What to do if a fire breaks out? Check the guidelines!

Written by Roy Van Camp | May 30, 2023 6:19:58 pm

Fortunately, the odds that a fire breaks out or that we find ourselves in another emergency situation are small. And yet: there are 500 industrial fires in Belgium every year. In such a case, clear guidelines and determination are vital.

1. COMMUNICATE

Keep calm and ensure your own safety.
Warn the people in your immediate vicinity.
Press the fire alarm button.
Call the emergency number 112.

2. PUT OUT

Put out the fire with the available portable extinguishers.
Make one attempt.
If it fails, evacuate.

3. EVACUATE

Close windows and doors.
Follow the signage (exit, emergency exit, evacuation route).

4. ASSEMBLE

Go to the assembly point.
Report to your manager.

Our internal prevention service organises evacuation drills in the various sites in the spring. The aim is to rehearse this step-by-step plan and to address the points requiring improvement. In doing so, we learn to act decisively in an emergency, because it can save lives. Thank you for your cooperation!

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