Combustible Storage: The Triangle You Can Control

Neat combustibles are still combustibles. The Teach The fire triangle is simple: heat, fuel, and oxygen. Workplaces cannot remove oxygen from normal occupied spaces, and heat sources may exist through equipment, electrical systems, cooking, or hot work. Fuel management is therefore one of the most practical everyday controls. Using the hierarchy of controls, the best move is to eliminate unnecessary fuel, substitute safer materials where feasible, engineer proper storage, and administratively limit quantities and locations. The mechanism is reducing fire growth potential and protecting egress. In Practice Hannah changed cardboard pickup from “when someone remembers” to a daily 4 p.m.…

Sign up free — one personalized lesson every day, matched to your role and goals.

Already have an account? Sign in