Fire safety at work is regulated by rules developed and approved by the Ministry of Emergencies. Production facilities, as a rule, are characterized by an increased fire hazard class . This is due to the presence of a large number of combustible materials, electrical equipment and the action of potentially hazardous work processes.
Causes of fires at work
The main causes of fires in production are: disruption of technological processes, malfunction of electrical appliances and equipment, spontaneous combustion of combustible materials, insufficient training of employees.
Fire safety at work means the fulfillment of all the requirements and requirements of the relevant standards and instructions.
At large enterprises, management creates special departments of the engineering service, where specialists work, whose main responsibility is to monitor compliance with standards, regulations and safety regulations. In addition, they help to quickly resolve issues that arise during the construction of buildings or the installation of new equipment. Such specialized engineering departments allow not engaging third-party firms to resolve issues related to fire safety in the workplace, and therefore, save enterprise funds.
Fire safety in the office
In the past few decades, the problem of ensuring the fire safety of offices has been particularly acute. The human factor plays a role here: most employees and employers are not aware of the degree of potential threat from the flame.
Fire safety at work, compared with safety at the office, seems to be a more difficult task. However, in the first case, employees are fully aware of the degree of threat, and as a result they find themselves in a more advantageous situation.
In order to change the situation, it is necessary to strictly comply with all requirements, recommendations and rules, namely:
- install a fire alarm;
- ensure the availability of powder or carbon dioxide type fire extinguishers ;
- develop and hang out in a visible place the evacuation scheme in case of fire;
- eliminate all violations identified during inspections, within the agreed time frame.
Fire safety measures
All the mentioned control measures can be divided into five large classes:
1. Measures to eliminate the causes of emergencies (both direct and indirect).
2. Activities aimed at limiting the size of a disaster.
3. Activities to ensure quick and safe evacuation.
4. Activities involving the creation of factors and conditions for successful fire fighting.
5. Fire prevention: training employees, conducting briefings, appointing responsible persons, organizing fire protection, etc.
Fire safety at work and in the office is supported by preventive measures. They can reduce the number of fires, minimize possible property damage and reduce the number of injuries sustained in a fire.