brightspark
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was working at a factory and a rather large belt sander set on fire because of a large build up of sawdust set on fire . which extinguisher would u use to put it out and why
Isolate and extinguish, the faster the better. It's cheaper to replace some water damaged switchgear than a whole machine.Again water. The best fire extinguishing medium ever. Surprising how effective it is.
An old fireman friend of mine said that most fires start off small - if dealt with promptly then they are much easier to deal with.
Really bad being a dust explosion I take it? A good reason to sweep up regularly...
It takes seconds to isolate a machine, and at the end of the day its still cheaper by a huge factor to have to repair or replace any damaged parts than have to let it burn. Problem with this type of fire is the smouldering dust. Have in the past had to empty extractor bag's out into the car park to damp it all down.Is it just me that winces at the thought of water being sprayed onto a burning electrical item?
It takes seconds to isolate a machine, and at the end of the day its still cheaper by a huge factor to have to repair or replace any damaged parts than have to let it burn. Problem with this type of fire is the smouldering dust. Have in the past had to empty extractor bag's out into the car park to damp it all down.
Halon
Oh wait
They banned that stuff
In which case water or running around screaming
They banned it to save the ozone layer - I wonder what a burning car does? Halon is still allowed in aircraft and military vehicles because it is still the best. A 1kg Halon is supposed to be as good as 10kg CO2. Having said that for wood fires nothing will beat water.
It takes seconds to isolate a machine, and at the end of the day its still cheaper by a huge factor to have to repair or replace any damaged parts than have to let it burn...
I'm not sure about the water solution. When I did BOSIET training to get on the heli to go to BP Magnus we did firefighting training for a morning - they had half a dozen trainees surrounding an oil drum full of wood and paper on fire, squirting water extinguishers in - nothing resulted. One squirt of CO2 and it was out.