General Fire Safety
Educating the public
at home and at work is very important to us. A few
tips on general safety can help you avoid fire hazards
or be able to act quickly if a fire does occur.
Smoke Detectors
Make sure they are in place
and operable.
Mention the importance of
smoke detectors at home as well as at the work place.
Stress importance of exit drills at home.
Fire Extinguishers
Make yourself familiar with
closest fire extinguisher in your work area
Are aisles clear and are fire extinguishers visible
at all times
Personal Safety
Adults as well as children
should
Stop, drop, and roll if their clothes catch on fire
Crawl under smoke
Don’t panic
SPECIAL LOCATION…Medical Offices, Dentist Offices,
when presenting classes to these groups additional
points of interest maybe helpful.
Make sure every patient is
assisted (if needed) in the evacuation.
During fire alarm drills
make sure audible alarm is loud enough to be heard
behind closed doors.
Be sure evacuation plans
are understandable and visible to patients.
Exits
Are there two ways out of your work area (home)?
Are they clear paths to an exit?
Are there exit signs with illuminated lights, are
they working at all times?
Does your employer practice fire drills?
Do the emergency lights work in your work area?
Make sure you exit the building when you hear the
fire alarm, even if you know it’s a practice
drill?
Develop a process of accounting for everyone in
your work area at your meeting place? |
