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What to do in case of Fire in a building and one found Presence of Smoke Everywhere?

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Question added by MUMTAZ AHMAD KHAN CMIOSH IDipNEBOSH , HSE Manager , thyssenkrupp Elevator Qatar, Bahrain
Date Posted: 2015/10/08
Anson Abraham
by Anson Abraham , Sr.Safety Officer , Amana Contracting & Steel Buildings

  1. Immediately pull the nearest fire alarm pull station as you exit the building.
  2. If there is smoke in the air, stay low to the ground, especially your head, to reduce inhalation exposure. Keep on hand on the wall to prevent disorientation and crawl to the nearest exit. If you have cloth put water on it and cover your face.
  3. Once away and clear from danger, call to Civil Defense.
  4. DON’T use the elevators during a fire emergency; always use the stairs

NazarAli Abbasbhai
by NazarAli Abbasbhai , Fire Marshal , Expertise contracting company Ltd

FOLLOW THE PROCESS OF R.A.C.E

1) RESCUE

2)ACTIVATE NEAREST PULL STATION ( MANUAL CALL POINT, MCP)

3)CONFINE THE FIRE

4)EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BY FIRE EXTINGUISHER   &  EVACUATION BY WHOLE PERSONS.

5) WENT TO NEAREST DESIGNATED ASSEMBLY POINT.

 

THEN AFTER CALL YOUR OTHER SOURCE OF RESCUE / FIRE TEAM / SECURITY TEAM AND ALL.

ABRAR ALI KHAN
by ABRAR ALI KHAN , MEP Project Manager , Golden Sand Engineering Services

Follow the sound of fire alarm.

Find the very nearest exit.

 

Michael Elumeze
by Michael Elumeze , E-Commerce Onboarding Manager - Construction/Building vertical. , Crisp Consult United Kingdom / Varna Bulgaria

Making the cloth/ towel wet works because smoke is a colloid. “A colloid is a substance microscopically dispersed through another substance". The solid particles in the smoke will stick to the wet portion of the towel therefore eliminating the smoke..

dwi nugroho
by dwi nugroho , Contractor Safety Management Officer , CHEVRON

continue evacuation through evacuation route. creep on the floor, and use breath masker or at least use cloth wet to prevent the smoke inhalation. do not try to break any closed door /windows because maybe it can cause back draft ...

Vinod Raman
by Vinod Raman

1. Shout fire fire and call for help make alert everybody by shouting, if possible can raise the fire Alarm.

2. Escape through nearest fire escape or less smoke area.

3. Avoid breathing smoke when escaping by using wet cloth if possible. Use stair and keep head maximum low level. Better crawl through floor, stay close to the walls.

4. If got trapped by fire in a building, go to a less smoke room and close doors and windows. Or go to a room which has a window to open and see outside.

5. If came out side the building, go and stand in the assembly point.

chetan sharma
by chetan sharma , Senior project engineer , trinity engineering services

go to stair case as it is generally pressurized with air and installed with stair case pressurisation unit along with fire exhaust fans, in case they are not operative then leave the building as soon as possible because death is not caused by fire it is generally caused by suffocation buit up due to smoke and other harmfull  gases.

Salahuddin Jamaldin
by Salahuddin Jamaldin , Project H&S Engineer , Reclamation Project

As stated in Protocol-Raise the alarm. Ensure that there is a smoke-stop lobby. Evacuate through designated passage way as meted out in the FEP. This is to be done during TTE. Fire Warden should guide the people to the safe haven or Assembly Area.

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