Fire Safety

“Precautions that are taken to prevent or reduce the likelihood of a fire that may result in death, injury, or property damage”
The study and practice of mitigating the unwanted effects of fires involves the knowledge of the elements, behavior, suppression and investigation of fire and its related emergencies, as well as the research and development, production, testing and application of mitigating systems.
Fire is the third leading cause of accidental deaths in the workplace, yet most organizations ignore it, or are unaware. It is unacceptable when fire prevention and protection programs and training are being offered, yet more than 1500 workplace fires occur every day worldwide. Is it the quality of the programs and training, or the unwillingness of people to learn from the mistakes of the tragedies of fires?
Fires do not suddenly happen but are caused by the neglected events that led up to it. This is due to the lack of appropriate and reliable information and quality training to prevent them and to protect oneself and property from being a victim of its disastrous effects.
The Law - The Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004:
Part V FIRE, Section 29 (provision for adequate firefighting equipment)
a) In every establishment there shall be provided, maintained and kept, readily available for use, appropriate and approved firefighting equipment. Enough persons trained in using such equipment during working hours, and a record number of persons trained, and the frequency of lectures and fire drills kept.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this training, persons should be able to;
• Understand the importance and practice of fire prevention.
• Know what to do on finding a fire.
• Take actions or measures in an emergency or serious incident.
• Know the main hazards from a fire.
• Know the common causes of fires.
• Know the classes of fire.