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S12 – Toolbox Talk: Fire Safety - 1 / 2 Produced in association with The Institute of Quarrying © QMJ Publishing Ltd S12 – Toolbox Talk Fire Safety Health & Safety Risk Management System Fire Prevention ‘ Ensure heating equipment is not covered with clothing, paper or rubbish ‘ Maintain good housekeeping to minimise the accumulation of paper, oily rags or other rubbish ‘ Do not smoke in prohibited areas ‘ Use proper sealed containers for flammable liquids, not open tins or buckets ‘ Do not overload electric sockets — ‘one socket, one plug’ ‘ Keep all fire doors closed. Do not prop them open with door stops or extinguishers ‘ Ensure you are familiar with your emergency procedure for fire safety ‘ Consider potential trespassers. Do not give them a source of fuel or ignition to start a fire ‘ If you identify an electrical appliance which has not been tested or has expired, remove it from use and report it to your supervisor. Fire fighting Type of extinguishers — All fire extinguishers are red but have panels of different colours to indicate their contents: Label colour Content Use on Red Water Wood and paper Cream Foam Flammable liquid Blue Dry powder General use (everything) Black CO 2 Electrical ‘ NEVER use WATER on ELECTRICAL or FLAMMABLE LIQUID FIRES ‘ NEVER use FOAM on ELECTRICAL FIRES ‘ REMOVE USED or PARTLY USED extinguishers from service and report them to your supervisor so they can be replaced promptly ‘ IF POSSIBLE, position extinguishers near entrances and exits.

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S12 – Toolbox Talk: Fire Safety - 1 / 2 Produced in association with The Institute of Quarrying

S12 – Toolbox TalkFire Safety

Health & Safety Risk

Management System

Fire Prevention

‘ Ensure heating equipment is not covered with clothing, paper or rubbish

‘ Maintain good housekeeping to minimise the accumulation of paper, oily rags or otherrubbish

‘ Do not smoke in prohibited areas

‘ Use proper sealed containers for flammable liquids, not open tins or buckets

‘ Do not overload electric sockets — ‘one socket, one plug’

‘ Keep all fire doors closed. Do not prop them open with door stops or extinguishers

‘ Ensure you are familiar with your emergency procedure for fire safety

‘ Consider potential trespassers. Do not give them a source of fuel or ignition to start afire

‘ If you identify an electrical appliance which has not been tested or has expired,remove it from use and report it to your supervisor.

Fire fighting

Type of extinguishers — All fire extinguishers are red but have panels of different colours toindicate their contents:

Label colour Content Use on

Red Water Wood and paper

Cream Foam Flammable liquid

Blue Dry powder General use (everything)

Black CO2 Electrical

‘ NEVER use WATER on ELECTRICAL or FLAMMABLE LIQUID FIRES

‘ NEVER use FOAM on ELECTRICAL FIRES

‘ REMOVE USED or PARTLY USED extinguishers from service and report them to yoursupervisor so they can be replaced promptly

‘ IF POSSIBLE, position extinguishers near entrances and exits.

S12 – Toolbox Talk: Fire Safety - 2 / 2 Produced in association with The Institute of Quarrying

Health & Safety Risk

Management System

Training register

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