Testing Your Fire Extinguisher For Your Buidling
May 14, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
To avoid fire safety issues and comply with OSHA standards you should perform an annual and monthly checkup of your fire extinguishers. Performing your checkup is quite easy. When you look at your extinguisher, make sure there is nothing in the way of it or blocking the sign if this is not the case just move it to ensure compliance. If you have a powder extinguisher make sure, you shake it a few times. Also, feel if it feels lighter than usual than you want to call the fire extinguisher company so they can check it for you. Following some of these steps will ensure that your fire extinguisher is operational.
Choosing the Right Fire Extinguishers
April 15, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Fire extinguishers come in many different styles suitable for putting out different types of fires, so it is important to have the proper fire extinguisher ready. Fire extinguishers are rated as A,B or C, or a combination of the letters, which indicate the type of fires it is suitable to extinguish. Some extinguishers can handle all types of fires, allowing them to be placed anywhere, however if the fire extinguisher is only for an electrical fire then it won’t be as productive extinguishing a grease or liquid combustible fire. The next thing to consider is the size of the fire extinguisher. You do not want one so small that it could not extinguish the entire fire, yet you do not want one so bulky that is is hard to lift and carry because that could hinder how fast you can put out the flames. Buying the proper fire extinguisher involves deciding on where and what may catch on fire and should be researched thoroughly.
Fire safety at work
March 18, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
We had a fire drill at work. It was also supposed to be a good time to meet new people. Some of the workes had been promoted and had been given additional duties. I was rather angry that day as I noticed this person who has always given me a hard time wearing a fire warden badge. I found it unfair that she got promoted to this role. She has constantly made life difficult for me. Often she will invite everybody to her functions apart from me. If a fire does break out I think I will try and stay far away from her as possible.
Good old New York
March 14, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
About three years ago, I lived in New York City with my wife, Brittney. We lived in a three room apartment that became our own after we got married and moved in together. As any other couple we slowly filled shelves with photos and priceless artifacts. One night, we were eating dinner when the fire alarm went off in our building. We assumed it was kids in the complex pulling the alarm as they did in the last. Before we knew it there was a fire spreading through the front hallway and we were trapped in our apartment. Luckily our apartment had a fire escape ladder and we used this to escape the blaze. Unfortunately, our priceless possessions did not survive the blaze.
Operating A Fire Hose
February 18, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Most people think operating a fire hose is as easy as turning on some water, picking up the hose, and pointing at the target: a building engulfed in flames or, rarely used these days, an excessively violent means of crowd control. In fact, operating a fire house at full blast requires several strong individuals to control the direction of the water. Using only one person would result in the fire hose swinging violently through the air and most likely taking the person holding it for an unexpected ride through the air. If you doubt what I’m saying, by all means try it.
I Protect My Home
February 14, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
I do the best that I can to make sure my apartment is safe and secure. I want the satisfaction of knowing that someone can’t come in and steal my expensive dog that I have had forever. He cost me a lot of money and the criminals and thieves have been lurking around my home. I don’t know what I would do if they came and got him. We have been the best of buddies since I brought him in the home. I am going to get a fire safe as well because it is a nice thing to have.
Obsession with Fire Protection
January 18, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
My wife suffered a major trauma when she was just a little girl. Her family home burned down in the middle of the night. Fortunately, everybody was able to get out safely, but they lost just about everything they owned. Now, 20 years later, she still talks about it all the time, but I didn’t realize how much it had entered her psyche until we had a little boy of our own. Now she’s obsessed with fire protection and wants to put fire retardant spray on everything even the crib bedding where Eric sleeps. Those fumes can’t be good for him. I’ve tried to reason with her, even changing the batteries in our smoke alarms each week, but she just can’t move past this. Any suggestions?
Detect this harmful gas
January 14, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Carbon monoxide is a colorless, poisonous gas produced fuels such as kerosene, petrol and it is most released by car and other vehicles. An Individual may not know if they are exposed to carbon monoxide, as we can’t sense it. It is colorless, odorless gas. People who were exposed to this gas felt symptoms like dizziness, fatigue and head ache. If over exposed to this gas can also cause mental confusion and death. It is important to prevent before this gas as it cannot be sensed by human being it is necessary we must use carbon monoxide detector. This can detect if carbon monoxide is present in your room so protect your family from harmful poisonous gas.
We All Have Memories
December 19, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Some such as photographs, important documents, kids’ school paperwork, and others are irreplaceable memories we own. I could not imagine life without these things. Soon after I became independent, I purchased a fireproof box. It was large enough to store irreplaceable things in it. All in all these are a great investment. If you have larger objects you would never want wrecked by fire, a fireproof safe would also be a sound investment. Sometimes in the after math of a fire these fireproof boxes and safes are the only remains of your home. Obviously I could live life without these things if worst comes to worst, but I would rather not.
A Very Worthwhile Investment
December 13, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Fire extinguishers are a very worthwhile investment. You never know when a simple cooking task will break out into a large fire. Many nights of enjoying French fries have started small grease fires. Though we were able to smother them with the pan lid, there is always that chance we will not be able to one day. We had a blender that caught fire, of course after unplugging it the machine was still ablaze. That small investment made a big difference. Mind you, you may never have to use your extinguisher, but I would rather invest in something I would never use, than taking a chance of not having it and losing my home.