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Fire Protection

Fire protection involves protecting employees through preventive measures in the Hubs and Headquarters, as well as educating employees on what to do in the case of a fire. This page also addresses batteries, the battery cabinet, and socket strips.

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General fire prevention measures

  1. Prevent fires:

    1. No open flames

    2. No fires

    3. No open sources of ignition or smoking

  2. The 3 conditions for a fire are:

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  1. In case of fire:

    1. Remain calm

    2. Call 112

    3. Warn people in danger

    4. Take helpless people with you

    5. Close the doors

    6. Follow the marked escape routes

    7. Do not use the elevator

    8. Go to the meeting point

    9. Pay attention to instructions

    10. Attempt to extinguish minor fires:

      1. Use the fire extinguisher

  2. It must be ensured that enough fire extinguishers are available and that these as well as the escape routes are kept clear at all times. The fire door must not be wedged and must be kept closed.

  3. To prevent fires, all movable electrical equipment (e.g., kettle, coffee maker, microwave, small standing oven) in the employee kitchen must be placed only on fireproof surfaces.

  4. All broken cables, defective electrical devices, and overloaded sockets must be reported immediately in order to actively prevent fires.

  5. Sufficient fire safety assistants must be appointed and trained in each hub. Find out more about the instructions for registering for fire safety assistant training here.

  6. Fire protection regulations part A and the escape and rescue plan must be posted in the hub. The fire protection regulations parts A and B must also be filed in the occupational safety folder.

Battery cabinet safety

Read more about it here.

Use of multiple socket strips

No refrigerators, freezers, over-the-counter cabinets or battery charging cabinets may be connected to extension strips in the hub. Therefore, please make sure that these devices are connected to one socket individually or at most in pairs. Only one refrigerator can be connected to each extension cable.
Therefore, check in your hubs how the refrigerators are connected:

  • If there are enough sockets that would require a few additional multiple socket strips, order them in Coupa with the length of 2m (in exceptions: 3m).

  • If there are not enough sockets, please post a ticket in "Repair requests" in the Hub Wiki so that an additional installation can be organized.

FAQ

Why is it important?

  • Your safety is the number one priority!

  • Every employer is obliged to take all necessary measures to protect its employees at work (§3 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act). For fire protection, this means planning, taking and monitoring measures that are required in particular in the event of fires occurring.

  • The employer needs the support of every employee in this, not only in the Hub and Headquarters, but also from all visitors to both locations. It is important to always be at work in an alert state and to be able to act correctly in case of any abnormal event, smells or noises so that personal injuries are prevented.

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