Causes of fire and Fire emergency procedures

There are four ways fire can spread :

• Direct burning

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

A ____ ______ ____ is a written plan of the actions to be taken in the event of an emergency in the workplace and the control measures to be used, such as fire doors, escape routes, fire alarm and fire extinguishers.

• fast action plan

• fire action plan

• fierce action plan

• fire assembly plan

Some of the things that can be done to avoid the risk of fires include:

• Using candles and open flames indoors
• Keeping escape routes and fire doors clear

• Taking precautions such as installing smoke detectors, keeping flammable materials away from heat sources, and practicing safe cooking habits.
• planning escape routes and practising emergency drills

• Storing flammable materials away from heat sources

Other things that can be done to avoid the risk of fires include:

• Ensuring proper disposal of flammable materials, keeping flammable items away from heat sources, regularly inspecting and maintaining electrical systems, using fire-resistant materials in construction, and having working smoke detectors and fire extinguishers.
• clearing up chemical spills

• disposing of waste in the designated bins or skips

• Storing flammable materials near heat sources
• disposing of waste in the designated bins or skips

The following steps:

1 Raise the alarm as instructed by your organisation
2 Alert others to the danger by raising your voice
3 Leave the building via the nearest emergency escape route
4 Do not stop to save your belongings
5 Assemble at the correct assembly point (sometimes referred to as the ‘muster point’)
6 Do not leave the assembly point until you have been accounted for and instructed
7 Do not return to the building until you have been authorised to do so by the fire marshal
outline the general procedure to follow upon discovering (a)   ​ .

• an accident
• faulty machinery
• a fire

A CO2 extinguisher is used for :

• Flammable liquids
  
  

• Flammable metals

• Flammable Gases

• Electrical fires

Dry powder extinguisher can be used for:

• Wood

  Paper

  Hair

  Textiles

• Flammable Liquids

  Flammable Gases

  Flammable Metals

  Electrical Fires

• Cooking oils

Water extinguisher is used for:

• Wood

  Paper

  Textiles

  Hair

• Electrical fires.

• Gas fires.

• Oil fires.

Triangle of fire is made up of :

• water, fuel, and oxygen.
• heat, water, and oxygen.
• heat, fuel, and carbon dioxide.
• heat, fuel, and oxygen

Which of the following is not a component of the fire triangle?

• Heat

• Fuel

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide