Why is Fire Safety so important?

Fire safety is important and necessary in the workplace in order to prevent and protect against the destruction caused by fire. Fire safety reduces the risk of injury and building damage that fires can cause. Developing and implementing fire safety protocols in the workplace is not only required by law but it is crucial to everyone’s safety that may be in the building during a fire emergency.

Fire safety is important in order to:

• Reduce the risk of injury to employees and customers

• Reduce damage to facility/building

• Protect against possible fines

• Protect against losing customers’ trust

• Protect employee jobs that would be lost due to extensive building damage

FIRE SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE

The importance of fire safety in the workplace be overlooked. Due to the number of workplaces surrounded by ingredients and materials that will quickly ignite a fire, it is necessary for fire safety to be discussed.

Discussions regarding fire safety foster an understanding of fire hazards and the three necessary ingredients to ignite a fire – heat, fuel and oxygen. After educating employees on these ingredients and hazards, hazards become more easily visible around the workplace and are more likely to be handled, reducing the overall risk of fire.

Educating employees is important in the overall goal of fire safety in the workplace but another important measure is to devise a fire prevention plan. This prevention plan will provide a specific description of each employees’ responsibilities in identifying combustible materials, existing fire hazards and heat-producing equipment. It is a necessary piece to preventing workplace fires.

Fire safety preparation, education and prevention is a small price to pay versus the alternative losses that fire bring. The risk for businesses is high when employees and customers alike are at risk.