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While fire safety is important to each and every one of us, some people take it for granted until disaster strikes. This is unfortunate and if the proper safety measures had been taken than most injuries and deaths stemming from fire could be prevented. The safety process begins when the building is being designed, built and inspected and continues to its everyday use of mandatory signs for fire safety, procedures and preventative technology are all in place. You may be surprised at just how many types of fire safety signs there are. You probably walk by them every day in your office and never pay any attention to them. For example, often staircase doors or other exits will have a fire exit sign indicating that in the case of a fire this should be a preferred means of exiting the building. Signs such as this will come with photo luminescent material that ensures that even in dark and smoky settings that light will be reflected to pinpoint a safe exit location. In general, an escape route sign needs to have several elements to ensure their functionality: a directional arrow in the right direction, a person in motion and any text that's needed to provide additional knowledge. Fire equipment is also found in office and apartment buildings and should be made known by the use of signs. Types of equipment could include everything from a standard fire extinguisher to a fire hose and a fire ax. None of those pieces of equipment should be toyed with unless it is an emergency. Fire sprinkler systems also typically have signs, so that people know that they exist and realize where they are located. An additional type of fire safety sign is the fire assembly point sign. This is posted in a safe location where people can get to should there be a fire in another part of the building. You will also need to be made aware of any additional hazards that a certain room or building may contain. For example, lots of chemicals can be a fire hazard as can a lot of wood being stored together, or bunches of electrical wires. Your common fire extinguisher should also have multiple signs on it. The fire extinguisher should be saying which type of fire it will work on and should be used on. The same tool does not work for all types of fires, from electrical to grease and others. For example, a fire extinguisher using water could combine with an electrical fire to kill you via electrocution, so it's important that the proper signs are in place. Taking classes on how to use fire extinguishers, how to conduct one's self during a fire and other basic precautions and techniques are important and should be utilized. It's the responsibility of the employer and the building manager to make the setting as safe as possible and to ensure everyone is adequately informed. Learning about fire safety and mandatory signs should begin as soon as you're old enough to be able to realize it and should continue for the rest of your life as a refresher and as an introduction to new trends, procedures and technologies.
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