6.4 Fire Prevention and Prevention of Fire Spread

Question 1

The basic principles for safe working with flammable liquids can be summarised with
the acronym VICES. Whats does it stand for?

Answer 1

Ventilation

Ignition

Containment

Exchange

Separation

Question 2

What is ‘compartmentation’?

Answer 2

division of a building into fire-resisting compartments (a fire
compartment may comprise one or more rooms and may encompass more than one
storey).