The Aluminium Plant Safety Blog recommends
that every facility routinely review their fire
prevention plan. The goal of the plan is to prevent a fire from occurring. It should
list the fuel sources (hazardous or other materials) on site that could ignite
or contribute both to the spread of a fire, as well as the building systems,
such as fixed fire extinguishing systems and alarm systems, in place to control
the ignition or spread of a fire.
The APSB has posted incidents where a
failure in either the fire detection or fire suppression system contributed to
making a small fire grow large. Here is a recent story that emphasizes the need
to regularly check fire detection and suppressions systems in your plant.
A huge fire broke out in an aluminum and lumber factory in the
Middle East, said security sources. The fire started in the early hours one day
during the week of June 28, 2015 and initial investigations showed that the
fire extinguishing system did not work. The sources added that the presence of
lumber and diesel tanks in the factory worsened the situation but around 90
firemen, from six (6) fire departments, fought the flames and helped contain
the fire in three hours and prevent it from spreading to adjacent facilities.
Two firemen were injured in the process and were treated on site. Further
investigations are in progress.
The Aluminium Plant Safety Blog prays that the injured
firemen recover fully from the physical injuries. We have repeated stepped up
on our soapbox and called for every aluminium plant to reach out to their local
fire departments and train them on the hazards that are located in their
plants.
The Aluminium Times Magazine had an article about the
importance of training local emergency management services.
Please comment.
Did they check the fire suppression systems periodically? It has to be checked to make sure everything with the suppression systems work well.
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