‫‪HSE Bulletin # 74‬‬ ‫‪02.04.

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‫ وا  آگ‬ ‫     ‬

‫‪:‬‬ ‫   ‬ ‫ اور   ‬ ‫     ‬
‫      ؤ    ؟‬
‫‪:‬‬ ‫     ‬
‫ ‬ ‫  ں اور و‬ ‫ ا‬ ‫  ا       ‬ ‫   ‬ ‫ د       ‪،‬‬ ‫  دوں   ‬ ‫  م   ‬ ‫      ؤ    اد ا  ا  ‬
‫۔‬ ‫ وا  آ ت   ا ل ‬ ‫ اور ڈ  ا‬ ‫‪ ( 1‬ار‬
‫        ۔‬ ‫ن ‬ ‫ ‬
‫    ۔‬ ‫    م آ ت   ‬ ‫ ‬ ‫‪ ( 2‬د ى او ت     اس  ت   ‬
‫ وا  آگ    ات   ا ب۔‬ ‫ آ ت   ‬
‫ ا اد      ورى  ۔‬ ‫  ا   ‬ ‫  ر       اور اس   ‬ ‫  ى   ‬ ‫   ‬ ‫ ر ِ د‬ ‫‪(3‬‬
‫  رڈز اور آ ت‪:‬‬ ‫‪ (1‬ا  اور  اب ‬
‫  ورى                ا     ے     و  ا ع دى ‬ ‫   ‬ ‫  روں اور آ ت   ‬ ‫‪ (4‬م ‬
‫ ‬ ‫ ر‬ ‫ ا  آ ت     ا‬ ‫  ‪،‬‬ ‫ اور ا ل   و    ‬ ‫     آ ت   ‬ ‫ اس  ح   آگ  ا  ‪/‬‬
‫  ۔‬
‫   ‬ ‫ آ ت ‪،‬‬ ‫  ۔اس    وہ ‬ ‫ل ‬ ‫ ‬ ‫ ر    ‬ ‫ ‬ ‫   و    اس ا‬ ‫      ا  ‬ ‫ا ل ‬
‫  ۔‬ ‫     ‬ ‫   ‬ ‫ ‬ ‫     اس  ت   ‬ ‫    وس ‬ ‫   ‬ ‫   ‬ ‫‪(5‬‬
‫      ل ‬ ‫   ار  وا   ر     ر  ‬ ‫  ر  اور اس  ح ار   ہ ‬ ‫ ‬ ‫ں     ‬ ‫ہ  ر ‪،‬‬ ‫ا ل     ‬
‫  ہ  ں ۔‬ ‫ رو   ‬ ‫ آ  وا  ‬ ‫ ا‬ ‫   ا‬ ‫‪ (6‬ا  آ ت ا ل ‬
‫    ۔‬ ‫آ گ   ‬ ‫    ا ل     ‬ ‫ف دو ر  ‬
‫۔‬ ‫ ‬ ‫       ‬ ‫ ‬ ‫ اور ‬ ‫ك ‬ ‫‪(7‬ا‬
‫ت   ا ل‪:‬‬ ‫ وا  ‬ ‫‪ (2‬رو   ا ‬
‫۔‬ ‫   ‬ ‫   ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ ‬ ‫ى      ا    ‬ ‫    رت    رى  ر   ‬ ‫‪ ( 8‬آگ   ‬
‫ ‬ ‫  ‬ ‫‪،‬‬ ‫  ‪ :‬ا    ز دہ وو  وا  ‬ ‫ ‬ ‫ آگ   ‬ ‫ت   ‬ ‫ وا  ‬ ‫ رو   رو   ا ‬ ‫ اور ‬ ‫‪،‬‬

‫‪:‬‬ ‫   ‬ ‫   ‬ ‫ ‬ ‫ ‬ ‫ت   ‬ ‫‪/‬‬ ‫   ‬ ‫ ‬ ‫ آگ      ۔‬ ‫       وو              اس   ‬ ‫ ‬ ‫ ‬

‫   ز دہ  ڈ   ڈا ۔‬ ‫   اس    ر  ہ   ‬ ‫   ‬ ‫‪(1‬‬ ‫       او  ‬ ‫ ‬ ‫   ‬ ‫  ۔ رى ذرا     ا‬ ‫ ا  ‬ ‫ ر‬ ‫ دو ں   ‬ ‫ اور ‬ ‫ ‬ ‫ اس         ر‬

‫    ڑ ۔‬ ‫  دہ  روں   ا  دو ے   ‬ ‫‪(2‬‬ ‫      ۔‬ ‫  ‬ ‫ا     ر  اور  ل   آگ ‬

‫ اور   ‪،‬ڈ  ‪،‬ا   ا    ڑ ۔‬ ‫ ‬ ‫ ‬ ‫  ر   ‬ ‫ ‬ ‫     آ ت     ‬ ‫    روں اور ‬ ‫‪(3‬‬ ‫  ر ‪:‬‬ ‫ ‬ ‫‪(3‬‬

‫      ۔‬ ‫  ‬ ‫    ‬ ‫    روں اور آ ت    ں   را       ار      ان   ‬ ‫‪(4‬‬ ‫  ڈ   ڈا ‪      ،‬ا        وا  آ ت   ‬ ‫  رڈز    ورت   ز دہ ‬ ‫  روں      ظ ا ل  ان ‬ ‫ ‬

‫   ں ان           ا ن  ۔‬ ‫ ا    ا ل   ‬ ‫   آ ت   ‬ ‫‪(5‬‬ ‫  رڈز  ا ۔‬ ‫‪/‬‬ ‫ہ   ‬ ‫ت     ‬

‫ وا  ا ء      دے ‪،‬‬ ‫     آگ ‬ ‫  ر  ا ل   ‬ ‫    ا  اور   ‬ ‫ ‬ ‫   آ ت   ‬ ‫‪(6‬‬ ‫    ز‪:‬‬ ‫‪(4‬‬

‫  ۔‬ ‫  ‬ ‫   اور آگ ‬ ‫   ‬ ‫  ارت   ‬ ‫ و ہ   ا‬ ‫ ‬ ‫ ‬ ‫          ۔ان         آ      ر  ‬ ‫    ز   ا  او ت   ا      دو ى   آ‬

‫۔‬ ‫   ‬ ‫   ‬ ‫  ر  ڈ  ز د  ‬ ‫   ‬ ‫   ‬ ‫‪(7‬‬ ‫ ا  او ت آگ      ۔‬ ‫  ارت     ‬ ‫     ا‬ ‫ اور ‬ ‫ں ‪،‬‬ ‫دے ‪ ،‬ے‪،‬‬

‫ آواز‪ ،‬د اں ‬ ‫ آ     ارت   ا س  ‪    ،‬‬ ‫۔ا    ‬ ‫ وا   ت     ا از   ‬ ‫‪ ( 8‬دار ‬ ‫‪ (5‬ر ‪:‬‬

‫   د ۔‬ ‫   ‬ ‫ك  د  اور اس   دو رہ ا ل   ‬

‫  رى  ا      رى  ر   اس   ا ل   ‬ ‫و و  ‬ ‫ ‪  ،‬وژن‪ ،‬‬ ‫ت    ‬
‫ ‬ ‫ ‬ ‫    ۔ا ح    ر  ا‬ ‫ آگ     ‬ ‫ہ  ر    ا  او ت ‬ ‫ا ‪/‬‬

‫۔‬ ‫ وا  آ  ا ل   ‬ ‫‪    (9‬آگ       آگ ‬ ‫     ‬ ‫آ    ‬ ‫   ز دہ ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ ر‬ ‫ ‬ ‫     ‬ ‫ ‬ ‫ رو    ار    دا‬ ‫ ‬ ‫ ‬ ‫اور اے     و    ‬
‫    م اوور ڈ    ‬ ‫ رو   ‬ ‫   و    ‬ ‫ ‬ ‫ ‬ ‫   و    ا  او ت  م ‬ ‫  اب ‬ ‫  ا  ‬ ‫‪،‬‬ ‫  ‬
‫    ۔‬ ‫  ‬ ‫ اور آگ ‬

‫‪HEALTH SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT‬‬

‫‪SUI NORTHERN GAS PIPELINES LIMITED‬‬
 HSE Bulletin # 74
Electrical Fire Safety
What is Electrical Safety?
Electrical Safety is a system of organizational measures and technical means to
avert any untoward incident of electrical short circuit / fire that can harm
employees or damage valuable assets.
Most Common Causes of Electrical Fires
1. Faulty / Old / Outdated Outlets, Switch Boards and Appliances
Most electrical fires are caused by faulty electrical outlets and old, outdated
appliances. The reason appliances pose extra risk of fire is because they can be
only used in outlets that can handle the extra amount of electricity that these
appliances draw. Other fires are started by faults in appliance cords, receptacles
and switches. Running cords under rugs is another cause of electrical fires.
Removing the grounding plug from a cord so it can be used in a two-prong
electrical outlet can also cause a fire.
2. Light fixtures
Light fixtures, lamps and light bulbs are another common reason for electrical
fires. Installing a bulb with a wattage that is too high for the lamps and light
fixtures is a leading cause of electrical fires. Always check the maximum
recommended bulb wattage on any lighting fixture or lamp and never go over the
recommended amount. Another cause of fire is placing materials like cloth or
paper over a lamp shade. The material heats up and ignites, causing a fire. Faulty
lamps and light fixtures also frequently result in fires.
3. Extension cords
Misuse of extension cords is another electrical fire cause. Only use extension
cords as a temporary measure. If you do not have the appropriate type of
outlets/switch boards for your appliances, ask an electrician to install new ones.
4. Space heaters
Because these types of heaters are portable, many times people put them too close
to combustible surfaces such as curtains, beds, clothing, chairs, couches and rugs.
Coil space heaters are especially dangerous in this regard because the coils
become so hot they will almost instantaneously ignite any nearby flammable
surface.
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5. Wiring
Outdated wiring often causes electrical fires. It may not have the wiring capacity
to handle the increased amounts of electrical load due to addition of more
appliances as required from time to time such as computers, wide-screen
televisions, microwaves and air conditioners. Breakers should be triggered when
circuits get overloaded by too much electricity, but outdated breaker boxes often
have worn connectors that do not work, causing the system to overload and start
an electrical fire.
ELECTRICAL SAFETY DO’S AND DON’TS
Following Do’s and Don’ts should be adopted at your workplace to avoid
electrical fires:
DO’S
1. Use only equipment that’s earthed or double-insulated.
2. Switch off all appliances when not in use and after office hours.
3. Know your Emergency Response Plan and always follow it.
4. Inspect cables and equipment regularly and report any faults straight
away.
5. Disconnect equipment before carrying out repairs or servicing.
6. Use power modules with surge protection.
7. Identify the location of electrical panels and circuit breakers.
8. Cut off main electrical supply when a fire is initiated.
DONT’S
1. Don’t overload power sockets.
2. Don’t plug one extension lead/power module into another.
3. Don’t leave wires or components exposed.
4. Don’t run cables in areas where people are likely to trip over them
5. Don’t use electrical equipment in areas where it’s likely to get wet.
6. Never use an appliance with a worn or frayed cord which can send heat
onto combustible surfaces like floors, curtains, and rugs that can start a
fire.
7. Don’t force a plug into an outlet.
8. Don’t ignore warning signs. If an item feels hot, makes an unusual noise
(buzz or hum), smokes or sparks, take it out of service immediately and
tag it “Do Not Use” Don’t use water type fire extinguisher on electrical
fires.