Facility Safety
Name ________________________________ Date ____________________
Directions: Use your knowledge of safety precautions and standards to answer
the following questions.
1. You have a fire in the computer processing center of the hospital. What
type of fire extinguisher would you use to put out the fire? Assume that
you do not have a combination extinguisher (ABC).
2. There is a fire in the health information management department (medical
records) of the hospital. What type of fire extinguisher would you use to
extinguish the fire? Assume that you do not have a combination
extinguisher (ABC).
3. You are the new supervisor for your department. On your first week, you
make an inspection of the department and discover boxes stacked to the
ceiling. What rule is being violated?
4. The fire marshall is inspecting your facility. He is measuring the distance
between fire extinguishers. What standard is he looking for?
5. What is the purpose of having building codes? Give two examples of
codes that pertain to hospital construction.