Analysis Design as per specific requirement. II. Computer Generated hydraulic calculations. III. Engineering work and submittal preparation. IV. Installation of the system supply. V. Testing and commissioning of the systems install. VISION “Serving towards a conflagration free environment for Nation’s Safety, Security and Progress.” MISSION “To provide clientele an innovative, quality and reasonable cost Fire Protection Equipment, Designs, Consultancy and Services to achieve a safe and protected equipment.” OBJECTIVES “To surpass clientele’s expectation by providing quality reliable...
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...CARBONATE AND SODIUM BORATE AS FIRE RETARDANT IN DIFFERENT KINDS OF CLOTH Team Category Cluster 2 Applied Science Charalin Mae P. Chavez Ashley D. Tumulak Khent Bernard F. Bensi Babag National High School (Science Class) table of contents Title Page ……………………………………………………… i Table of Contents ……………………………………………………… ii Abstract ……………………………………………………… iv Research Plan Research Materials ………………………………………………………1 Research Procedure ………………………………………………………1 Precautionary Measures ………………………………………………………2 Safety Measures ………………………………………………………3 Introduction Research Background ………………………………………………………4 Objectives of the Study ………………………………………………………5 Significance of the Study ………………………………………………………6 Scope and Limitations ………………………………………………………7 Definition of Terms ………………………………………………………8 Review of Related Literature ………………………………………………………9 Results and Discussion ………………………………………………………13 Findings ………………………………………………………14 Summary ………………………………………………………15 Conclusion ………………………………………………………15 Recommendations ………………………………………………………16 References / Bibliography ………………………………………………………17 Appendices ………………………………………………………18 Acknowledgement ………………………………………………………19 ABSTRACT The main aim of this study is to make a fire retardant cloth using potassium carbonate and sodium borate conducted at Babag National High School, Babag I, Lapu-Lapu City, SY 2011-2012. This study specifically seeks to: 1) make a fire retardant cloth using potassium...
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...talking about fire safety in your home and why you should take the proper steps in helping prevent fires from starting. Let’s face it, most people don’t think fire is that big of a deal to their daily life. But I’m here to tell you that it is…. I’m not saying you need to be looking over your shoulder for a fire everywhere you go, but you should be more vigilant of your surroundings. According to 2012 NFPA statistics there were 480,500 structure fires, 381,000 of which were residential structures. There were 2,405 deaths, 13,175 injuries and over 7 billion dollars’ worth of property loss… This means nearly 80% of structure fires occur in the home. So how do you prevent yourself from becoming one of these statistics? I’ll talk to you about smoking, cooking, smoke detectors, fire extinguishers and dryers. And also some fire survival tips and fire planning that you should use. First I’ll talk about smoking and why you shouldn’t smoke in your home. Every year, almost 1,000 smokers and non-smokers are killed in home fires caused by cigarettes and other smoking materials. Fires caused by cigarettes and other smoking materials are preventable. Next is cooking, In 2010, cooking was involved in an estimated 156,400 home structure fires that were reported to U.S. fire departments. These fires caused 420 deaths, 5,310 injuries and $993 million in direct property damage. By following a few simple safety tips you can protect you and your family from a potential home fire. Why should you...
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...power of fire, he has been trying to control it. From a single bucket wielding man to a complex well trained and organized team have been working on controlling and suppressing fire for millennia’s. Many simple and complex tools have been developed to help in the control and suppression of fire. Organized fire brigades can be dated back to the earliest civilizations because of the fear of fire and the damage that it can cause. Many great infrastructures have fallen to the devastation of fire and have taken large groups of dedicated members to control those fires. Over the past century, the fire service has become more than just fire suppression, now these dedicated individuals are trained to rescue people, control hazardous materials, perform fire prevention duties, and attend to the injured. Many people think that the fire service is a fairly modern idea due to the industrial revolution. Some researchers have said that firefighting was first started and organized in ancient Egypt. There is evidence of firefighting machinery was used in Ancient Egypt, including a water pump that was developed by Ctesibius of Alexandria in the third century BC which was later improved upon in a design by Hero of Alexandria in the first century BC. One of the first well documented fire brigade or suppression team was the ones of the Roman Empire. The Roman emperor Augustus is credited with instituting a corps of fire-fighting "watchmen" in 24 BC. Regulations for checking and preventing fires were developed...
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...Fire Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. Fire in its most common form can result in conflagration, which has the potential to cause physical damage through burning. Fire is an important process that affects ecological systems across the globe. The positive effects of fire include stimulating growth and maintaining various ecological systems. Fire has been used by humans for cooking, generating heat, signaling, and propulsion purposes. The negative effects of fire include water contamination, soil erosion, atmospheric pollution and hazard to human and animal life. PHASES OF A FIRE First Phase – Incipient Oxygen content 20% - 21% with ceiling temperatures of approximately 37˚ C°. At this stage the produces of combustion are water vapour, carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxiode, and hot gases rising. Smoldering fires my last for a few seconds to several hours before breaking into flames. A large volume of smoke will be present until flaming starts and then progress is rapid. Second Phase – free burning, flame producing or steady state At this stage the oxygen content is 15% - 19% and the ceiling temperatures are above 537°C and the products of combustion are water vapour, carbon dixiode, carbon monoxide and sulphur dioxide. There large quantities of dark grey smoke and rapid destruction of combustible materials. It is at this point that flash over occurs. Flash...
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...How Does the Triangle Factory Fire Effect us Today? The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire was tragic moment for the city of New York. You could have done many things to not start the fire. People don’t know for sure how it started, but we people today think a cigar was thrown into a bin which caused the fire. How does this affect our lives today? Well it does because this tragedy brought widespread attention to the dangerous sweatshop conditions of factories, and led to the development of a series of laws and regulations that better protected the safety of workers. 36 laws were enacted after the fire. Many health and safety laws enacted. 146 people died on March 25, 1911.The 36 laws enacted covered improved sanitation conditions such as...
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...AROUND FOR LITTLE HANDS TO FIND | FIRE FACT MESSAGES | FIRE IS THE 3RD LEADING CAUSE OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH PRACTICE FIRE SAFETY | 300,000 PEOPLE ARE INJURED ANNUALLY BY FIRE PRACTICE FIRE SAFETY | WHEN ASLEEP YOU CAN'T SMELL SMOKE ACTUALLY IT WILL PUT YOU INTO A DEEPER SLEEP | MOST PEOPLE DIE IN THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES OF A FIRE | A FIRE BURNING IN A HOUSE FOR 1 MINUTE GROWS 3 TIMES ITS ORIGINAL SIZE AND REACHES 50 TIMES IT SIZE IN 11 MINUTES | THE PRESENCE AND MAINTENANCE OF SMOKE DETECTORS INCREASES YOUR CHANCES OF SURVIVING A FIRE BY 50 PERCENTM | IS YOUR WATER HEATER SET BELOW A 120 DEGREES TO AVOID SCALDING? | | GENERAL MESSAGES | IF YOU DON'T WATCH YOUR COOKING YOU COULD BURN MORE THAN YOUR FOOD | FIRE CAN NOT START UNLESS YOU GIVE IT A PLACE TO START | NEVER COMBINE OR MIX ANY HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS | | FIRE EXTINGUISHER MESSAGES | A FIRE EXTINGUISHER CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE | A FIRE EXTINGUISHER IS WORTHLESS IF IT CAN'T BE FOUND | HOME ESCAPE PLAN MESSAGES | DOES YOUR FAMILY HAVE A HOME ESCAPE PLAN? | HAVE YOU CONDUCTED A HOME FIRE DRILL? | SMOKE DETECTORS MESSAGES | A NEW BATTERY IN YOUR SMOKE DETECTOR COULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE | WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU TESTED YOUR SMOKE DETECTOR? | WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CHANGED YOUR SMOKE DETECTOR BATTERY? | ARE YOU A SMOKE DETECTOR NEGLECTOR? | HAVE A NIGHT WATCHMAN KEEP A SMOKE DETECTOR ON GUARD | A SOUND YOU CAN LIVE WITH TEST YOUR SMOKE DETECTOR | THE TIME HAS CHANGED HOW ABOUT YOUR SMOKE DETECTOR BATTERY |...
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...Front office and guest safety and security Security Issues ---------------------- Security encompasses areas such as security of the property itself, company assets, employees' and customers' personal belongings and valuables, life security, personal security etc. In all workplaces management stipulates that it is not responsible for valuables and employees personal belongings (their handbags, items kept in the personal lockers, etc.). Yet management must take all possible measures to prevent theft among employees and of employee belongings through its hiring practices and through the implementation of effective management, human resources and operational policies, such as: • Background checks of selected applicants • Policies related to employees' entry to, and exit from, the workplace • Spot checks of locker rooms and lockers • Effective supervision and control during the work cycle • Policies related to the discovery of criminal records and wrongdoing among, and by, employees • Control of people entering and exiting the workplace With regard to guest valuables, management informs guests that the hotel is not responsible for valuables left in the room, advising them to secure these in safety deposit boxes provided by the hotel. Besides taking care of security issues related to the people they employ (as outlined above), management must undertake some necessary measures, among which: • Providing "secure" (safety) deposit boxes...
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...d. Rubber gloves should always be worn to avoid harmful chemicals spilling or getting on your hands. 1) All persons in the lab must understand all safety procedures in case of emergencies or lab accidents e. Eyewash station location in case of materials entering the eye i. You must wash your eyes for 15 minutes to ensure you clean out all the harmful materials f. Safety Shower location ii. This should be used for when harmful materials are on your skin or you are on fire. g. Fire Extinguisher iii. An ABC fire extinguisher should always be in the lab to put out all types of fires. Remember that if the fire is too large to fight you should not use the fire extinguisher. In certain cases it may be safer to just fight the small fire and put it out. h. Fire Alarm iv. When a fire is too big and cannot be put out with an extinguisher and also poses a threat to other people in the building you must PULL the fire alarm to clear the building and get everyone out safely before it puts anyone in harms way. i. First Aid Box v. The location of the first aid box is very important because every second wasted could potentially turn a non-treating injury into a very serious one. The faster an injury is looked at the better chance of being able to reduce the chance...
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