Fire Extinguisher Safety
Meeting safety regulations to operate fire extinguishers safely and successfully in the workplace is essential to protecting employees and property.
Course description
Traliant’s Fire Extinguisher Safety training is a 35-minute course explaining how to assess the environment and determine if conditions are favorable to use a fire extinguisher safely and successfully. The course covers how a fire extinguisher works, what type to use and the correct procedure for using one.
Traliant’s Fire Extinguisher Safety course, coupled with hands-on training and a fire prevention plan, aligns with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements to train employees who may need to operate fire extinguishers in the work environment.
ONLINE TRAINING
Fire Extinguisher Safety
Fire extinguisher safety covers these topics and more:
- Emergency action plans & fire prevention plans
- OSHA options for fight or flight
- Purpose of fire extinguisher
- Fire classification & characteristics
- Fire extinguisher types & identification
- How to operate a fire extinguisher using the PASS (Pull, Aim, Squeeze & Sweep) method
- Hazards associated with incipient stage of fires
- When not to fight a fire
- Fire extinguisher maintenance, testing & inspection
KEY FEATURES
Why you'll love our training
It’s time to embrace a new era of online training with a valued partner who will ensure seamless implementation, along with a learning experience your employees will truly enjoy.
Course administration
Traliant makes it simple to roll out training to your workplace and provide technical support directly to your employees at no additional cost.
Course customizations
Tailor courses to include your logo, relevant policies, workplace images, and more. Traliant can even customize the course with scenarios that take place in your own workplace environment.
Translations
Training is available in English, Spanish and is supported in over 100 languages.
What to consider when choosing the most effective fire extinguisher safety training
- Protect lives and property: Training equips employees with the knowledge and skills they need to extinguish small fires, which can help prevent injuries, property damage, and business disruption.
- Promote a culture of safety: Training helps to create a workplace where employees are prepared to respond to emergencies, which enhances a culture of safety and preparedness.
- Comply with regulations: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires employers to provide fire extinguisher training to employees who may need to use fire extinguishers in the work environment.
- Empower employees: Training provides employees with the knowledge and skills they need to use a fire extinguisher correctly and confidently.
- Strengthen your organization's emergency plan: Fire extinguisher training helps to ensure that employees know how to respond to a fire and that they are familiar with the location and operation of fire extinguishers.
- Reduce the risk of harm: Training helps to minimize the risk of injury or death in the event of a fire.
- Emergency action plans (EAPs): These plans outline the procedures for evacuating the building in the event of a fire.
- Fire prevention plans (FPPs): These plans outline the procedures for preventing fires and minimizing fire hazards.
- Fire extinguisher training: Training on how to use fire extinguishers safely and effectively.
- Class A: For ordinary combustibles, such as wood, paper, and cloth.
- Class B: For flammable liquids, such as gasoline, oil, and grease.
- Class C: For electrical fires.
- Class D: For combustible metals, such as magnesium and titanium.
- Class K: For fires involving cooking oils and fats.
- Pull: Pull the pin.
- Aim: Aim the nozzle at the base of the fire.
- Squeeze: Squeeze the handle.
- Sweep: Sweep the nozzle from side to side to cover the base of the fire.
- The fire is too large.
- The fire is spreading rapidly.
- You do not have the proper type of extinguisher.
- You are not confident in your ability to use the extinguisher safely.
