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Bergen fire fighters
Fire fighter training at Odjell Minde
By Bjørn Ydse, HSE/QA Manager
As part of the safety focus in Odfjell, in
late June the Quality Section arranged
fire fighting training for the floor
appointees at the Bergen office. The
drill was managed by our supplier of
fire fighting equipment and company
training. About 20 employees took part
in the exercise, which was divided into
a theoretical introduction followed by
practical sessions outdoors.
The theoretical introduction focused on
behaviour and on how to avoid possible
fire situations, and dealt with a number
of fire protection issues both at work
and at home. The practical sessions
involved three main topics:
• flame killing with fire extinguishers
(which is something everybody
should try)
• putting out bed fires
• staying in a smoke-filled container, to
experience first hand how the body
reacts to a fire.
If you should be involved in a fire situation,
one of the main things to remember
is to stay calm and think twice.
A fire can often be quite easily killed
with a towel or even a newspaper.
The training was helpful to the floor
appointees in how to act in case of a
Gro Solberg-Hansen putting out a bed fire
fire at Odfjell Minde, but this was also
useful and an important experience
should a fire occur elsewhere, not least
at home.
Grethe Rambech demonstrates her fire fighting skills with the extinguisher
24 ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006