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Fire Safety Mandatory Training

This document provides information on fire safety awareness and procedures at a hospital. It discusses announcing a Code Red in case of fire, identifying the location and floor. It also describes contacting the fire station if the situation gets out of control. It summarizes the three sources of fire, types of fire extinguishers, and RACE procedure for fire safety. The document outlines evacuation plans, fire detection and fighting equipment, and assembly points. It provides instructions on extinguishing fires and using fire extinguishers, as well as announcing a Code Red Clear once the fire is shut down.

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Fire Safety Mandatory Training

This document provides information on fire safety awareness and procedures at a hospital. It discusses announcing a Code Red in case of fire, identifying the location and floor. It also describes contacting the fire station if the situation gets out of control. It summarizes the three sources of fire, types of fire extinguishers, and RACE procedure for fire safety. The document outlines evacuation plans, fire detection and fighting equipment, and assembly points. It provides instructions on extinguishing fires and using fire extinguishers, as well as announcing a Code Red Clear once the fire is shut down.

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FIRE SAFETY AWARENESS

(CODE RED POLICY)


CODE RED
• In case of fire, announce “Code RED” with location and floor
number, by dialling 7070 using the intercom.

• Eg: Code Red MDCCU1 fourth Floor. (3 times)


• Eg: Code Red Fast Track OPD third Floor (3 Times)

• If situation gets out of control, an authorised person, dial 101 or


0469-2600101 (Thiruvalla Fire Station).
THREE SOURCES OF FIRE
TYPES OF FIRE
TYPES OF
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
R.A.C.E. for
Fire Safety...
 Rescue anyone in immediate danger.
 Activate the fire alarm pull station.
 Contain the fire.
 Extinguish the fire, if your safety can be assured.
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DO NOT PANIC!
• Identify location of fire.
• Activate manual pull box to intimate the fire throughout the hospital.

• Identify the cause of fire.


• Try to remove the materials causing fire.
FIRE EVACUATION PLAN
• See the emergency patients to be evacuated.
• Lead them safely through the nearest fire exit pathway leading to
the assembly point. (AVOID USING LIFTS)
FIRE DETECTION & FIGHTING EQUIPMENT

HEAT FIRE HYDRANT


DETECTOR & HOSE REEL

FIRE FIRE
EXTINGUISHER SPRINKLER

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How to extinguish Fire

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Classes of Fire Extinguishers

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Classes of Fire Extinguishers

The most common fire


extinguisher used in healthcare
is Multiclass, or what is
termed an ABC class
extinguisher.

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P.A.S.S. for Fire
Extinguisher Use...
• Pull the pin
• Aim at base of the fire
• Squeeze the handles together
• Sweep from side to side
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PASS method

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CALL FOR HELP!
• Intimate the concerned persons to shut off any medical
gas/power to the area of fire.
• Intimate the in-house Fire Brigade.
• If the situation is uncontrollable ,call the State Fire
Brigade to suppress the situation.
BCMCH FIRE ASSEMBLY
POINTS
1. Through the RAMP behind PRO office

2. Through the FRONT lobby to LAWN

3. Through the ED door to the Ambulance Parking area


CODE RED CLEAR
• Once the fire is shut down, “Code Red CLEAR” has
to be announced manually through the PA system.

• Eg: Code Red Clear (3 times)


Evaluate yourself
• MANDATORY FOR ALL STAFF AND TRAINEES
• Ten Questions
• Require email login, employee name and ID

CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE TEST

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