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Workplace Fire Prevention Steps Posted on August 12, 2015 by

In 2015, U.S. fire departments responded to 1, 240, 000 fires. Nearly 4,000 people died last year due to fires. Even with these staggering statistics, there are those that don’t take action. Often people don’t prepare for possible fires until after they or a friend have experienced the devastation of the burning flames. But what are the chances that a person will experience more than one devastating fire in their life time? It’s important to think ahead… especially businesses. After recognition that a plan and preparation is needed, what’s the next step?

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Develop A Plan

It is important for businesses to have an action plan in case a fire was to break out. There shouldn’t be a doubt in your employees’ mind as to where to go if your business were to go up in flames. Business owners or their fire team leader(s) need to designate a meeting spot outside of the building where everyone would gather at the sounding of the alarm. It is also vital to plan out which exits different sections of the company will use to vacate the premises. There is something safe and secure about knowing exactly what to do in a terrible situation. You’re employees will thank you, and you will thank yourself when the pandemonium is lessened.

Protect Sensitive Information

You need to backup your computer regularly, and keep the information off site. The importance of this cannot be stressed enough. If your business were to burn with all of your information inside and no duplicates off site, you would have nothing. There have been unfortunate cases where owners didn’t even know who their customers were. They took such a total loss that they were forced to put an advertisement in a news paper asking for people to call them if they were customers. They had to start from square one.

Reduce Fire Damage

There are a few key things that are imperative to think of in regards to fire prevention. First of all, teach your employees to properly cleanup work spaces. Countless commercial fires begin as a result of flammables and combustibles that are not properly disposed of. Educate your employees so they know where these products should be stored and enforce the policy.

Second, make sure that your business has adequate fire protection. Not only is it important to have smoke and heat detectors on the main and lower levels, but it is also highly recommended to place them in attics, or above ceilings. A shockingly high number of devastating losses occur from fires that start in an attic and become out of control before anyone is even aware. For optimal protection, smoke and heat protection also need to be paired with an automatic sprinkler system.

Lastly, MAKE SURE that your fire protection is connected to a monitoring company. When that alarm goes off you need for that alarm to trigger a call to someone who will always be awake and waiting…. It could determine the future of your business and most importantly the life of an employee.

Is your business prepared for a fire emergency?

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