FIRE SAFETY

MANAGEMENT

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 WHAT IS FIRE?
Fire naturally occurs when the
elements are present and
combined in the right mixture,
meaning that fire is actually an
event rather than a thing.

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TYPES OF FIRE

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TYPES OF FIRE EXTINGUISHER

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 Fire Safety Regulations Requirements
• Updated NOC from state Fire Department
• Mock drills are conducted in periodic intervals
• Fire safety Extinguishers availability and their Expiry check
• Availability of fire fighting Equipments(Extinguisher , Fire alarm , Hose
reel , sprinklers , smoke detector , Fire door , sand bucket ,ramps as
per applicable)
• Defined Fire Exits
• Define Fire escape routes
• Fire Safety Signages with applicable colour codings as per NCB
• Defined area for assembly

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Fire Fighting Equipments

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 FIRE SAFETY DEVICES
• FIRE ALARM- A manual alarm system which consists of break glass units and alarm
sounders connected to a control panel , can only be operated and the alarm raised,
if activated by a person discovering a fire incident.

• SMOKE DETECTOR- An automatic system comprises of smoke and heat detectors,

in addition to break glass units and alarm sounders connected to a control panel .
Automatic systems have the ability to raise the alarm regardless of the presence of
occupants, which provides an early warning of a fire incident.

• WATER SPRINKLER- A water sprinkler or sprinkler head is the component of a fire

sprinkler system that discharges water when the effects of a fire have been
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• FIRE DOOR- A fire door is a door with a fire-resistance rating
(sometimes referred to as a fire protection rating for closures) used as
part of a passive fire protection system to reduce the spread of fire or
smoke between compartments and to enable safe egress from a
building or structure or ship.

• WATER HOSE PIPE- A water sprinkler or sprinkler head is the

component of a fire sprinkler system that discharges water when the
effects of a fire have been detected, such as when a predetermined
temperature has been exceeded.

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Fire Hazard Prone areas in the Hospital:
• OT
• Generator Room
• Substation
• Medical Gas storage room
• medical record room
• operation theatres
• stores department
• condemned storage
• ICU
• kitchen
At these places, fire fighting equipment shall be provided
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 In case of any fire incident the following action is to be taken:-

• Immediately try to put it off

• If not extinguished ,shout to help

• Switch off the electrical supply

• Inform reception to intimate fire fighting team

• Shift the patient to safer places

• If fire has not been extinguished, without panic direct the patients to safer locations through fire escape route

• Use fire escape route for going out of the hospital building (Fire /Emergency escape route is drawn and displayed
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• Do not run

• Remember R.A.C.E and P.A.S.S

• Proceed safety to nearest Fire exit the building

• Ensure you have taken what you need and switched off all equipment. Do not go back to collect
anything.

• Feel the temperature of surface of doors before opening.

• Crawl to EXIT if smoke is present in the area.

• FIRE SAFETY LESSON: Fire is a rapid oxidation of combustible substance accompanied with evolution
of heat and sometimes light. In case of ire press the nearest MCP (manual call point) button and call. 11
RACE AND PASS METHODOLOGY

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 Evacuation plan:
In case of normal fire Hospital internal safety team will use fire Extinguishers to
stop fire.

If the fire is not stoppable Operation Manager will call the local Fire Brigade
station

Announce to evacuation- all Patients vertically on stretcher at assembly area and

ICU Patient will be instantly transform to emergency area

first priority is to rescues the patient, patient party and staff, by instructing them
to move towards the Assembly point

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Sample fire Evacuation route signage

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EVACUATION BASED ON MEDICAL PRIORITIES
Traditionally START Priority:

RED - IMMEDIATE-
• these patients require maximum assistance to move.

• In an evacuation, these patients move LAST from the inpatient unit.

• These patients may require 2-3 staff members to transport these patients require
maximum support to sustain life in an evacuation.

• These patients move FIRST as transfers from your facility to another healthcare
facility.
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YELLOW – DELAYED

• these patients require some assistance and should be moved SECOND in priority
from the inpatient unit.

• Patients may require wheelchairs or stretchers and 1-2 staff members to

transport.

• These patients will be moved SECOND in priority as transfers from your facility to
another healthcare facility.

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GREEN - MINIMAL

• these patients require minimal assistance and can be moved FIRST from the unit

• Patients are ambulatory and 1 staff member can safely lead several patients who
fall into this category to the staging area

• These patients will be moved LAST as transfers from your facility to another
healthcare facility.

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 Assembly Area Requirements:
• The main goal of an evacuation is to facilitate the safe exit of people from the
emergency site to bring them to a more secure location referred to as the
assembly area.
• Without this pre-planned destination at the end of the evacuation, chaos, panic,
and more threats can protected.
• It could potentially put people back into harm’s way or worst, and hinder
emergency

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 FIRE SAFETY VIDEO

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