Using a Water Fire Extinguisher Correctly
There are many types of fire extinguishers; however, not all fire extinguishers are manufactured for all types of fires. Fires are cause by different things. You have fires such as electrical and chemical fires, as well as a normal fire.
No matter what’s involved as to the service, every company should hold a fire extinguisher class for its employees so that all know how to handle and use fire extinguishers correctly, depending on the type of fire.
Every company no matter what type it is, even a restaurant or some type of dry goods or clothing store, should have a fire extinguisher class to inform and teach their employees the correct use of each type of fire extinguisher that they use.
If you have a fire in your work area and someone else is working with you, have someone call the fire to cover while the other person puts the fire out. If you know what type of fire needs to be put out, remember the following acronym: PASS.
PASS stands for Pull (the pin), Aim (at the fire’s base), Squeeze (the extinguisher lever, slowly), and Sweep (the extinguisher slowly from side to side). You pull the pin at the top of the fire extinguisher to release the locking mechanism so that you can use it. You aim the fire extinguisher at the base of the fire and not at the flames. You squeeze the lever slowly so that the contents come out in short spurts; squeezing it hard will make it come out too quickly. You sweep the fire extinguisher from side to side so that you can put the fire out completely.
Be sure to use the Water Fire Extinguisher from a safe distance and move a little closer as the fire begins to go out. Read the instructions on each fire extinguisher because different types of fire extinguishers recommend different distances.
A Water Fire Extinguisher has around 10 seconds of charge, so for a small fire this will be quite enough to put the fire out. However, for larger fires, it may take more than one fire extinguisher.
If you’re able to put the fire out, stand by it if you can to make sure that it doesn’t restart. If it’s not possible to do that because there are too many fumes, move a safe distance away and wait for the fire department to arrive and take control of things.
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