Fire Safety Planning Part 3
Suppression
Once you have alerted co-workers that there is a fire in the building or jobsite, the next step is to try to put out the fire. Many different systems have been created to try and do this. Some are quite common, such as sprinkler systems and fire extinguishers. Others are more specialized to deal with unique hazards or to protect equipment that may be damaged from using water. Suppression systems work by removing one of the components of the fire triangle, either heat or oxygen. Fire Safety Planning Part 3 will look at the systems that can be put in place to put out the fire.