10 Easy Tips to Prevent Fires

Apply the following 10 fireproofing tips to reduce your vulnerability to fire. After a thorough inspection of individual workspace areas, start with the first four fireproofing steps listed below to immediately ensure a safer workplace for employees and customers:

1. Evacuation, fire exits and emergency services access: Think ahead. Designate at least two avenues for evacuating a building from every area. Post signs showing the location of building exits and evacuation routes; hold drills and publish evacuation instructions; specify an outside rendezvous point where occupants should gather. Design office or store layouts (and buildings) to facilitate easy entry for fire emergency service providers.
2. Smoke detectors and fire extinguishers: Place detectors and extinguishers in every section of your business, or check those that are in place already to make sure they are in proper working condition.
3. Clean indoors: Dispose of trash, chemical hazards, oil waste and box buildup in storage areas.
4. Cool outdoors: Clear dry brush away from structures. Keep plants, bushes, trees and lawns watered, and maintain a safe boundary between buildings and vegetation. Shade open-air machinery during dry, hot weather. Install an external lightning deflection system to prevent sparks in storms. Talk to neighboring businesses. A fire on their premises can spread to yours. Insist they take these same actions, as well. Pay particular attention to electrical and gas fireproofing.
5. Inspect connections: Check wall sockets for overloaded or poorly wired electrical connections to business machinery at office, processing and manufacturing workspaces.
6. Extension cords: Don’t run cords beneath carpets nor connect multiple cords to one another. Identify and immediately replace any cracked or frayed cords.
7. Monitor power: Machinery, heaters, pressurized vessels, light switches and/or poor wiring are prone to overheating. Install power monitors with alarms. On the first sign of smoke or unusual odor, unplug the unit, turn off fuses and repair or replace before re-using devices.
8. Surge protection: Dangerous electrical spikes can be managed with Surge Protection Devices (SPDs). Set one up for each piece of electronic equipment and also attach to your electrical service meter.
9. Poorly made accessories: Make sure temporary electrical units used for displays and decorations are Underwriter’s Laboratory (UL) approved and are positioned away from exits and heat sources.
10. Electrical tools: Regularly check for signs of wear or breakage. Replace tools or devices that cause even small electrical shocks, short out or give off smoke or sparks.

Final Thought:
For more complex work environments you may want to ask for the assistance of inspectors from your local fire department or OSHA to ensure compliance with fire codes and government safety regulations. OSHA has an interactive software program called Fire Safety Advisor that uses artificial intelligence to guide you through their complex Fire Safety related standards.

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10 Easy Tips to Prevent Fires

Apply the following 10 fireproofing tips to reduce your vulnerability to fire. After a thorough inspection of individual workspace areas, start with the first four fireproofing steps listed below to immediately ensure a safer workplace for employees and customers.

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