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The Extinguishing Fires Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inhalation of smoke
- burns from hot surfaces
- 2. Fire assessment
- Wrong extinguishing agent selected
- panic due to fire size
- 3. Evacuation procedures
- Tripping during evacuation
- psychological trauma
- 4. Activation of alarm system
- False alarms causing panic
- malfunction of system
- 5. Using fire extinguisher
- Incorrect use leading to injury
- possible explosion from heat exposure
- 6. Coordination with fire department
- Miscommunication risks
- arrival delays
- 7. Containing the fire
- Spread of fire
- insufficient containment materials
- 8. Smoke ventilation
- Smoke inhalation
- low visibility leading to accidents
- 9. Post-fire cleanup
- Slips on wet surface
- contact with leftover hot surfaces
- 10. Debriefing and reporting
- Inaccurate information
- emotional stress post-incident
- 11. Inspection of equipment
- Faulty or damaged equipment
- inadequate stock
- 12. Re-stocking used extinguishing agents
- Improper lifting technique
- spillage leading to slips
- 13. Updating emergency procedures
- Failure to address all incidents & areas
- ignoring feedback
- 14. Staff training
- Undetected misunderstanding of procedure
- injuries during drills
- 15. Regular equipment maintenance
- Cost of replacing faulty equipment
- time consuming
- 16. Disposal of burnt/affected materials
- Hazardous material leaks
- incorrect disposal procedure
- 17. Rehabilitation of affected site
- Structural damage unnoticed
- improper rebuilding practices
- 18. Fire safety audits
- Non-compliance to fire safety regulations
- 19. Continuous monitoring
- Ignored potential fire hazards
- negligence in reporting
- 20. Review and improvement of safety measures
- Resistance to changes
- confusion due to multiple revisions