General Shop Saftey Flashcards
Pressurized Water
Used for class A
Carbon Dioxide Gas (CO2)
Used for class B and C fires
Dry Chemical
Used for class A B C and D fires
Fire Blanket
Used for smothering fires on humans or animals
Fire that occurs in ordinary combustible material such as wood rags and rubbish
Class A
Fires that occur with flammable liquids such as paint oil fuels grease ect
Class B
Fires that involve electricity or occur in or near electrical equipment monitors switchboards wiring ect
Class C
Fires that occur with combustible metals such as magnesium
Class D
Green triangle
for Class A, ordinary combustible
Red square
For class B flammable liquids
Blue circle
For class c electrical equipment
Yellow star
For class D Combustible metals
components of a fire triangle
A fuel
B heat
C oxygen
If any one of the three components is missing a fire cannot be started with the removal of any one component the fire will be extinguished
A fuel
B heat
C oxygen
Green
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