Home Safety at work Dealing with emergencies

Fire blankets

Fire blankets are useful for smothering small fires associated with cooking stoves or other high-risk electrical appliances.


To use a fire blanket:

1.  pull the tabs downwards to remove the blanket

2.  shake the blanket open, holding onto the tags

3.  hold the blanket in front of the body to form a heat shield

4.  if an appliance is on fire - place the blanket over the fire and turn off the source of the flame

5.  if a person's clothes are on fire - wrap the blanket around the person and roll them on the ground.

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