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    The document discusses fire safety and fire classification. It divides fires into five main classes - A, B, C, D and K - based on the type of materials involved. Class A includes ordinary combustibles like wood and paper. Class B includes flammable liquids and gases. Class C covers live electrical equipment. Class D involves combustible metals. Class K is for kitchen fires involving cooking oils and fats. It also describes the appropriate extinguishers to use for each class, including multipurpose ABC extinguishers. Diagrams show the anatomy of a fire extinguisher and common electrical safety symbols.

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    The document discusses fire safety and fire classification. It divides fires into five main classes - A, B, C, D and K - based on the type of materials involved. Class A includes ordinary combustibles like wood and paper. Class B includes flammable liquids and gases. Class C covers live electrical equipment. Class D involves combustible metals. Class K is for kitchen fires involving cooking oils and fats. It also describes the appropriate extinguishers to use for each class, including multipurpose ABC extinguishers. Diagrams show the anatomy of a fire extinguisher and common electrical safety symbols.

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    Fire Safety - Safety Symbols

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    The document discusses fire safety and fire classification. It divides fires into five main classes - A, B, C, D and K - based on the type of materials involved. Class A includes ordinary combustibles like wood and paper. Class B includes flammable liquids and gases. Class C covers live electrical equipment. Class D involves combustible metals. Class K is for kitchen fires involving cooking oils and fats. It also describes the appropriate extinguishers to use for each class, including multipurpose ABC extinguishers. Diagrams show the anatomy of a fire extinguisher and common electrical safety symbols.

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    Fire Safety

    The first step is to look at what materials are present in the area to be protected from fire. These can
    be divided into four main categories of fire involving different substances:

    Classification of Fire:

    Sl. Class Type of fire Type of Extinguisher Symbol


    No. of fire Extinguisher Identification
    1 Class A Ordinary combustibles – Water,
    wood, paper, cloth, Dry powder,
    rubber, plastic, etc. Foam

    2 Class B Flammable liquids and Carbon dioxide,


    gases – Petrol, Diesel, Dry powder,
    oils, paint, tar, alcohol, Foam
    etc.
    3 Class C Live Electrical Carbon dioxide,
    Equipment – Electrical Dry powder
    Panel, Motor, wiring, etc.

    4 Class D Combustible Metals – Special dry


    Aluminium, Magnesium, powder
    Titanium, Lithium,
    Sodium, etc.
    5 Class K Kitchen fire – cooking Special
    oils, fat, etc. extinguishing
    agent,
    Wet chemical

    Multipurpose Extinguishers: An extinguisher with an ABC rating is suitable for use with fires
    involving ordinary combustibles, flammable liquids and energized electrical equipment.

    1
    Parts of fire extinguisher (Anatomy of fire extinguisher):

    2
    Electrical safety symbols:

    Do not touch:

    Lock out / Tag out (LOTO):

    3
    Different Electrical safety symbols and their meaning:

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