General Safety & Health Series

Industrial Fire Prevention

Among all the safety problems an employee can encounter, fire can be the most frightening. Every year industrial fires cause hundreds of millions of dollars in damage and result in hundreds of employee injuries, a number of which are fatal. Yet many employees do not realize how their own actions can contribute to the risk of fire.

TPC Training Systems' training products on "Industrial Fire Prevention" look at industrial fires, review steps that can be taken to help prevent fires and discuss what employees should do in case of a fire emergency. Topics covered in these products include:

• Common causes of industrial fires.
• Preventing industrial fires.
• The concept of "flashpoint".
• "Classes" of fires.
• Fire extinguishers.
• Handling flammable materials.
• Evacuation and other employee responsibilities.
• First aid.
• and more.