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Fire Safety in the Workplace

1,200 FIRES
Business does Were reported for industrial building
not open after
fire Accidental Fire
Non-fatal
casualties
FIRE
TOP 5 Threat for
Business
1.Property Loss
2.Buisness interruption
3. Employee injury
4. Liability loses
5. Data loses

Oil 15%
Workplace at Risk Manufacturing 30%
Retail 55%
Faulty Electrical
Equipment. overloaded
circuits or lack of
maintenance
COMMON CAUSE

Misuse of HOW CAN IT BE PREVENTED?

equipment
1. Regular check all the circuit, check power stations, have
automatic fire suppression system and prohibit use of
extension cord \ extension plug.
Smoking, not put- 2. Train all workers to use electrical equipment correctly,
off cigarette buts perform risk assessment and use only energy
commission approved devices.
3. Have designated smoking area, educate staff on danger
of smoking in hazardous environment and signages.
Arson, crime,
4. Keep all the flammable locked to safe the site and
sabotage maintaining adequate building security.
5. Have adequate lubrication system, if required provide
Overheated continuous ventilation, adequate maintenance of the
Machine system and schedule servicing.
6. Ensure all flammable kept away from the any fire
sources, all tanks \ container properly label, only store
Flammable in specific container, frequently checked for any leak,
material, gasoline, prohibit smoking, and keep only required flammable at
required quantity.
diesel

Fire Safety Checklist

1 Firefighting equipment available 5 Every staff aware of Emergency Plan

2 Auto fire suppression system working Electrical equipment\system protected

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3 Fire alarm test and in working order 7 Fire extinguisher service & can use

4 Staff train on fire safety

Source: Safety Message by
1.U.K, Fire Safety, 2016.
2. BOMBA Fire Statistic, 2018.
3. Fire Safety, Health & Safety Authority, 2020.
Aalborg Portland Malaysia