Fire Prevention and Safety Practices
1. Cracked or split cords or plugs on electrical equipment.
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1. If smoking is allowed, large, deep, non-tip ashtrays should be used. Ashtrays should be emptied often into metal containers.
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10. Office equipment left running continuously.
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2. Overloaded extension cords or cords placed where they may be stepped on.
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2. Smoking should never be allowed where oxygen is in use or is stored.
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3. Dirty or greasy kitchen equipment.
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4. Full laundry lint screens.
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5. Any indicated malfunction of an oxygen machine or gas compressor.
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6. Improperly lubricated fan motors and worn drive belts.
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7. Lights in close proximity to paper or fabric.
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8. In use but unattended cooking equipment.
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9. Improperly maintained or malfunctioning heating, ventilating, and cooling equipment.
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A. Class ABC fire extinguishers are used for any type fires.
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A. Facility's emergency plan.
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A. RESCUE any individual directly threatened by fire. Patient safety is the primary consideration, so move patients who are in immediate danger away from smoke and flames. Place the patient in a nearby room, behind a closed door.
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A. Remain calm.
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A. The most common cause of fire in health care facilities is from smoking materials. If smoking is permitted in your facility, all staff should know the smoking rules and be ready to enforce them.
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B. ACTIVATE the alarm if you discover a fire or respond immediately to the alarm if you hear it sound.
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B. Class B fire extinguishers are used on grease fires.
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B. Location of fire alarms and how to operate them.
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B. Remove any clients or co-workers who are in immediate danger.
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C. Activate the fire alarm to notify proper authority of emergency.
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C. CONFINE the fire by closing doors to slow the spread of smoke and flame. Close the doors of patients' rooms. In general, residents are safer in a closed room than in a smokefilled hallway.
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C. Class C fire extinguishers are used on electrical fires.
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C. How to shut off oxygen machines and other compressed gas systems.
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D. EXTINGUISH the fire only if the fire is small, and if you know how to operate a fire extinguisher. Be sure the area has been cleared and the fire department called.
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D. Effectively use fire extinguishers.
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D. Location of fire extinguishers and how to use them.
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E. How to move patients safely and quickly if necessary.
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I. Fire Hazards
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II. Fire Response
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III. Remember the RACE Against Fire
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IV. Appropriate equipment for extinguishing fires:
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V. Appropriate guidelines for practicing client and personal safety during a fire.
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VI. OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) is a regulatory agency for fire safety.
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