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What to do in case of fire!
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Many years ago when I was still on the shop floor, we had a fire safety chap visit the warehouse asking random members of staff fire safety questions. The best two answers came from Gareth and Vern, two ex-colliers, who probably knew more about fire safety than the questioner.
Q. What steps would you take in case of fire?
Gareth: Big fast ones
Q. Do you know where the nearest fire escape is?
Vern: Where do you want one? *
* makes more sense if you know that Vern was sitting on a couple of tons of gas powered forklift truck when he answered.
Q. What steps would you take in case of fire?
Gareth: Big fast ones
Q. Do you know where the nearest fire escape is?
Vern: Where do you want one? *
* makes more sense if you know that Vern was sitting on a couple of tons of gas powered forklift truck when he answered.
That's a nice piece of Gillette memorabilila, merwtje.
Ceri -- your story reminds me of a safety exam I once took when I was in school.
One question was: "Name the two most important things to do when there is a fire."
My classmate wrote:
1.) Scream
2.) Run like hell
Ceri -- your story reminds me of a safety exam I once took when I was in school.
One question was: "Name the two most important things to do when there is a fire."
My classmate wrote:
1.) Scream
2.) Run like hell
Nice historical item, Erwin! 
King Gillette kept a tightly run factory!
King Gillette kept a tightly run factory!
Interesting... Thanks for the post Erwin!
My Mind; Accessing memory banks from grade school:
- Stop
- Drop
- Roll
More like 4 tons or more of forklift. Counterbalance forklifts usually weigh twice their rated lifting capacity. They are the ultimate power chisels. I can't tell you how many I beams and roof support poles I've seen skewered by customer's lifts at moderate speeds.
Vern could definitely make a fire exit anywhere he pleases. I've seen plenty of doors and walls taken out by a combination of wet floors and moving forklifts.
I spend half my time at work repairing forklifts, and the other half making sure I don't get run over by forklifts. I'm not kidding. They do a LOT of damage to what or whoever they hit.
Vern could definitely make a fire exit anywhere he pleases. I've seen plenty of doors and walls taken out by a combination of wet floors and moving forklifts.
I spend half my time at work repairing forklifts, and the other half making sure I don't get run over by forklifts. I'm not kidding. They do a LOT of damage to what or whoever they hit.
Great find!
Reminds me of when I worked in a movie theater during high school. We got plenty of lectures on fires and what to do if one happened.
It's an old tradition for employees to tell each other that "Mr. Casey is in the house" if there's a fire. That way, an evacuation can be planned without causing panic. So if you ever hear a reference to "Mr. Casey" in a theater, start heading for the door.
Reminds me of when I worked in a movie theater during high school. We got plenty of lectures on fires and what to do if one happened.
It's an old tradition for employees to tell each other that "Mr. Casey is in the house" if there's a fire. That way, an evacuation can be planned without causing panic. So if you ever hear a reference to "Mr. Casey" in a theater, start heading for the door.
I've seen a few of these.
And somebody parked a forklift on a spring loaded dock plate that didn't have a truck backed up to it. The plate slowly let down and the lift rolled off, forks stabbed into the parking lot.
What to do in case of fire!
I thought this thread was going to be all about applying witch hazel and balms.
I thought this thread was going to be all about applying witch hazel and balms.
Where I work we have hundreds of fire alarm drills each year, sometimes 3 or 4 in a single day. it gets pretty ridiculous.
So when they asked me I knew what the acronym RACE stood for (what to do in case of fire), I said:
Reassure everyone that nothing is wrong
Act as though nothing has happened
Continue your current activity
Expect it to be a false alarm
For some reason the safety officer didn't find it as amusing as I did.
So when they asked me I knew what the acronym RACE stood for (what to do in case of fire), I said:
Reassure everyone that nothing is wrong
Act as though nothing has happened
Continue your current activity
Expect it to be a false alarm
For some reason the safety officer didn't find it as amusing as I did.
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Found this in "The Gillette Blade" of 1919
Thought you would like it.
Thought you would like it.
They said nothing about not breaking wind, which is usually the first thing I do when faced with a crisis (generally as a prelude to the second thing, which is quick to follow).
And some people wonder why organizations like O.S.H.A. are created.
I'm not a fan of the Veg either.
Though it may sound humorous now, the building and fire codes at that time were not what they are today. There were many instances of horrific loss of life in factory and theater fires at the turn of the century. It looks like they had a pretty good plan. Many companies didnt.
Kudos to the Gillette Safety Razor Company!
Kudos to the Gillette Safety Razor Company!
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