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Table 1.12 UK and Europe: fi re extinguishers
a
Type Old code BS EN 3 colour code Suitable for use on fi re class
Water Signal red Signal red A
Foam Cream Red with a cream panel above A B
the operating instructions
Dry powder French blue Red with a blue panel above (A) B C E
the operating instructions

Carbon Black Red with a black panel above B E
dioxide (CO ) the operating instructions
2
Wet chemical Not yet in use Red with a canary yellow A (B) F
panel above the operating
instructions

Class D French blue Red with a blue panel above D
powder the operating instructions
Halon 1211/ Emerald green No longer in general use A B E
BCF
a Parentheses denote sometimes applicable.

Your workspace refl ects your ability as a technician. A tidy workspace equals a
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tidy mind equals a tidy job equals a tidy wage when you are qualifi ed.
Hand tools should be kept clean as you are working. You will pay a lot of
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money for your tools; look after them and they will look after you in the
long term.
Large equipment should only be cleaned by a trained person or a person
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under supervision. Obvious precautions are to ensure that equipment cannot

be operated while you are working on it and only using appropriate cleaning
methods. For example, would you use a bucket of water or a brush to clean
down an electric pillar drill? I hope you answered ‘a brush’!
In motor vehicle workshops many different cleaning operations are carried out.
This means a number of different materials are required. It is not possible to
mention every brand name here,but the materials are split into three different
types in Table 1.13 . It is important to note that the manufacturer’s instructions
printed on the container must be followed at all times.

1.3.11 Signage

A key safety aspect is fi rst to identify hazards and then to remove them or, if
Safety fi rst
this is not possible, reduce the risk as much as possible and bring the hazard to
everyone’s attention. This is usually done by using signs or markings. Signs used Identify hazards and then remove
to mark hazards are often as shown in Tables 1.14 and 1.15 . them. If this is not possible, make
others aware of them using signs.

1.3.12 Environmental protection

Environmental protection is all about protecting the environment, on individual,
organizational or governmental levels. Owing to the pressures of population
and technology the Earth’s environment is being degraded, sometimes