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How do you use a portable fire extinguisher, and what is the well-known training acronym for proper extinguisher use?

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Question added by Turki Alhajri PMP NEBOSH , EHS / HSE Manager , Tabuk Pharmaceuticals
Date Posted: 2015/01/15
SANDEEP KUMAR ROY
by SANDEEP KUMAR ROY , safety officer , thermax limited

 Use a portable fire extinguisher by following the P.A.S.S. procedure:• Pull the handle pin on the top of the extinguisher. • Aim the nozzle at the base of the fire and stand approximately8 to10 feet from the fire. • Squeeze the extinguisher handle to discharge the extinguishing agent.

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