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HEALTH
SEMESTER 6 2014/2015
GROUP 5
SAFETY
GROUP
MEMBERSINDEX AND FIRE
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SAFETY INDEX
AT WORKPLACE
WHAT IS WORKPLACE
SAFETY?
Workplace safety is an important aspect to
the success of a company. Keeping
employees safe from injuries and health
problems while on the job not only makes
good business sense, it is required by law.
The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) enforces rules and
regulations to keep workplaces safe. There
are several ways to measure work safety with
the goal of improving it. Measure work safety
by examining the risk of exposure, reviewing
Overexertion
Fall on same level surfaces
Fall to lower level
Bodily reaction
Struck by an object
HOW DO WE MEASURE
WORK SAFETY?
FIRE INDEX
Heat
The energy necessary to
increase the temperature of
fuel to where sufficient
vapors are given off for
ignition to occur
Industrial Explosions
HISTORICAL
BACKGROUND
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PREVENTING FIRE AT
WORKPLACE
A) Controlling sources of
ignition
remove unnecessary sources of heat
from the workplace.
Make sure that your machinery and
equipment has been designed to
limit the risk of fire and explosions.
Make sure that all your electrical
equipment is regularly serviced and
fit for the purpose it is being used.
d) Escaping a fire
Once people are aware of a fire, they
should be also to leave the building
safely. So the emergency lighting
needs to work completely to:
Show the escape routes clearly.
To allow people to move safely
towards the final exits.
Make sure that fire call points and
firefighting equipment can be found
easily.
f) Fighting Fires
All workplaces should have
equipment for putting out fire such
as:
Fire extinguishers to tackle a fire in
its early stage.
Fire blankets have two type which is
light duty blanket and heavy duty
blanket.
Light duty blanket for small fire and
heavy duty blanket use for molten
NFPA Label
National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA)
The higher the number in the red box
(max is 4), the greater the fire
hazard.
Remember!
Your Safety Comes First
When in doubt,
leave the fire
fighting to the
professionals