subject: Importance of Fire Safety Devices [print this page] If you are a business owner, you mostly have n number of things to look after, like planning growth of your firm, planning finances marketing and many more. Most of the things that are in midst of businessmen are related to profit making, whether they agree or not. But there are other things to be kept in mind too. Take, for example, fire safety.
Just installing a fire safety device at the business place is not enough in itself. There should be a proper, functional, good quality and if possible state of the art equipment at your busied place. As you may already know, after all its the business owners responsibility to ensure that the place is a safe one to work. They should not compromise the safety of workmen by choosing the cheap or sub standard quality safety equipment which may be insufficient when a problem arises and they are needed.
Different type of equipment is needed to be installed a business area by the business men. For one, an excellent fire extinguisher which is effective in controlling small fires is a must. Getting any fire extinguisher available in the market is not sufficient in itself. One needs to choose the correct device for their nature of businesses and different types of risks present there. Take for example; electronics shop needs a carbon dioxide extinguisher to deal with electrical fires.
Apart from fire extinguisher, one also needs his workplace to be equipped with other types of safety things like fire blankets, alarms, smoke detection device, fire hose. Smoke detection devices and fire alarms give a much needed early warning to make evacuation easier in buildings a places on fire before the fire gets uncontrollable. The fire blankets are used to deal with small fires, and a hose is for the flames that have become big and have spreader widely. Over and above this, safety signs should be put in place to direct people to the fire safety devices present for easy access.
As obvious, fire protection is not solely the responsibility of the business owner. This responsibility extends towards the employees of the workplace also. There cooperation is inevitable to make sure that safety is maintained in the organizations workplace. Right from the start, employees should be made aware of fire safety, preventive measures and crisis management during a fire. Employees should be made to realize the importance of this.
