Fire safety

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics of US fires and explosions accounted for 3% of workplace fatalities in 2007. This leaf provides important reference equipment for avoidance of fire-related injuries in construction workplaces.

Fire safety becomes everyone's profession at a worksite. Employers are supposed to educate workers as regards fire hazards in the workplace and as regards what to do in a fire crisis. This plan should outline the coursework of key personnel in the event of a fire and provide an evacuation plan for workers on the site. In the construction industry, a "fire plan" should be set up prior to starting of any demolition job.

The following factors are lead to the fire accidents:

• Lack of housekeeping and improper storage of explosive materials
• The electric circuit, panels and other temporary circuits are having the poor maintenance.
• Power tools, welding machine and generators are having the poor maintenance.
• Workers habits that they want smoke everywhere.

Prevention measures:

• Maintain the good housekeeping in the site.
• Tidy up the flammable materials like timber and ply woods
• Maintain the proper storage of the highly flammable materials like diesel, chemicals and oils.
• Regularly check up all the machineries, electric and power tools to avoid explosion.
• Proper maintenance of the electric circuits can be avoided the fire accidents.  

General rules:

• Educate the workers about the fire and fire safety and how act when fire crises have.
• Properly maintain the and regularly check the validity of fire extinguishers.
• Prepare the fire drill plan and demonstrate to the workers.

I hope this leaf can be help full for you act as safety manner when having the fire crises. Cheers.