Fire Brigades

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Fire Brigades
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Exits and emergency escape routes

• Buildings must have two separate means of exit
• More exits necessary if greater number of
  occupants

1a
3
Exits and emergency escape routes

• Locate so that possibility of blockage is
  minimized
• Exits require a safe path of escape

1b
4
Exits and emergency escape routes

• NFPA 101 provides information regarding fire-safe
  building design
• Make arrangements for workers with mobility,
  vision, or hearing impairments

1c
5
Exits and emergency escape routes

• Assist such individuals out of building
• Account for such individuals after evacuation is
  complete

1d
6
Emergency action plan - includes

• The preferred means of reporting
  fires/emergencies
• The employee alarm system
• Emergency escape procedures

2a
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Emergency action plan - includes

• Critical plant operation information
• Employee head counts after evacuation

2b
8
Emergency action plan - includes

• Provisions for medical/first aid/rescue
• Coordination of the fire prevention/protection
  program

2c
9
Training for fire brigade members includes

• Methods for controlling/extinguishing fires
• Use of fire extinguishers

3a
10
Training for fire brigade members includes

• Use of standpipes and other equipment
• Use of personal protective equipment

3b
11
Fire brigade members need to know about special
hazards

• Storage and use of flammable liquids/gases
• Toxic chemicals
• Radioactive sources

4a
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Fire brigade members need to know about special
hazards

• Water-reactive substances
• Changes in relation to these special hazards
• Information should be documented in written
  procedures

4b
13
First aid/medical procedures

• Members should protect themselves from special
  hazards
• Know how to remedy any exposure

5a
14
First aid/medical procedures

• Keep from exacerbating the existing emergency
• Review material safety data sheets (MSDSs)

5b
15
Fighting interior structural fires

• Be familiar with techniques for rescue and fire
  suppression

6a
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Training issues specific to the workplace

• Emergency action plan review
• Pre-fire planning
• Special hazards in the workplace

7a
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Training issues specific to the workplace

• Practice in the use of self-contained breathing
  apparatus (SCBA)
• Training from outside sources does not need to be
  duplicated
• Fire departments
• Rescue squads

7b