FIRE SAFETY

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• FIRE SAFETY
• TULANE UNIVERSITY

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FIRE RESPONSE

• HOW TO RESPOND TO A FIRE IN YOUR AREA
• FOLLOW THE ACRONYM, E S C A P E
• E EVALUATE
• S SECURE THE AREA Remove occupants
• C CLOSE THE DOORS TO CONTAIN THE FIRE
• A ACTIVATE THE FIRE ALARM using the hallway
  pull station
• P PHONE THE DESIGNATED EMERGENCY NUMBER
• TUHSC 55555 Uptown Campus 5200 TNPRC 0
  and 6210, Hebert Center, and other locations
  911
• E EXTINGUISH THE FIRE using a portable fire
  extinguisher

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FIRE RESPONSE

• EVACUATION
• LEAVE THE BUILDING BY USING THE NEAREST EXIT
• REMAIN A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE BUILDING AT
  LEAST 100 FEET AWAY DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE
  FIRE
• DO NOT BLOCK ENTRANCES OR EXITS

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FIRE RESPONSE

• EVACUATION (contd)
• REPORT TO A PREDESIGNATED AREA
• DO NOT REENTER THE BUILDING OR AREA UNTIL THE
  All Clear SIGNAL HAS BEEN GIVEN BY POLICE OR
  EMERGENCY RESPONSE STAFF.

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FIRE RESPONSE

• EMERGENCY RESPONSE STAFF
• TO INCLUDE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC SAFETY,
  FACILITIES SERVICES, OEHS
• DO NOT INTERFERE
• FOLLOW THEIR INSTRUCTIONS

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FIRE SUPPRESSION

• PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS - KNOW THEIR LOCATION
• Mounted on the walls in the hallways,
  laboratories, air handling rooms, equipment
  rooms, etc.
• Spaced so that the travel distance is within
• 50 feet for areas with flammable and combustible
  liquids
• Other areas 75 feet

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FIRE SUPPRESSION

• Before Using A Fire Extinguisher
• Make sure you have an unobstructed escape route
  at your back
• Fire should be small, confined and not spreading,
  e.g. trash can fire
• Know that the extinguisher is right for the job
• Be trained on how to use an extinguisher

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FIRE SUPPRESSION

• PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS To use them,
  remember PASS
• Pull the pin
• Aim the nozzle at the base
• of the fire
• Squeeze the handle, and
• Sweep the fire from side to
• side

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FIRE SUPPRESSION

• REMEMBER
• YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO FIGHT A FIRE USING A
  PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
• WHEN IN DOUBT, DONT ATTEMPT TO EXTINGUISH THE
  FIRE
• EVACUATE!

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Fire Extinguisher Classifications
sodium, magnesium, zirconium, potassium, titanium,
lithium
HALLWAY FIRE EXTINGUISHERS ARE OF THE ABC, DRY
CHEMICAL TYPE. OTHERS MAY BE OF THE BC, CARBON
DIOXIDE TYPE. A FIRE EXTINGUISHER CONTAINING
WATER WOULD BE CLASS A.
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FOLLOW FIRE SAFETY GUIDELINES
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DEPARTMENTAL SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES

• PLEASE TRAIN UNIT MEMBERS ON FIRE SAFETY USING
  THIS MATERIAL
• TRAINING METHODS
• COPY AND DISTRIBUTE MATERIAL TO UNIT PERSONNEL
• USE POWER POINT PRESENTATION TO UNIT PERSONNEL
• PROVIDE CLASSROOM TRAINING IF PREFERRED
• DISCUSS AT A UNIT MEETING

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DEPARTMENTAL SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES

• DOCUMENT
• USE THE TRAINING FORM OR
• EMAIL THE INFORMATION
• TO JIM LENNEMAN, OEHS
• CAMPUS MAIL TW16 OR
• EMAIL jlennem_at_tulane.edu

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QUESTIONS/COMMENTS