Restaurant hoods and other fire protection equipment can save lives if a fire breaks out in your restaurant. But what really makes the difference between suffering minor damage and a major loss is having a well-designed fire safety plan and a staff that knows what to do if a fire breaks out. Here at AllFire Services, we want to keep you, your staff, and your customers safe. In addition to the many fire safety services we offer, we’d like to share some tips on how to train your restaurant staff so they can be prepared for this type of emergency:
- Instruct staff to clean up all grease build-up – Teach your staff proper grease cleaning techniques, such wiping down every surface and the kitchen’s exhaust hood on a regular basis. Most importantly, you should explain why such care needs to be given to cleaning up any and all grease accumulation. This is one of the leading causes of devastating restaurant fires.
- No water for grease fires! – Should a grease fire break out, your staff needs to know to not put water on the fire under any circumstances. Water will only make the fire worse.
- Proper disposal of trash – Explain to your staff that garbage can be a potential fire hazard. Show them where to properly store trash and ask them to take it out of the kitchen on a regular basis.
- Make sure everyone knows PAST – Teach new staff about PAST for fire extinguishers:
- Pull out the pin.
- Aim at the base of the fire.
- Use a Sweeping motion.
- Stand Ten feet away from the fire.
Do you need help building an emergency plan for your restaurant staff? Or do you need to make sure your fire protection equipment (like restaurant hoods) is up to date and in good working condition? Call our Rock Hill, SC office today for our fire safety services throughout South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia.