Business Fire Tips

2/18/2022 (Permalink)

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As a business owner, it is very important to make sure your building and your staff are both prepared for a fire. According to ConFire they have suggested the following for fire preparation. 

How to prepare your building for a fire: 

• Escape route diagrams: Highlight primary and secondary exits, accessible routes for those with disabilities, and exterior assembly areas. Also, label manual fire alarm pull stations, fire extinguishers, standpipe stations, and fire alarm controls inside the building as well as fire lanes and fire hydrants on the exterior.

• Evacuation policies and procedures: The plan should outline evacuation routes, crowd control techniques, procedures for assisting people with disabilities, and preferred methods for reporting fires to the fire department.

• Responsibilities of specific staff members: Decide whether to instruct employees to use fire extinguishers or evacuate immediately. Specify rescue and medical duties if any workers are designated to perform them. Assign a specified person to stay behind and conduct or shut down critical plant operations, if applicable.

How Can I Train My Employees to Prevent a Fire?

While preparedness is essential in a fire emergency, proper preventative training may keep a fire from igniting in the first place. Teach your team to do the following:

Keep up with maintenance, such as cleaning a commercial kitchen’s exhaust hoods based on the required schedule to reduce flammable grease buildup.
Store flammable items such as paper products, linens, and boxes away from heat sources and cooking surfaces.
Ensure ample ventilation when using cleaning products and other chemicals in areas with heat sources.
Dispose of cardboard boxes and wood pallets daily so they don’t pile up.
Smoke outdoors and dispose of cigarette butts properly.
Keep hallways and emergency exits clear in case an evacuation must occur.

While preparedness is essential in a fire emergency, proper preventative training may keep a fire from igniting in the first place. Teach your team to do the following:

• Keep up with maintenance, such as cleaning a commercial kitchen’s exhaust hoods based on the required schedule to reduce flammable grease buildup.
• Store flammable items such as paper products, linens, and boxes away from heat sources and cooking surfaces.
• Ensure ample ventilation when using cleaning products and other chemicals in areas with heat sources.
• Dispose of cardboard boxes and wood pallets daily so they don’t pile up.
• Smoke outdoors and dispose of cigarette butts properly.
• Keep hallways and emergency exits clear in case an evacuation must occur.