Portable Fire Extinguishers
Overview/Description
This one-hour course is designed to protect employees and help prevent serious property loss from workplace fires. It identifies the various classes of fires, types of portable fire extinguishers, and actions to take in the event of a fire. It describes when and how to use portable fire extinguishers to put out small fires.
The content in this course is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements.
- discuss the regulatory background for portable fire extinguishers
- classify types of fires
- identify types of portable fire extinguishers and fire extinguishing agents
- describe the proper location and use of portable fire extinguishers
Target Audience
Employees responsible for using portable fire extinguishers in the event of a fire
Expected Duration
1.0
Lesson Objectives:
Portable Fire Extinguishers
cite employer responsibilities for creating educational and emergency action plans.
identify characteristics of fire extinguisher usage.
identify types of fires.
associate type of fire extinguishers used to different burning materials.
identify the symbol used for each fire class.
identify types of portable fire extinguishers and fire extinguishing agents.
indicate the proper location and use of portable fire extinguishers.
identify steps in the PASS method of using a fire extinguisher.
Course Number: SAH0462