07/04/2021
POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARDS:
The best measures to be adopted for the prevention of a fire are to eliminate potential fire
hazards. Therefore you need to know what fire hazards are and what you should do to remove
them from your home or workplace. Some potential fire hazards are listed below:
Electric wiring in poor condition.
Electric system those are overloaded, resulting in hot wiring or connections, or failed
components.
Storage of flammable liquids.
Storage of combustibles with insufficient protection.
Storage of combustibles near equipment that generate heat, flame or sparks.
Smoking of ci******es, ci**rs, pipes, beedees, etc.
Ignition sources such as candles, lighters, match, etc.
Equipment that generate heat and utilizes combustibles.
Use of cooking appliances, stoves, furnaces, boilers, heaters, ovens, etc. disregarding
safety guidelines.
Poor housekeeping practices.