Every year office fires cause millions of dollars in damage and many employee injuries. Fire-resistant building materials and fire suppression systems have reduced the physical health threat of office fire over the last 20 years. However, once a sprinkler system has been activated a lot of material damage has already been done.
Vigilant prevention is a more economical way to go-and there's a lot besides office building fire drills you can do. Maintaining and replacing the most problematic workplace fire causes: Faulty small appliances, heating equipment, cooking equipment, lamps, wiring, outlets, switches, fuses and circuit breakers, makes an important difference in fire safety.
ALWAYS READY'S online training course "Fire Prevention in the Office" looks at what causes fires in office environments, reviews steps that can be taken to help prevent fires and discusses what employees should do in case of a fire emergency.
Areas covered in this course include:
. Common causes of office fires
. The concept of "flashpoint"
. "Classes" of office fires
. Importance of good "housekeeping"
. Fire prevention methodology
. Fire extinguishers
. Evacuation and other employee responsibilities
. First aid for burns and smoke inhalation
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