{"id":8919,"date":"2009-05-06T09:04:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-06T13:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.woodworkersguide.com\/?p=1394"},"modified":"2016-10-03T11:22:45","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T11:22:45","slug":"a-fire-extinguisher-for-the-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ravenview.com\/a-fire-extinguisher-for-the-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"A Fire Extinguisher For The Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"
During last year’s Woodworkers Safety Week I did a safety assessment on my shop<\/a> and one of the things that I found missing was a fire extinguisher. I’m glad to say that I now have one.<\/p>\n

The one I chose was one with 2.5 Kgs (5.5lbs) of dry, non-toxic chemical extinguishing agent that is propelled by a compressed, non-flammable gas. This is known as a clean agent fire extinguisher. These types of extinguishers store the agent as a liquid, which turns to gas when it hits the air. Clean agent extinguishers act to extinguish a fire by cooling and smothering it <\/p>\n

A Fire Extinguisher For The Workshop<\/div>\n

The Class rating for this extinguisher is 3-A, 40-B, C. The ABC Class rating means that this one is a general purpose extinguisher and good to fight wood, paper and cloth fires (A) as well as flammable liquid (B) and electrical fires (C). The number preceding the A and B rating refers to the size of fire they can handle. <\/p>\n

Class A Ratings
\nAn extinguisher for Class A fires could have any one of the following ratings: 1-A, 2-A, 3-A, 4-A, 6-A, 10-A, 20-A, 30-A, and 40-A. A 4-A extinguisher, for example, should extinguish about twice as much fire as a 2-A extinguisher.<\/p>\n

Class B Ratings
\nAn extinguisher for Class B fires could have any one of the following ratings: 1-B, 2-B, 5-B, 10-B, 20-B, 30-B, 40-B, and up to 640-B.<\/p>\n

Class C Ratings
\nExtinguishers rated for Class C fires are tested only for electrical conductivity. However, no
\nextinguisher gets a Class C rating without a Class A and\/or Class B rating.<\/p>\n

Here’s a great video on how a fire extinguisher works:<\/p>\n

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Here’s another video on fire extinguisher use that shows some great slow motion action:<\/p>\n

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There’s a lengthy video located here<\/a> that gives the proper steps for checking your fire extinguisher as well as its proper use. <\/p>\n

Here are also some great links that will give you more information about fire extinguishers, how to choose one and how to use one:<\/p>\n

  • Wikipedia Fire Extinguishers<\/a>
    \n<\/p>\n
  • The ABC’s of Portable Extinquishers<\/a>
    \n<\/p>\n
  • All You Ever Wanted to Know About Fire Extinguishers<\/a>
    \n<\/p>\n
  • Fire Extinguisher 101<\/a>\n

    A fire extinguisher can save lives and property by putting out a small fire or containing it until the fire department arrives; but they have their limitations. Because fire grows and spreads so rapidly, remember that the number one priority is to get out safely. <\/p>\n

    Acting quickly with one of these extinguishers may be the difference between a scare and a tragedy. It is recommended that every home and workshop has one.<\/p>\n

    Do you have one in your shop?<\/p>\n

    Back to the shop\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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