Retaining, properly maintaining and locating your workplace fire extinguishers is not only important; it is also a legal requirement! OSHA standards require that employers provide portable fire extinguishers that are easy to locate and that these extinguishers are properly maintained in a fully charged and operable condition. But knowing where your workplace’s fire extinguishers are… Read more »
A few months back, we discussed the combustion risk associated with lithium-ion batteries. These batteries can be found just about everywhere, and last year they made headlines when the lithium-ion batteries in Samsung’s Note 7 smartphones started spontaneously bursting into flames, ultimately prompting the company to issue a complete recall of the phones. Any lithium-ion… Read more »
No workplace is completely immune to fire hazards, but some industries are faced with a greater risk of fire damage than others. At a wood-shaving plant in Queensbury, New York, a lack of attentiveness to fire hazards has cost one company hundreds of thousands of dollars. On September 20 of this year, a blaze broke… Read more »
Recently, lithium ion battery fires made global news headlines when the batteries in Samsung’s Note 7 smartphones started bursting into flames, causing property damage and injuries to users. The company has since recalled the phones, and its engineers are still working to determine the root cause of the fires. The fires in Samsung’s phones may… Read more »
When you own your own business, the safety and security of your employees and coworkers is your first priority. Unfortunately, in the event of a disaster like a fire, it can be hard for people to make snap decisions that keep them safe. This is why it’s best to create a fire escape plan in… Read more »
We know you take your workers’ safety seriously, but are you doing all you can to prevent fire? Here are some tips to keep in mind so that your factory’s photo will never be featured in an article about fire safety. When a fire occurs in a large space that’s filled with people, the leading… Read more »
We might not think of offices are especially dangerous work environments, but they can have their fair share of hidden fire hazards. Because safety standards in offices are typically not as strict as they might be in say, a factory or laboratory, it can be easy for these fire hazards to go unnoticed. Likewise, it’s… Read more »
In this blog, we typically focus on tools and techniques that prevent fires. But no matter how well-protected your workplace might be, it’s important to know what to do in the event that one breaks out. That’s why the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has established some basic rules of firefighting. These rules are designed… Read more »
Smoke detectors act as an essential early-warning system in your workplace, alerting employees to budding fires before they become to full-blown blazes. Every day, we place our implicit trust in smoke detectors to protect us in the event of a fire. Smoke detectors are everywhere, but in spite of how commonplace they are many people… Read more »
The modern office is home to a host of electrical equipment that can constitute a serious fire hazard if you don’t take the necessary precautions. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), faulty electrical devices are one of the leading causes of structure fires in office properties. Today we’ll look at a few ways… Read more »