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Fire Safety Training How to Be Prepared for the Unexpected

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Fire Safety : What Everyone Should Know to Stay Safe Fire is something we all know can be dangerous, but many of us don’t really think about what causes it or how to handle it until it’s too late. Understanding a few basics about fire—how it starts, how it spreads, and how to stop it—can make a huge difference in keeping yourself, your family, and your workplace safe. How Does Fire Start? At its core, fire needs three things to ignite: fuel (something to burn), heat (something to light it up), and oxygen (air to keep it going). This is called the fire triangle. Remove any one of these, and the fire won’t start or will go out. But fire isn’t just a simple thing burning—there’s also a chemical reaction involved, which is why some fires can be tricky to put out. That’s where the fire tetrahedron comes in, adding that fourth element to the triangle: the chain reaction that sustains the fire. Putting Out Fire:  There are four main ways to fight fire: Cooling: Lower the tempe...

Factories Act, 1948

 Factories Act, 1948 [Act No. 63 of Year 1948 dated 23rd. September, 1948] Contents Sections Particulars Chapter I Preliminary 1 Short title, extent and commencement 2 Interpretation 3 References to time of day 4 Power to declare different departments to be separate factories or two or more factories to be a single factory 5 Power to exempt during public emergency 6 Approval, licensing and registration of factories 7 Notice by occupier Chapter II The Inspecting Staff 7A General duties of the occupier 7B General duties of manufacturers, etc., as regards articles and substances for use in factories Chapter II The Inspecting Staff 8 Inspectors 9 ...

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