Fire Safety BD Knowledge Center

Practical guides on fire safety, workplace safety and protective equipment for homes and businesses in Bangladesh.

• Fire Safety
• Workplace Safety
• PPE
• Home Safety
• Vehicle Safety
• Emergency Preparedness
• Bangladesh Safety Guides

• How to Use a Fire Extinguisher — The four-step PASS method, when it is safe to fight a fire yourself, and when to leave.
• CO2 vs ABC Dry Powder Fire Extinguisher: Which One Do You Need? — How the two most common extinguisher types differ, where each is generally used, and why many premises keep both.
• Fire Extinguisher Monthly Check: A Two-Minute Routine — What to look at each month — gauge, pin, seal, hose and body — and when the extinguisher needs a service technician instead.
• Office Fire Safety Checklist — A short walk-through any office manager can do: equipment, exits, electrics and people.
• Safety Sign Colours and What They Mean — Red, yellow, blue and green: the widely used colour and shape convention for workplace safety signs, and where each kind belongs.
• How to Choose and Look After a Safety Helmet — The parts of a safety helmet, how it should fit, how a bump cap differs, and the signs that a helmet must be replaced.
• Dust Mask, KN95 or Respirator: Which Protection Do You Need? — What surgical masks, dust masks, KN95 masks and half-face respirators are each made for, and why fit matters as much as the filter.
• LPG Gas Cylinder Safety at Home — Where to keep the cylinder, how to check the hose and regulator, how to test for a leak, and exactly what to do if you smell gas.
• Where to Install Smoke Detectors in a Home or Flat — Which rooms need a detector, where on the ceiling it goes, the places to avoid, and how to keep it working.
• Car Emergency Kit Checklist — What to carry for a breakdown, a small fire or an injury on the road — and where in the car each item should be kept.
• What to Do If Your Car Catches Fire — The first sixty seconds: stop, switch off, get everyone out and away — and when it is safe to use the extinguisher.
• How to Make a Home Fire Escape Plan — Two ways out, a meeting point and a practice run: a plan a family can agree in one evening, including flats with window grilles.