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Shed Safety!!??
Just thought I'd ask a question regarding FIRE SAFETY in the shed!!!
Just in the process of designing the new man cave 3 car and rear workshop. I had a thought regarding fire safety, seeing the man cave is indeed that!!.... being a lower level under the house job with essentially front exit but possibly an entrance into the house from the workshop. So the question to all is??? ...WHAT DO you have???.. something accessible in case of a fire???? Coming into the Winter months i'm sure alot of us will be working and spending more time in the shed!! Most of us have the old extinguisher in the car but that may not be accessible in an emergency!!! I also had a thought back a few years when one of the Victorian Members John Tolan had a fuel line come off and his shed went up and he was lucky to get out he did suffer some decent burns from memory!! Maybe just a gentle reminder to consider what measures you personally have in place!! |
Well Oz, although the winter months are time for us up her to get out, there is the garden hose ... and the two fire extinguishers ...
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Yep. Has been a wet summer. In the NT now and damned hot in the run off. Those barra accelerate like a cobra!
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Fire extinguisher mounted on the wall near the rollup door. You don't want to run IN to get an extinguisher.
Bandaids. Common sense---when it's available. DD |
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Keeping something close at hand not just at the exit...my workspace will be around 10 Mtrs in from the front roller!! |
man you just gotta have sh-t loads of bandaids !
Blood's a real pain in the butt-it make everything rust like you wouldn't believe:p Seriously though I have 2 dry powder extinguishers- 1 at each end of the shed just in case & I reckon a fire blanket wouldn't go astray either. Quite a while ago I was working on a cab over van and had the cap & rotor off the dizzy, mean while the apprentice was changing the fuel filter and had one end of the fuel line stuck up in the air out of the way. I just changed the points and condenser, so without thinking or looking I turned the engine over to adjust points dwell-fuel line aimed its squirt straight at the dizzy and up it went-just like that ! A moments in-attention & being in a hurry, not checking etc very nearly had a major drama with a customers car-all was well except for singed eyebrows and a slightly burnt fuel line and insulation mat under dash-very very lucky.:eek: Taught me a good lesson though-keep extinguisher handy and check to make sure ALL is clear before hitting the switch ;) |
my Dad's place, where he has restored a few cars over the years has a sprinkler system in the roof, and 3 fire extinguishers located around the place.
When he built the house he put in the sprinkler system throughout the garage area, and also in the attic, as a few fires start there. Never had to use it but it's great knowing that it's there ready to douse any fire that should while the house is unattended. |
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Garage remote in the pocket and plenty of running water close to hand. But a reminder such as this is very timely, I just picked up an old arc welder to hone my skills on. Prevention is better than cure - thanks Oz.
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I have 10x 5kg powder fire extinguishers dotted around my shed, plus 1x 10kg on centre roller door frame of shed entrance.
A workshop/shed fire is something I have always feared. I also have a tap with 20 metre long garden hose at each end of shed and an exit in every direction except east. |
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Dave has the only Halal approved cobra in the country.
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I have a couple of extinguishers in the work shop, but I am a firm believer in prevention rather than a cure.
You can't be too carefull. |
I once had a rodeo ute with the tray filled up with rubbish ready to go to the tip. Some lunatic set fire to the rubbish the heat burnt through the rear window. A good samaritan took to the tray and cabin with dry chemical fire extinguisher.
Very little damage to cabin, (I thought) the tray can be replaced anyway. Result: Insurance assessor wrote it off. When I asked why, he said they generally write all cars off that have had dry chemical powder sprayed as it is extremely corrosive and every bit of wiring would have to be replaced. Not sure if true...just what the assesor said... |
It's true.
Nah not Halal, just thd way the shed is, there are no doors or windows on Eastern end |
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