How to prepare for a fire incident in your workplace

9/14/2020 (Permalink)

Nobody ever thinks or likes to prepare for a dangerous terrifying fire situation but in order to be safe in the office, you should know these simple strategies to safely confront a fire situation in your office.  Have your peers know these strategies since it can make a huge difference when a fire hazard arises.

• Have an evacuation plan and make sure to share it with the staff. Make sure this evacuation plan meets legal requirements. This plan should be customized to the unique size of your office workplace.
• Make sure all employees know how to properly use a fire extinguisher. Have proper training sessions on how to do so.
• Fire drills are very important. Have at least 2 a year with all the staff participating. This will help in planning out where all of you will meet in case of an actual fire situation. It’s important that everyone has an easy route to an escape exit; this drill will help establish this route.
• Keep smoke detectors up to date and make sure they are functional. Have a few around the office so the staff can hear them clearly in case of a fire. Make sure everyone knows what the fire alarm sounds like.
• In order to reduce potential hazards frequently check the conditions of electrical cables and replace them if they seem old or wear out. Take a look to see if they are overloaded.

Remember these strategies and practice them in your work place to keep everyone safe.  Have the plan somewhere visible such as the office break room or the office kitchen. Keep the plan and employees update in order to work in a safely planed office and in the case of a fire incident SERVPRO of Reston/Herndon is a phone call away.