Training Room 2
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Training Room 2: Workplace Safety in Action
Fire Prevention and Plans
Following simple fire prevention practices can reduce the risk of fire happening at the workplace. When a fire does happen, there is no time to think. Having a plan in place to safely address a potential fire is required at the jobsite.
Watch how fast fire can spread in A Couch Fire. This video was four minutes long and was compressed to 17 seconds. Just think, in four minutes a smoldering fire can burst into a life-threatening blaze.
Use these questions to guide your search:
- What fire-safety practices can prevent fires from occuring at the workplace?
- Most workplaces have several practices in place to prevent fires. Try to list at least five of these practices.
- What do you do if a fire occurs at work?
- In case of fire, what should employers know? What should employees know?
Share what you found in your Internet search with your classmates. Discuss whether you agree or disagree with the strategies and plans found by each student.
Save your notes in your course folder. You can use the information you and your classmates gather to complete your Fire Safety Reference Sheet.
Fire Safety Reference Sheet
It is time to create your Fire Safety Reference Sheet, which you will include in your Pocket Guide to Workplace Safety in the Training Room 2 Project.
You can choose the format of your Fire Safety Reference Sheet. To decide which format to use, think about how you will use your Pocket Guide to Workplace Safety at work. For example, will you store your Pocket Guide on an iPod or cell phone, or will you carry a print-out to your worksite?
You might use a combination of text and pictures in a word-processed or presentation file, or you might create a graphic design or a video. Whatever format you choose, make sure your teacher is on board and that you include all necessary information and references.
You will organize your information into two sections: hazards and solutions.
Under hazards, include information about unsafe fire practices. Under solutions, include
- fire classification and extinguisher symbols
- a list of practices to prevent fires from occurring at the workplace
- a list of points in a plan to safely address potential fire hazards
Use Training Room 2 Project Rubric to make sure you have met all requirements.
Create a sub-folder called: “Pocket Guide to Workplace Safety.” Name the file that contains your work “Fire Safety Reference Sheet.”
Submit a draft of your completed Fire Safety Reference Sheet to your teacher for feedback. You will submit your final version for marks later in Training Room 2 Project.
Congratulations! You have finished the section on fire safety. You are now ready to go on to the next section of the Training Room 2. Are you remembering to keep your copy of Course Checklist up-to-date?