Fire safety in educational institutions

All the general rules of fire safety at the school that exist today are a set of measures that have been developed by state bodies, as well as by the administrative apparatus of the institution itself. The purpose of this set of rules is the fullest protection of students, school employees, personal and school property from fire.

What are the main causes of school fires?

- The main reason is careless handling of fire, violation of fire safety rules, childish prank with fire. It is necessary to carry out preventive work not only with administrative staff, but also with children. In this direction, our employees work regularly in intensive mode. Teachers, school staff and students themselves must necessarily know what to do in case of a signal about a fire or smoke. This is a guarantee that no one will die in the event of a fire. However, when emergency situations arise, the staff does not always respond properly. In case of emergency situations, the staff already, as a rule, knows how to act. Therefore, employee training is very important.

What violations of fire safety requirements are most common?

- These violations are traditional. For example, malfunction of automatic fire alarm systems, insufficient provision of primary fire extinguishing means, violations of the requirements for evacuation routes, electrical wiring connections are made by mechanical twisting instead of soldering, crimping, special clamps, work on measuring the insulation resistance of electrical wires and cables, fire-retardant treatment of wooden structures of the attic, there are no or non-operational sources of fire water supply, violations committed during the operation of evacuation routes.

Having formulated the basic rules of fire safety at school for students, which they learn in the learning process. It should be emphasized that full-fledged fire safety in this case is not just a set of some rules that you just need to learn. It is the responsibility of teachers and parents to carefully monitor that all students master these rules and use them in everyday life. Children are not just taught, they are also brought up, instilling in them the skills of proper handling of fire, telling and showing how to behave in a fire, and what actions should not be taken in any case.

 

Press service of the Emergency Department of the Almaty region