fire - the element that is not easy to keep in check.When she comes out from under the control of fires.Their causes are different, but, according to statistics, 90% of the fires can be traced wine person because of careless handling of fire or security breaches.Fires entail the destruction of property and, worst of all, the loss of life.
Every sane person knows that such a disaster is easier to prevent than to deal with it.To minimize damage from fires occurring in the field of human presence helps special equipment.So, to extinguish the fire in buildings for storage areas, factories and other facilities in the mandatory set fire boards.GOST 12.4.009-83 regulates their standards and specifications, as well as the requirements for the placement and maintenance.Ignoring these rules often leads to severe consequences, including casualties.
Appointment fire shields
presence of such equipment as a shield fire, a requirement to the operating structures, buildings, territories of enterprises, technological installations and other facilities not equipped with its own fire-fighting water supply, or a system of automated fire fighting, as well as remote from the outerExtinguishing water sources more than 100 m.
Its main purpose - to provide easy access to the personnel of the enterprise extinguishing means.For ease of locating panels painted in bright red (permitted contrast coloring - white with red trim).
types of fire panels and their accessories
Fire panels are closed (metal bars or glass) or open type.In turn, they both may be hinged or auxiliary construction.
Shield fire of any kind must be fully equipped with serviceable inventory, the amount and composition of which are determined in accordance with the regulations.It should be compact to place all the tools used at the primary stage of fire suppression.Furthermore, it is necessary to provide unrestricted access to this equipment if necessary.
The elements are standard hook, scrap metal, two buckets of sand (cone), a special shovel.Additionally, the shield can be equipped with a pair of fire extinguishers, ax, felt mats, insulating products.Specialized equipment provides for the forks, protective screens, carts and other non-motorized equipment.
Materials requirements for the placement and number of
material for the manufacture of panels is sheet steel or wood.Next to them should be installed special metal or wooden boxes filled with sand and water barrels.
When calculating the optimal number of boards needed to ensure the fire safety of a particular object, based on the following indicators:
- categories of buildings, structures, constructions;
- availability of technological explosion, fire equipment;
- fire rating class object;
- limiting area per one shield of fire.
Standards of equipment, depending on these indicators are reflected in the table.3 ISO № 3941-77.
important fire safety measure is the content in due course equipped with shields and adjacent territory in order to ensure free access to inventory.Faulty and outdated equipment may not be suitable in a critical situation, so it is necessary timely repair or replacement.
