Industrial Fire Safety is the set of practices intended to reduce the destruction caused by fire. Industrial Fire Safety measures include those that are intended to prevent ignition of an uncontrolled fire, and those that are used to limit the development and effects of a fire after it starts. Industrial fire safety is primarily a management activity which is concerned with Reducing Controlling & Eliminating fire accident from the industries or industrial units. Common Causes For Fire Hazards InIndustries - Electrical systems that are overloaded, resulting in hot wiring or connections, or failed components Combustible storage areas with insufficient protection Combustibles near equipment that generates heat, flame, or sparks Candles and other open flames Smoking (Cigarettes, cigars, pipes, lighters, etc.) Equipment that generates heat and utilizes combustible materials Four E's of Fire Safety - Engineering: i.e. safety at the design, equipment installation stage. Education: i.e. education of employees in fire safety practices. Enlistment: i.e. it concerns the attitude of the employees and management towards the programmed and its purpose. This necessary arose the interest of employees in fire accident prevention and safety consciousness. Encouragement: i.e. to enforce adherence to fire safe rules and practices.Industrial Fire Safety Instruments Over time, an increased understanding of the many factors that contribute to the risk of fire has led to positive developments in the fire protection of industrial structures. Improvements in public fire protection systems and services, as well as increased use of private active or passive systems through fire-protection and loss-control engineering, has meant an overall decrease in the cost of industrial fire hazards. A discussion of the factors affecting insurance premium

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2. INTRODUCTION
• Industrial Fire Safety is the set of practices
intended to reduce the destruction caused
by fire.
• Industrial Fire Safety measures include those
that are intended to prevent ignition of an
uncontrolled fire, and those that are used to
limit the development and effects of
a fire after it starts.

3. What is Industrial Fire Safety?
Industrial fire safety is primarily a management
activity which is concerned with
 Reducing
 Controlling &
 Eliminating fire accident from
the industries or industrial units.

4. Causes of Industrial Fire Accidents
• Unsafe conditions
– The job itself
– Psychological conditions
– Machinery & Equipment
• Unsafe Acts
• Miscellaneous Causes

5. Common Causes For Fire Hazards In
Industries
• Electrical systems that are overloaded, resulting in
hot wiring or connections, or failed components
• Combustible storage areas with insufficient
protection
• Combustibles near equipment that generates heat,
flame, or sparks
• Candles and other open flames
• Smoking (Cigarettes, cigars, pipes, lighters, etc.)
• Equipment that generates heat and utilizes
combustible materials

6. • Flammable liquids and aerosols
• Flammable solvents (and rags soaked with solvent)
placed in enclosed trash cans
• Fireplace chimneys not properly or regularly cleaned
• Electrical wiring in poor condition
• Leaking Batteries
• Personal ignition sources - matches, lighters
• Electronic and electrical equipment

7. Significance of Industrial Fire Safety
 Industrial fire hazards causes a great loss to both the
Employer & Employee, that’s it is having importance
 Cost of compensation
 Cost of medical-aid
 Cost of training a new worker
 Cost of the lost time
 Cost of investigation
 Cost of supervision & inspections
 Cost to the Govt. in terms of factory inspectors, & public
health services

8. Cont...
Cost of spoilage of materials
Cost of the damage of machinery
Cost of cost of wages payable during injury
Cost of loss of confidence
Cost of loss to the worker and his family

9. Objectives of Industrial Fire Safety
 To prevent fire accidents in the plant by reducing the fire
hazard to minimum.
 To eliminate fire accident caused work stoppage and lost
production.
 To achieve lower workmen’s compensation, insurance rates
and reduce all other direct and indirect costs of fire accidents.
 To prevent loss of life, permanent disability and the loss of
income of worker by eliminating causes of fire accidents.
 To evaluate employee’s confidence by promoting safe work
place and good working condition
 To educate all members of the organization in continuous state
of safety mindless and to make supervision competent and
intensely safety minded.

10. Measures To Ensure Industrial Fire
Safety
• Fire Safety Policy
• Fire Safety Committee
• Fire Safety Engineering
• Fire Safety Education & Training

11. Four E's of Fire Safety
• Engineering: i.e. safety at the design, equipment
installation stage.
• Education: i.e. education of employees in fire safety
practices.
• Enlistment: i.e. it concerns the attitude of the employees
and management towards the programmed and its
purpose. This necessary arose the interest of employees in
fire accident prevention and safety consciousness.
• Encouragement: i.e. to enforce adherence to fire safe
rules and practices.

12. Safety Inspection Procedures
 Safety audit –
A safety audit subjects each area of a company’s activity to a
systematic critical examination with the object of minimizing
loss.
 Safety survey-
A safety survey is a detailed examination in depth of a narrower
field of activity.
 Safety inspection-
 A routine scheduled inspection of a unit or department, which
may be
 carried out by someone ( may be a fire safety representative )
from within the unit, possibly accompanied by the fire safety
advisor.

13. Industrial Fire Safety Instruments
Fire-Extinguisher-Cylinders
Fire-Alarm-Panel
Fire-Damper

14. Fire-Alarm-Accessories
Including Smoke Detectors
Adequate Water Supply &
Associated Accessories Like
Dividing-Breeches etc
Escape Chute

16. Conclusion
• Over time, an increased understanding of the
many factors that contribute to the risk of fire has
led to positive developments in the fire
protection of industrial structures. Improvements
in public fire protection systems and services, as
well as increased use of private active or passive
systems through fire-protection and loss-control
engineering, has meant an overall decrease in the
cost of industrial fire hazards. A discussion of the
factors affecting insurance premium

17. References
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_safety_system
 http://www.fmins.com/pdf/safety_SERVICES/IndustrialSafe
ty.pdf
 http://www.total.com/en/society-environment/industrial-
safety/industrial-safety-core-focus-our-
initiatives/workplace-safety-continuous-
improvement?%FFbw=kludge1%FF
 http://labour.nic.in/content/innerpage/industrial-safety--
and-health.php
 http://www.ind-safety.com
 http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/industrial-safety/main.htm
 http://www.suresafety.com