Category → Training The standard advice for a clothing fire,
even in a lab, is still to stop, drop, and roll. According to
the National Fire Protection Association Code 45, “Standard on
Fire Protection For Laboratories Using Chemicals,”
A.188.8.131.52: Laboratory personnel should be thoroughly
indoctrinated in procedures to follow in cases of clothing
fires. The most important instruction, one that should be
stressed until it becomes second nature to all personnel, is to
immediately drop to the floor and roll. All personnel should
recognize that, in case of ignition of another person’s
clothing, they should immediately knock that person to the floor
and roll that person around to smother the flames. Too often a
person will panic and run if clothing ignites, resulting in more
severe, often fatal, burn injuries. Fire-retardant or flame-
resistant clothing is one option available to help reduce the
occurrence of clothing fires. Refer to NFPA 1975, Standard on
Station/Work Uniforms for Emergency Services, for perf