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Work Improvement for Safe Home 70 Chapter 4 Physical environment CHECKPOINT 23 Provide at least two unobstructed exits from rooms and enough fi re extinguishers. BENEFITS FOR HOME WORKERS Home workplaces need a plan for practical fi re prevention and emergency evacuation. Home workplaces often use fl ammable materials in their small space, and it is easy to have a fi re. Th e fi re can spread quickly to all work areas once it begins. Th ere should be a suffi cient number of fi re extinguishers. Let everyone know how to use them. Every work area has to clearly indicate at least two unobstructed exits for emergency evacuation. If your workplaces are on the second or higher fl oors, in addition to the routine transport route, secure an additional escape route. For example, an emergency ladder through the balcony, etc. is needed. Th ese arrangements will save your lives and those of your friends and family members. HOW TO IMPROVE 1. Secure at least two unobstructed exits from every big room. Remove all the materials blocking the exits. 2. Regularly check that the evacuation exits are clear. Don’t lock the door on the evacuation route. 3. Ensure that all home workers in your workplaces and your family know the two evacuation exits. 4. Th ere should be clear signs and indications to show the evacuation routes and emergency exits. 5. Provide suffi cient number of fi re extinguishers, at least one in each work area. Th ey should be within reach of all home workers. 6. All home workers and your family members should have training on how to use the equipped fi re extinguishers. WAY TO PROMOTE COOPERATION Jointly check the evacuation exits and fi re extinguishers with your co-workers and family members. Plan and carry out a fi re evacuation drill with all of them. Invite home workers nearby. Seek advice and cooperation from the local fi re station for successful implementation. SOME MORE HINTS ■ Check the expiry dates of fi re extinguishers regularly. Replace the expired fi re extinguishers with new ones. ■ All the instructions on how to use fi re extinguishers and the signs for evacuation routes should be written in the local language. POINTS TO REMEMBER Unobstructed evacuation exits will save the lives of home workers and their families in an emergency.
Figure 70: Provide at least two unobstructed exits for home workers to evacuate in an emergency. Figure 71: Provide enough fi re extinguishers within easy reach and be sure that all home workers in your workplace know how to use them. Work Improvement for Safe Home 71 Chapter 4 Physical environment
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