What agricultural workers need to know to prevent a fire

Fires at agricultural facilities are not uncommon. An abundance of combustible materials, equipment, and human carelessness often lead to fires at agro-industrial complex facilities. The Miory district is no exception in this regard.

To prevent fires, the head and officials of the farm must remember, know, and comply with safety requirements. We will remind you of the main ones.

- all facilities must have functioning and serviceable fire protection and firefighting equipment, fire water supply, communication systems, static electricity protection, external fire escapes, building roof railings, and these means must be in constant readiness for use;

- fire safety instructions must be developed in accordance with the requirements of guiding documents;

- farm employees must undergo training according to fire-technical minimum programs and fire safety briefings, as well as training in fire safety measures;

- technological processes must be carried out in accordance with operational and technological documentation;

- agricultural organization facilities must inform employees about the fire safety status of the business entity;

- buildings must have fire safety information stands, and timely updates of current information must be organized;

- the territory must be cleared of dry vegetation and combustible waste.

Each employee of the business entity is obliged to:

- know fire safety requirements and comply with the fire safety regulations of the business entity;

- not take actions that could lead to a fire;

- be able to use primary firefighting equipment and self-rescue devices;

- immediately begin evacuation upon activation of fire alarm and evacuation control systems or upon receiving other information about a fire;

- upon detecting a fire:

a) immediately report the address and location of the fire by calling 101 or 112, or directly to the fire and rescue unit;

b) take all possible measures to notify people and evacuate them, as well as to extinguish the fire using available primary fire extinguishing means.

Smoking on the premises is permitted only in specially designated areas, defined by fire safety instructions, equipped in the prescribed manner and marked with "Smoking Area" signs.

Special attention should be paid to carrying out hot work. Hot work at temporary locations is permitted only if a work permit is issued by the head of the organization or a person authorized to issue work permits. This work must be performed by a person who has undergone training according to the fire and technical minimum programs and has a certificate of completion. The hot work location must be equipped with primary fire extinguishing means.

Inspector of the Fire and Rescue Department of Miory District Emergency Situations Department O.M. Girzha