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FireMarshal’sOfficeDepartmentofEnvironmentalSafetyLABORATORY.FIRESAFETYObjectives1.LearnUMDEmergencyProcedures.2.Becomefamiliarwithemergencyequipmentinyourareaandlearnhowtouseit.3.Identifyfirehazardsinlaboratorysettings:OnJanuary15,2001,afireoccurredinaChemistryBuildinglaboratory.A4-literbottleofflammableliquidbrokeinsideafumehood,emptyingitscontentsintothehoodandontothefloor.Severalhotplateswerelocatedinsidethehoodandignitedtheflammableliquid.Aresearcherwasunabletoextinguishthefirewithtwoportablefireextinguishersandquicklyexitedthelaboratory.911wascalled.Otherbottlesofflammablematerialssoonbroke,providingmorefuelandallowingthefiretointensify.Soonafter,asmallexplosionoccurredwhenflammablematerialsstoredinthecabinetunderneaththehoodbecameinvolvedinthefire.TheFireDepartmentextinguishedthefire.TexasTech–January15,2001EmergencyResponseGuideKnowYourEmergencyProceduresEMERGENCYRESPONSERADIATIONSPILLCHEMICALSPILLBIOLOGICALSPILLPERSONALINJURYFIREUNIVERSITYOFMARYLANDDEPARTMENTOFENVIRONMENTALSAFETYDIVISIONOFADMINISTRATIVEAFFAIRSBecomefamiliarwithproceduresinyourlaboratoryActivationoftheFireAlarmSystemKnowthelocationsofthenearestfirealarmpullstationsThefirealarmismonitoredbytheDept.ofPublicSafetyEvacuationPlanKnowthelocationsofthenearestexitandalternateexitsKnowhowtobeaccountedforEmergencyTelephoneNumbersCampusPhones911CellPhones#3333VerizonWireless,SprintNextel,ATT,andT-MobileALLFIRES,INCLUDINGEXTINGUISHEDFIRES,MUSTBEREPORTEDTOTHEFIREDEPARTMENT301-405-3333OthersKnowWhereEmergencyEquipmentisandHowtoUseItFireAlarmSystemFireAlarmmaybeactivatedautomaticallybysmokedetectorsorthesprinklersysteminadditiontomanuallybypullstationsSprinklerSystemSprinklersareactivatedindividuallybyheatandareautomaticNotalllaboratoriesaresprinkleredSprinklerSystemwww.canutesoft.comFireExtinguishersFireExtinguishersareplacedincertainlocationsasrequiredbythefirecode.Totalandimmediateevacuationissafest.TheUMPolicyonFireEmergenciesisatotalevacuationpolicy.Youarerequiredtofightafire.NOTDONOTplaceyourselforothersindangerDONOTdelayactivationofthefirealarmDONOTdelaynotificationofthefiredepartmentIfyouaretrainedinthesafeuseoffireextinguishersandchosetofightafire:EmergencyShowerandEyewashStationFireBlanketsFireblanketsarenotsuppliedKnowHowtoOperateYourEquipmentNaturalGasValves•MakesurevalvesarefullyclosedwhennotinuseBeawareofopenvalvesandleaksDONOTdisregardslightodorsHeatProducing&ElectricalEquipmentBefamiliarwithcontrolsandfeatures.Allunattendedheatproducingequipmentisrequiredtohaveamanualresetover-temperatureswitch.Allunattendedoperationsmustbeprovidedwithautomaticshutdowntopreventsystemfailurethatcouldresultinafireorexplosion.Operateequipmentinaccordancewithmanufacturer’sinstructions.Makesureequipmentisturnedoffwhennotinuse.Keepheatproducingequipmentclearofflammableandcombustibles.Electricstirrers,whenusedwithcombustibleorflammableliquidswhichareheatedabovetheirflashpoints,mustbesuitableforsuchuse.Refrigerators,freezers,orcoolersmustbeprominentlylabeledtoindicatewhethertheyareorarenotsuitableforstoringflammableliquids.UseonlyproperlyinstalledelectricalwiringandULlisted/FMapprovedelectricalequipment–avoidextensioncords.ElectricalSafetyMisuseofextensioncordsisthemostcommonelectricalhazardfoundinlabsElectricalSafetyUsepowerstripswithbuiltincircuitbreakers.U...