Did you know that there is a fire every 30 seconds in America! The next fire may be at your home or business, will you be prepared to deal with it? If not, plan now for fire safety!
Do you have portable fire extinguishers for your family or employees to use? If so, have you considered basic training on their use?
Do you have portable fire extinguishers for your family or employees to use? If so, have you considered basic training on their use?
Why not?
Fox River Fire & Safety not only sells and services portable fire extinguishers, but provides training on their use as well. Free Online Training! Please visit our online web site at http://www.foxriverfire.com/ to take part in the interactive training program in both English and Spanish! Learn how to use an extinguisher and become certified to meet the OSHA standards.
Training and Education Facts:
CFR Title 29, Part 1910 (OSHA) Section 157, Paragraph g. Training and Education States:
1. Where the employer has provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer shall also provide an educational program to familiarize their employees with general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.
2. The employer shall provide the education required in paragraph (g)(1) of this section upon initial employment and at least annually thereafter. Ideally, your training should include both an inside classroom training session and outside hands on practice with an actual controlled fire. The “live” fire training provides employees with a realistic and memorable experience using a portable fire extinguisher.
CFR Title 29, Part 1910 (OSHA) Section 157, Paragraph g. Training and Education States:
1. Where the employer has provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer shall also provide an educational program to familiarize their employees with general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.
2. The employer shall provide the education required in paragraph (g)(1) of this section upon initial employment and at least annually thereafter. Ideally, your training should include both an inside classroom training session and outside hands on practice with an actual controlled fire. The “live” fire training provides employees with a realistic and memorable experience using a portable fire extinguisher.
Four Basic Facts About Fire:
1. Fire is Black – It is not light, you can’t see
2. Fire is Hot – Unbelievable temperatures
3. Smoke – Poisonous gasses will kill you
4. Time – You have no time, you must act
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Proper use of a portable fire extinguisher can save a life, prevent the spread of fire, and even extinguish a fire within the first 30-45 seconds. For any business, this will drastically decrease the effects employee down time and loss of overall production due to a fire.
What your employees will learn from this type of training can also be applied to their personal lives. Learning what to expect in a fire and the proper reaction to a fire is the only way to escape it alive!
Make sure you extinguish the fire, but not the training!
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