LEARNING OUTCOME

At the end of the training

programme, the trainees
should be able to list the
steps for handling and
operating fire extinguisher

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 ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

• Define the fire

classifications
• Describe the P.A.S.S
acronym accordingly

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 WE WILL DISCUSS:

• How Does A Fire Work?

• Classes of Fire Extinguishers
• Types of Fire Hazard
• Types of Fire Extinguisher
• How To Use a Fire Extinguisher
• General Fire Safety Tips

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 WORKPLACE FIRE STATISTICS

Fires and explosions kill more than

200 and injure more than 5,000
workers each year
OSHA requires employers to
provide proper exits, fire fighting
equipment, and employee training
to prevent fire deaths and injuries
in the workplace
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HOW DOES A FIRE WORK?

• All three fire triangle

components are
needed for a fire to
start/continue
burning

• Fire extinguishers
remove one or more
of these components

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 TYPES OF FIRE HAZARD
Portable fire extinguishers are provided for
employee use and selected and
distributed based on the classes of
anticipated workplace fires and on the
size and degree of the hazard which
would affect their use. Fire
extinguishers are designed for four
classes of fires:

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 CLASSES OF FIRE
 Class - A Wood, paper, cloth, rubber, some
plastics.
 Class - B Gasoline, kerosene, paint, propane.
 Class - C Electrical equipment.
 Class - D Metals like magnesium, titanium, sodium
 Class - K Cooking oils and greases such
as animal and vegetable fats.

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 TYPES OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
The 4 most common:
 All-Purpose Water
 Carbon Dioxide
 Multi-Purpose Dry Chemical
 Dry Powder

Each has a specific use

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ALL-PURPOSE WATER

• Use on Class A
fires

• Pressurized
water

• Pressure
gauge present

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CARBON DIOXIDE

• Use on Class B
and Class C fires

• Hard, plastic
nozzle

• No pressure
gauge

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MULTI-PURPOSE DRY CHEMICAL
• Use on Class A,
Class B, and
Class C fires
• Fine powder
under pressure
• Pressure gauge
present

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MULTI-PURPOSE DRY CHEMICAL
• Use on Class
A, Class B,
and Class C
fires
• Fine powder
under
pressure
• Pressure
gauge present

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 HOW TO USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER

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2.
3.
4.

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P.A.S.S. METHOD

Pull the
pin

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P.A.S.S. METHOD

Aim at
the base
of the fire

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P.A.S.S. METHOD

Squeeze
the handle

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P.A.S.S. METHOD

Sweep side
to side

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 GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TIPS

NEVER fight a fire if:

•You do not have the proper extinguisher or
equipment
•The fire has spread beyond its point of origin
•Your instincts tell you to “GET OUT!!”

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