Fight or Flee With a Portable Extinguisher
Choose when to evacuate versus when a trained person may attempt portable extinguisher use.
A wastebasket fire starts beside the print station. Smoke is rising but the fire is still small. What is the best first decision? Pull the alarm or ensure someone is alerting others, then only use the extinguisher if you are trained, have a clear exit behind you, and the fire remains small Grab the extinguisher immediately because a small fire should always be attacked before anyone else knows Close the door, keep working, and see whether the flames shrink on their own Ask two coworkers to film the fire so facilities has evidence before anyone moves Correct: alerting and escape…
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