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5 Tips for Increasing Fire Safety Awareness in the Workplace

So you have just been appointed as the new fire marshal in your office. You are done with the training and you are now ready to carry out your primary duty which is increasing fire safety awareness in the workplace.

As you work on your plan, you slowly realize that your task is not as simple as it seems. There are so many facts, and knowledge that you want and should share to your co – employees. The question now is, how are you supposed to do that?

To help you out with your small dilemma, here are some tips that you can use to promote awareness at work.

1.    Remember, the first step to awareness is self – realization. They need to understand how serious a fire is and what damage it can do not only to properties but to their lives as well. You can facilitate this realization by showing them pictures of homes and buildings that were ravaged by fire, and perhaps pictures of real people who have lost their lives in a blaze.

Those images, coupled with some strong words will definitely open their eyes to the dangers of fire.

2.    Now that you have their attention, you will be sure that they will be more receptive to the information that you feed them. The key is to give them the facts bits by bits. You can start by giving them small laminated cheat sheets that they can post on their cubicles. Those cheat sheets should include the basics like, emergency phone numbers, a map of your escape route and safety tips.

Just be careful not to crowd this piece of paper with too much as your co – employees may lose interest in them.

3.    Meet them in small groups regularly. Note that regularly does not mean frequently because the last thing you would want is to have your meetings disrupt operations. At a minimum you can conduct your meetings at least once every two weeks or once a month.

You can utilize these meetings to further your co – employee’s knowledge about fire, your office’s fire fighting equipment and orient them to the meaning of the health and safety signs that are scattered around the building. This is important because the money your office spent on those signs and equipment will mean nothing if your officemates do not know what they mean or if they do not know how to use them.

4.    Organize fire drills. Through them you will know if your officemates absorbed some of the facts and information you have given them. Drills are also a good way to have your co – workers experience a feel of the real thing. This ensures that when a real fire really does happen, everyone knows exactly what to do.

Those are four tips that will help you a lot as a fire marshal in your company. Yes, at this point it may seem to be too much of a work but in the end, everything will all be worth it.

For more tips and information about fire fighting equipment, please visit: health and safety signs.

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