Shield fireman for storage of improvised means

Fire - the element, which is not easy to keep in check. When it gets out of control, fires occur. The reasons for their occurrence are different, but, according to statistics, 90% of the cases of fire can be traced to the fault of a person due to careless handling of fire or violation of safety rules. Fires entail the destruction of material values and, worst of all, the death of people.

Every sane person understands that such a disaster is easier to prevent than to deal with it. The special equipment helps to minimize the damage from fires occurring in the places where people stay. So, fire extinguishers are mandatory for extinguishing fire in buildings and structures, in warehouse areas, enterprises and other facilities. GOST 12.4.009-83 regulates their standards and technical characteristics, as well as the requirements for placement and maintenance. Ignoring these rules often leads to severe consequences, up to human casualties.

Appointment of fire panels

The availability of such equipment as a fireman's shield is a mandatory requirement for the facilities, buildings, territories of enterprises, technological installations and other objects not equipped with its own fire-fighting water supply system or automated fire-extinguishing system, as well as remote from external water sources of fire extinguishing more than 100 m .

Its main purpose is to provide simple access for the enterprise personnel to fire fighting equipment. For ease of locating the boards are painted in bright red color (contrast coloring is allowed - white with a red border).

Types of fire shields and their equipment

Fire panels are closed (metal grill or glass) or open type. In turn, both can have a hinged or attached structure.

Shield fireman of any kind must be fully equipped with a good inventory, the number and composition of which are determined in accordance with the regulations. It should be compactly placed all the tools used in the primary stage of firefighting. In addition, you need to provide unhindered access to this equipment if necessary.

Elements of standard equipment include a hook, metal scrap, two buckets for sand (cone), a special shovel. In addition, the fireman's shield can be equipped with a pair of fire extinguishers, an ax, a koshma, and dielectric products. Specialized equipment includes forks, protective screens, carts and other non-mechanized inventory.

Materials, requirements for placement and quantity

Material for the production of shields is sheet steel or wood. In addition to them, special metal or wooden boxes filled with sand and barrels of water must be installed.

When calculating the optimal number of shields necessary to ensure the fire safety of a particular facility, the following indicators are based:

• The category of a building, structure, structure;
• Presence of technological explosive, fire-dangerous installations;
• Class of fire hazard of the facility;
• The maximum area per fireman's shield.

Standards of equipment, depending on these indicators, are reflected in Table. 3 ISO No. 3941-77.

An important measure of fire safety is the maintenance in proper order of equipped shields, as well as the adjacent territory in order to ensure free access to inventory. Faulty and obsolete equipment may not be suitable in a critical situation, so its timely repair or replacement.