Using Fire Extinguishers

Fire could be the most frightening safety issue an employee may ever have to encounter. Each year thousands of injuries and fatalities are report due to the exposure to fire. Fire also causes millions of dollars in damages to businesses an annual basis. Yet many of these catastrophes could have been prevented, or at least minimized, if training was in place to properly extinguish the fire, before it started to spread. Our "Using Fire Extinguisher Safety Training" products look at why things burn, review the types of fire extinguishers regulation that are found in facilities today, and discuss how to use OSHA fire extinguishers safely to fight small fires. Topics covered in these products include: What causes things to burn, The concept of "flashpoint", "Classes" of fires, Fire extinguisher labels, Chemical fire extinguishers, Water fire extinguishers, How to use a fire extinguisher, and more.