Y8 T1 Fire Safety Notes

Types Of Symbols And Their Meaning

• Corrosive means that it can burn through you skin and lead to permanent damage

• Toxic means that if it is ingested it can lead to death

• Flammable means that it can catch on fire

• Explosive means that is can explode if not used correctly

Endothermic Reactions and Exothermic Reactions

• Exothermic reactions - releases energy in a form of heat

• Endothermic reactions - releases energy in a form by absorbing heat

  

Fire Triangle

• The tree factors that allow combustion

• To put out a fire you must remove at least one factor

Different Types Of Fire Extinguishers And Their Uses

• Powder

• breaks off fuel ,heat and oxygen

• CO2

• breaks off oxygen and heat

• Foam

• breaks off oxygen and heat

• Water

• breaks off heat and oxygen

  

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