A REVIEW OF FIRE SAFETY AT WORKPLACE

Ahmad A. M.  Idris; Walid  Abotbina; Masood A.  Masood

doi:10.64516/00npms38

Authors

Ahmad A. M. Idris Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Higher Institute of Science and Technology– Tobruk, Libya Author
Walid Abotbina Department of Mechanical Engineering, Higher Institute of Engineering Technology– Zliten, Libya Author
Masood A. Masood Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Technical Science, Bani Walid, Libya Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.64516/00npms38

Keywords:

Fire, Hazards, regulations, workplace

Abstract

Fire safety is one of the most important things to be considered in every workplace. A work place can be any building or place where people gather to execute their daily job responsibilities. It may be a factory, a hospital, a school or a government office etc. History has proven that fire incidents can occur in any type of workplace irrespective of the type of work being carried out there. Hence appropriate fire safety regulations must be practiced, developed and implemented in workplaces to minimize fire incidents and save lives. This report review fire safety regulations at workplace by reviewing some of the regulations. Writer’s opinion on the subject is discussed in the conclusion.

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