Portable Fire Extinguishers
e-Learning
About the eLearning Course
Portable Fire Extinguishers is designed to help you meet the training requirements of OSHA 29 CFR 1910.157. It covers information mandated by the standard including design, operation, the various types of portable extinguishers, firefighting techniques and types of fires and how to deal with each.
Target Audience
Operators, technicians, and other professionals who require knowledge to operate and maintain facilities safely and effectively.You Will Learn
Participants will learn how to:
- Identify the components of the fire triangle and describe safe work practices for fire prevention.
- Recognize the kind of fire extinguisher that can be used on each type of fire.
- Identify the different fire fighting agents and how they work.
- Describe the recordkeeping and training requirements for portable fire extinguishers.
- Identify the correct methods for using water-based extinguishers.
- Identify the correct methods for using carbon dioxide extinguishers.
- Identify the correct methods for using dry chemical extinguishers.
- Identify the correct methods for using clean agent extinguishers.
- Identify the correct methods for using dry powder extinguishers.
- Identify the correct methods for using wet chemical extinguishers.
- Identify the inspection and maintenance requirements for portable fire extinguishers.
- Identify a Class A fire and describe the tactics and strategies for fighting it.
- Identify the different types of Class B fires and how to fight them.
- Identify a gravity flow fire and a pressure fire and specify the tactics and strategies for fighting them.
- Identify a Class C fire and specify the tactics and strategies for fighting it.
- Identify Class D fires and specify the tactics and strategies for fighting them.
- Identify Class K fires and specify the tactics and strategies for fighting them.
