A number of Nigeria's local Fire Authorities recommend that the following notice should be provided to all employees on a regular basis and should be placed in a number of locations in the premises, to provide a constant…
All fire extinguishers should be inspected by the user at least monthly to make sure that they are in their proper position, have not been discharged or lost pressure (in the case of extinguishers fitted with a pressure…
This short guide examines the comparative advantages and disadvantages of the different types of fire extinguishers in general use and their respective extinguishing method.
Fire science previously used the Fire Triangle/Pyramid to represent the three elements (fuel, heat, and an oxidizing agent) that must be present for the combustion process to occur, but now a fourth element (an uninhibited chemical chain reaction…
Fire ratings are a means of rating the fire-fighting capacity of a fire extinguisher by the maximum size of fire that has successfully extinguished under test conditions. All fire extinguishers that comply with EN3 and that are designed…
There are different classes of fire and different types of fire extinguishers for each class. Using the wrong type can make the fire worse or cause serious injury to you.
This fire extinguisher colour-coding system enables the user to quickly identify a fire extinguisher's extinguishing medium by a colour code that is carried on a band that is positioned above or below the operating instructions on the front…
It is important that you know how to use a fire extinguisher before you need to use one because you won't have time to read the instructions when a fire breaks out.
Can the existing means of detection discover a fire quickly enough to raise an alarm in time for all the occupants to escape to a safe place?
This information is intended as a guide to Irish PSV regulations in regard to fire extinguishing requirements for licensed public service vehicles and should not be confused with legal advice.
