Fire

Promptly report of the fire stituation to the caretaker’s office to notify it to the emergency crews and firefighters.
Stay calm, do not run or scream. Do not use lifts.
If the your clothes catch on fire, drop and roll.
If there is a lot of smoke, crawl on your hands and knees and breathe through a damp cloth.
Close the door when leaving the area. Do not take anything and never go back.
If exits are blocked, stay in the area and put wet clothes in the doors’ grooves.
Try to be seen through the window.

Order and cleanliness in workplaces.
Extraction and ventilation in areas with explosive atmospheres.
Order in storehouses with dangerous products and substances.
Avoid the contact of combustible products with any possible ignition source (paper, boxes, etc.)
Avoid the accumulation of waste, boxes, papers, etc.
Cigarette's ends must be completely extinguished before throwing them to the waste bin.
Keep properly the detection and extinction agents and indicate them correctly.
Know and use correctly portable fire extinguishers.
Keep free of obstacles the evacuation areas and routes.
Follow the action guidelines established in the event of emergency such as sirens, signalling, evacuation routes, outdoors meeting points, etc.

Using a non-suitable fire extinguisher for the type of fire that must be extinguished, may aggravate the fire.

Verify that the fire extinguisher is appropriate for the type of fire to be extinguished.
Take the fire extinguisher down.
Verify that the fire extinguisher is in good condition.
Unseal the fire extinguisher.
Test it pointing to the floor.
Get close to the fire with the wind behind you.
Use the fire extinguisher in zig-zag in the base of the flames.
Discharge completely the fire extinguisher.
Leave while facing the fire.
Verify the efficiency of the fire extinguisher.
Make sure that it will be charged again.

Fire by solid combustibles that produce embers when burning, such as wood, paper, coal, fabrics, etc. Type A
Fire by liquid or melted solid combustibles, such as petrol, fuel, oils, fats, asphalt, etc. Type B
Fire by gaseous combustibles, as for example, acetylene, propane gas, butane, etc. Type C
Fire by metal combustibles, such as sodium, potassium, pulverised aluminium, magnesium, titanium, zirconium, town gas, etc.Type D

Fire and fire extinguisher