20/04/2012

Safety         

   Fire Extinguishers:

Fire  Extinguishers	Suitable for	Description	How to do it
Carbon dioxide (Black)	Petrol, butane and cooking oil.	These are used on electrical fires as well as fires involving flammable liquids and gases.	Remove the safety pin and depress the lever, aiming the stream over the fire.
Fire Blanket	Small fires, burning liquids and burning clothing.	These are used on small fires, and if someone’s clothing is alight, and they work to smother the fire by depriving it of oxygen.	Throw the blanket over the fire or over the person. Wrap the person in the blanket until the fire is out.
Powder (Blue)	Electrical fires, Petrol, cooking oil, wood, paper, rubber, plastic.	These are used on electrical fires, as well as fires involving flammable liquids and gases.	Remove safety pin, aim the nozzle towards the fire and press the lever.
Foam (Yellow)	Paper, wood, petrol, cooking oil.	These are used on fires involving flammable liquids and gases.	Remove safety pin, aim the nozzle towards the fire and depress the lever. Aim the stream at the furthest inside edge of the container and allow the foam to build up and over the liquid.
Water (Red)	Wood ,paper, Cloth	These are used in fires involving ordinary combustible materials.	Direct the jet t the base of the flames and keep moving across the area of the fire.
Fire Hose	Wood, paper, rubber, plastic.	Only activate the extinguisher within “fighting range” of the fire.	Direct the stream of water at the base of the flames.

Different types of fires need different types of extinguishers.

Fire Extinguisher Chart
Extinguisher		Type of fire
Colour	Type	Solids (Wood, Paper,  Cloth, etc)	Flammable Liquids	Flammable Gasses	Electrical Equipment	Cooking  Oils & Fats
Red	Water
Yellow	Foam
Blue	Dry Powder
Black	Carbon Dioxide (Co2)

                                                      Hazards:

Guidelines:

Remember that a “Hazards” is anything that could possibly cause damage, harm or injury to people in the work place. Therefore, a “hazard” is a source of danger – that is, anything that might be dangerous, such as slippery floors. Staffs are therefore  all ways responsible for taking note of and reporting any incident or anything they see which may pose a danger to themselves, guests, colleagues and any visitors who may be around. Be observant all the time, and take notes of items or situations. For example:       Wet paint       Wt floors       Maintenance workers       Electrical wiring that is not secured out of the way       People loitering around the unit property who do not seem to have any particular business there

All of this signs is warning Hazard signs.

So if you have danger equipment of

precautions you have to put out a sign or

 near it so that people can see it

before something happen.

              Emergency Situations:

Health and Safety procedures dictate how staff should behave under usual or emergency situations. By being able to react quickly, staff is ensuring that quest will always feel safe, and that the work of colleagues is disrupted as little as possible. The Safety and security procedures help to make decisions by giving instructions on what to do – this reduce the risk of making the wrong decisions and further endangering guest, colleagues and staff, itself.

Situation: Bomb Threats: Riots/ Mass Action: Armed Robbery:

Actions: Must be taken seriously. Do not make any attempt to determine whether the threat is a hoax or not. These situations usually occur outside the hotel building, but staff needs to act quickly to prevent rioters from getting into the hotel buildings. Be very observant so that a good description of the attackers can be provided to the police.