How to use a fire blanket?

There is much fire extinguishing equipment on the market today, and a fire blanket is one of them. So, do you know how to use the fire blanket? What do you need to pay attention to in the use of fire blankets? We can use the fire blanket on those occasions? Next, we will briefly introduce the knowledge of fire blankets.

Here is the list of contents

• How to use the fire blanket

• Cautions

• The scope of use of fire blanket

How to use the fire blanket

A fire extinguishing blanket is also known as a fire quilt, fire extinguishing quilt, fire blanket, fire blanket, fire retardant blanket, escape blanket. A fire blanket is a fabric made of glass fiber and other materials woven by special treatment, which can play the role of isolating the heat source and flame and can be used to put out a frying pan fire or draped over the body to escape. At the beginning of the fire, the fire blanket will directly cover the source of the fire, the fire can be extinguished in a short time, after the fire is extinguished and the fire blanket cools, the fire blanket should be treated as non-combustible garbage. Wrap the fire blanket around your body during a fire, which can greatly reduce the risk of being burned. The following is the correct way to use the fire extinguishing blanket.

• In the early stage of the fire, quickly remove the fire extinguishing blanket and hold the two black pull straps with both hands.

• Shake the fire blanket gently and hold it in your hand as a shield.

• Gently cover the fire blanket on the flame, while cutting off the power or gas source.

• The fire blanket continues to cover the object on fire and take active fire extinguishing measures until the object on fire is completely extinguished.

• After the fire object is extinguished and the blanket has cooled, wrap the blanket into a ball and dispose of it as non-combustible garbage.

Caution

A fire extinguishing blanket should be placed in a convenient and accessible place, checked every twelve months, and replaced immediately when problems arise. Consumers in the purchase of fire extinguishing blankets, in addition to picking the right fire extinguishing blanket specifications, also need to pay attention to checking the product test report provided by the dealer, all items should be tested and qualified. Unqualified fire extinguishing blankets only test a few of them, especially the fire extinguishing performance test cannot meet the standard requirements.

The scope of use of fire blanket

l Initial fire extinguishing: In the early stage of fire, the fire extinguishing blanket will directly cover the fire source or the object on fire, which can quickly extinguish the fire in a short time.

l Fire escape: put the fire blanket on your body and put on the smoke mask to get out of the fire quickly. The fire blanket can isolate the flame and reduce the high temperature of the fire.

l Industrial safety: steel mills, arc welding processing, boiler rooms, chemical laboratories, and other occasions with sparks, prone to fire, can resist sparks spatter, slag, welding spatter, etc., to isolate the workplace, separate the work layer, to eliminate the fire hazard that may be caused by welding work.

l Earthquake escape: fold the fire blanket over the head, using its thick, elastic structure to reduce the impact of falling objects.

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