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Fire Safety Training Tata Power 19-09-2016

This training document covers fire safety and fire extinguisher use. It discusses the combustion process and fire triangle of heat, fuel, and oxygen. It describes different classes of fires from A to K and sources of ignition. The document reviews fire extinguisher anatomy, types including water, carbon dioxide, and dry chemical, and their operating procedures. It also covers fire signage, emergency response techniques like RACE and PASS, and decision criteria for fighting fires. The overall goal is to understand how to acknowledge fire risks and safely operate fire extinguishers.

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Fire Safety Training Tata Power 19-09-2016

This training document covers fire safety and fire extinguisher use. It discusses the combustion process and fire triangle of heat, fuel, and oxygen. It describes different classes of fires from A to K and sources of ignition. The document reviews fire extinguisher anatomy, types including water, carbon dioxide, and dry chemical, and their operating procedures. It also covers fire signage, emergency response techniques like RACE and PASS, and decision criteria for fighting fires. The overall goal is to understand how to acknowledge fire risks and safely operate fire extinguishers.

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WELCOME

Training on, Fire Safety &


Fire Extinguisher Use
Purpose

After Competing this training program you will be able to

1. Acknowledge the combustion process and different classes


of Fire
2. Know different types of fire extinguishers and their
operating procedures
3. Understand Fire Signage
4. Get thorough with basic Firefighting concepts:
R.A.C.E.
P.A.S.S.
Contents of Program

1. Safety Quote
2. Understand Fire Triangle
3. Fire Classes
4. Sources Of Ignition
5. Fire Extinguisher Anatomy
6. Fire Extinguisher Types
7. Fire Extinguisher Codes
8.Fire Extinguisher Summary
9. Fire Signage
10. Fire Action
11. Fire Emergency Response
11. Fighting the Fire
13. Firefighting Decision Criteria
1. Safety Quote
2. Understand Fire Triangle

“ The Fire Triangle”


The fire triangles or combustion triangles are simple models for understanding the
necessary ingredients for most fires. The triangle illustrates the three elements a fire
needs to ignite: heat, fuel, and an oxidizing agent (usually oxygen).
3. Fire Classes

A Trash Wood Paper B Liquids Grease


 wood • gasoline
 paper • oil
 cloth • grease
 etc. • other solvents

C Electrical Equipment • magnesium


D COMBUSTIBLE
• sodium
• computers
• potassium
• fax machine
• titanium
• other energized D
• other
electrical equip.
flammable
METALS
metals
3. Fire Classes (cont.)

CLASS K FIRES
• Recently recognized by NFPA 10
• Fires involving combustible oils, lards
and fats in commercial cooking.

K Cooking Media
4. Sources of Ignition for a fire
5. Fire Extinguisher Anatomy

PRESSURE GAUGE
DISCHARGE LEVER
(not found on CO2
extinguishers)
DISCHARGE LOCKING PIN CARRYING
AND SEAL HANDLE

DISCHARGE HOSE

DATA PLATE

DISCHARGE NOZZLE BODY

DISCHARGE ORIFICE
6. Fire Extinguisher Types

A Trash Wood Paper


A Trash Wood Paper PRESSURIZED WATER
 Class “A” fires only
 2.5 gal. water
(up to 1 minute discharge time)
B Liquids Grease
B Liquids Grease  Has pressure gauge to allow
visual capacity check
 30-40 ft. maximum effective
range
C Electrical Equipment
C Electrical Equipment
 Can be started and stopped as
necessary
 Extinguishes by cooling burning
material below the ignition point.
6. Fire Extinguisher Types (cont.)

CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2)


A Trash Wood Paper
A Trash Wood Paper

 Class “B” or “C” fires


 2.5-100 lb. of CO2
(8-30 seconds discharge time)
B Liquids Grease
B Liquids Grease
 Has NO pressure gauge--capacity
verified by weight
 3-8 ft. maximum effective range
 Extinguishes by smothering
C Electrical Equipment
burning materials
C Electrical Equipment

 Effectiveness decreases as
temperature of burning material
increases.
6. Fire Extinguisher Types (cont.)

MULTIPURPOSE DRY CHEMICAL


A Trash Wood Paper
A Trash Wood Paper

 Class “A”, “B”, or “C” fires


 2.5-20 lb. dry chemical
(ammonium phosphate)
B Liquids Grease
B Liquids Grease 8-25 seconds discharge time)
 Has pressure gauge to allow
visual capacity check
 5-20 ft. maximum effective
C Electrical Equipment
C Electrical Equipment range
 Extinguishes by smothering
burning materials.
7. Fire Extinguisher Codes
7. Fire Extinguisher Codes (Cont..)
8. Fire Extinguisher Summary

EXTINGUISHER TYPE WORKS BY EFFECTIVE AGAINST

PRESSURIZED
COOLING
WATER

CARBON
SMOTHERING
DIOXIDE

MULTIPURPOSE
SMOTHERING
DRY CHEMICAL
9. Fire Signage
9. Fire Signage ( Cont..)
9. Fire Signage ( Cont..)
10. Fire Action
10. Fire Action ( Cont..)
11. Fire Emergency Response

Rescue
R

A Alarm

C Contain

E Extinguish
12. Fighting the Fire

P Pull the pin

Aim low at
A the base of flames

S Squeeze the handle

S Sweep side to side


13. Firefighting Decision Criteria

 Know department emergency procedures and evacuation routes


 Know locations of extinguishers in your area and how to use them
 Always sound the alarm regardless of fire size
 Avoid smoky conditions
 Ensure area is evacuated
 Don’t attempt to fight unless:
 Alarm is sounded

 Fire is small and contained

 You have safe egress route (can be reached without exposure to


fire)
 Available extinguishers are rated for size and type of fire

 If in doubt, evacuate!

“DON’T ATTEMPT TO FIGHT UNLESS YOU ARE TRAINED”


Safety & Fire Extinguisher Use

Summary
 Combustion Process (Fire Triangle)
 Class A, B, C, D, K fires
 Fire Signage
 Fire Codes
 Fire Action
 Types of portable fire extinguishers:
 Operating procedures
 Capabilities and limitations
 Basic firefighting concepts : R.A.C.E.
P.A.S.S.
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