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5 Ways to Prevent Fire Accidents at Healthcare Facilities

by Mihai B. Fire Prevention Expert

Fire is one of the major causes behind commercial property damages in Ireland. Over 5000 fire incidents have been recorded in the last two years. Hence, it becomes crucial to ensure the safety of the people working at your office. Apart from active, passive fire protection can also play a crucial role in safeguarding your people. Further, if it is a healthcare facility, then one must be more careful about it as over here victims could be elder, disables, and sick people. Facility managers should be always vigilant about the safety of the healthcare facilities.


Keep an Eye on Kitchen

One of the essential things to ensure the safety of the healthcare system is to keep an eye on the kitchen. Records suggest that 61% of the fire accidents happened due to the kitchen fires. Hence, the facility manager must keep an eye on these areas. He must ensure that no inflammable products should be around the kitchen. Further, check all the cords in the kitchen and ensure that all of them are maintained properly.


Routine Checks of Electrical connections

Apart from the kitchen fire, often, the electrical outlets become the reason behind the fires in the healthcare facilities. Being the facility manager, one should not overlook the kitchen fires and electrical hazards. You must check that if there any cords are cracked or in poor condition. Further, often due to the overload on the connections, the cords can catch fires. Hence, you must ensure that the active and passive fire protection is taken to put off the fire instant.


Prevent the Mix of Smoke and Oxygen

Smoke and oxygen dispensing machines must be kept separated all the time. If anyone lit a lighter around the oxygen cylinder, it can turn in to a massive accident. Even you may need to call the local fire stations to put off the fire. Hence, ask the technicians also to lit the cigarette away from the oxygen dispensing machine. Further, the cigarette must be put off properly into the ashtrays.


Give the Staffs Proper Training

In case of fire accidents, one must call the fire stations. But before they reach the place, you must take preventive action. However, for that, you must train your staff. Properly trained staff can help you in preventing fires and reducing the casualties by acting instant. Further, the staff must know to use extinguishers. In case of a fire accident, it will help you.

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Prepare an Action Plan

Finally, to fight the fire accidents, you must have an action plan. The plan will include the details of rescuing the patients who may not be able to walk. Further, to activate the fire alarm system, which is a part of passive fire protection.


Final Words

Over in this post, you have seen the ways you can prevent the fire in the healthcare systems. It is better to take the necessary precautions to reduce the chance of accidents

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Summary

Fire accidents can be dangerous for healthcare facilities. Hence, one must take proper care. The current article mentioned some methods to prevent fires.


Author Bio

Grary P.Taylor is a veteran firefighter and having experience of more than 40years. He also writes blogs on different topics to help people to stay safe from fire incidents.


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About Mihai B. Freshman   Fire Prevention Expert

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Created on Sep 7th 2020 08:23. Viewed 162 times.

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