Course name: Workplace Safety
Lesson name: Fire Safety
Lesson description: The rules of behavior during a fire
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Create a Multichoice Question Page
Page title What to do if a fire starts
Page contents Imagine it’s an ordinary day at the office. Suddenly, you smell smoke.
What do you do?
Answer 1 I’ll look around to find the nearest stairway, leave all my belongings,
and run to the exit.
Response Right. You didn’t panic and got out. Yet you managed to breathe in
smoke, as you didn’t protect your nose and mouth while evacuating.
Answer 2 I’ll pack up and go to the nearest exit.
Response Wrong. When there’s smoke in the building, you must leave
immediately. By wasting time on packing things, you may lose your
chance to get out, as smoke and fire spread very quickly.
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Step 1: Analyze the Situation
The key thing is: don’t panic. Look around and answer these questions:
- What is the danger to me?
- What threatens other people?
- Where am I?
- Where are the fire exits?
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Step 2: Call 9-1-1
The quicker you call, the better chance you have to be saved. Tell the dispatcher:
- The detailed address (street and building number)
- The place of the fire (floor, room)
- Your full name
- Your phone number
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Step 3: Take Measures
- Turn off the electricity in the building if you can.
- If the fire has just started and hasn’t spread to the furniture and walls, try to douse
the flames on your own.
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Warning!
Don’t use an elevator. Fire can cause an electricity blackout at any moment and you might
get stuck: the elevator will stop, smoke will fill the cabin, and you’ll be unable to breathe.
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Step 4: Leave the Building
If you fail to suppress the fire, hurry to the nearest fire exit. Follow the evacuation signs,
including signals on walls and above doors.
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Step 5: Do a Headсount
You’ve managed to get out safely. Now, make sure all the employees and visitors have left
the building as well.
Do a headcount. Immediately inform firemen that there are still people inside.
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Remember!
Smoke builds up in the upper part of a room, so get as low as you can.
Wet a piece of clothing, for example a scarf or a handkerchief, then press it to your face or
tie it around your head. Breathe only through this makeshift mask to protect yourself from
smoke inhalation.
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Create a Multichoice Question Page
Page title If you hear an alert warning...
Page contents The workday is in full swing. You’re in a room on the 4th floor. All of a
sudden, you hear an alert warning. You look out of the room and smell
something burning. What should you do first?
Answer 1 Look around and analyze what the danger is and where the fire exits
are.
Response Right!
Remember the correct sequence of actions: Analyze the
situation, find the location of the fire → Call 9-1-1 → Go to the
fire exit → Make sure everyone has left the building
Answer 2 Initiate a headcount to find out if everyone has left the building.
Response Wrong!
Remember the correct sequence of actions: Analyze the
situation, find the location of the fire → Call 9-1-1 → Go to the
fire exit → Make sure everyone has left the building
Answer 3 Get out of the room and follow the evacuation signs.
Response Wrong!
Remember the correct sequence of actions: Analyze the
situation, find the location of the fire → Call 9-1-1 → Go to the
fire exit → Make sure everyone has left the building
Answer 4 Call 9-1-1 and tell the dispatcher the address and your personal data.
Response Wrong!
Remember the correct sequence of actions: Analyze the
situation, find the location of the fire → Call 9-1-1 → Go to the
fire exit → Make sure everyone has left the building
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How to Handle Fire in an Office
There are situations when a fire is small without black smoke. In this case, you have a
chance to put it out on your own. It’s very important to be able to do it in the correct order
so you don’t harm yourself or anyone else.
What types of fire-fighting appliances are there and how should you use them?
Powder Fire Extinguisher
Use for:
● Soft furniture
● Wooden furniture
● Plastic
● Paper
● Unplugged computers
Don’t use for:
● Plugged-in electronic equipment (you’ll get an electric shock)
Сarbon Dioxide Fire Extinguisher
Use for:
● Computers (including plugged in)
● Paper
Don’t use for:
● Wooden furniture
● Burning clothes on a person
Remember!
Never hold the discharge nozzle with your bare hands! Put on gloves or wrap a piece of
clothing around your hands in order not to get frostbite.
CO2 in large concentrations is a danger to life, so ventilate the room after using this type
of fire extinguisher.
Fire Hose Cabinet
Use for:
● Soft furniture
● Wooden furniture
● Plastic
● Paper
● Unplugged computers
Don’t use for:
● Plugged in electronic equipment (you’ll get an electric shock)
● Flammable liquids (kerosene, gasoline, oils — they spread with water and the
burning area will grow)
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Test 3
You enter the office and see your computer is on fire, and the fire has started
to spread to the sofa next to your workplace. There’s a glass of water on the desk and a
CO2 fire extinguisher on the wall.
What will you use to put out the computer, and what for the sofa?
Fire extinguisher - Computer
Glass of water - Sofa
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How to Evacuate
Great! Now you know how to handle a small fire. Unfortunately, fire spreads very quickly
and sometimes you don't even have a chance to suppress it on your own. To survive,
you must leave the building immediately.
Where should you go?
The answer: In every office, there’s an evacuation plan where you can identify the nearest
fire exit and find out how to get there.
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The Basic Rules of Fire Safety
Most workplace fires take place because people violate the basic rules of fire safety. In
an office you mustn’t:
● Use damaged cords
● Smoke at workplaces
● Use open fire
● Сlutter up your workplace with papers and litter
● Hinder access to fire extinguishers
● Store flammable substances
● Block doorways and fire exits with furniture and other things
Page 14 (Essay)
Identify and describe the fire safety rules violations in the picture. Explain your choices.