"Strengthening Safety Standards: The 2023 Annual Basic Firefighting and Evacuation Drill at KIN Rehabilitation Center"

KIN - Rehabilitation & Homecare, a rehabilitation center for people recovering from stroke and older adult care conducted its annual 2023 fire-safety and evacuation training. The session was led by Ton Wirat Iamsriphloi, a disaster-prevention and mitigation specialist from Bang Kapi Fire Station. The training aimed to help staff understand basic firefighting, evacuate safely and correctly, assist people affected by emergencies, and apply relevant safety knowledge in daily life.

Fire can result from natural events, technical failures, or human actions and may cause serious harm to life, property, and surrounding communities. Fire awareness is therefore important in homes, workplaces, health-care facilities, and industrial settings.

This article introduces key elements of fire-safety training and important points that may be useful in workplaces, households, and industrial environments.

Why Is Fire-Safety Training Important?

The source article cites figures claiming that more than 90% of fires worldwide arise from causes such as natural events, electrical faults, wildfires, dry conditions, lightning, and other factors, while the remainder are attributed to human error or arson. It also cites a figure stating that more than 70% of affected people lack fire-safety training. These figures should be treated as claims from the source rather than verified global statistics.

Thailand has occupational-safety requirements relating to fire prevention and fire-response training. The source article specifically refers to:

“The Ministerial Regulation Prescribing Standards for the Administration, Management, and Operation of Occupational Safety, Health, and Working Environment in Relation to Fire Prevention and Suppression, B.E. 2555 (2012).”

The source article states that workplaces such as shops, companies, and factories must provide fire-safety training to at least 40% of personnel and use a ratio of one instructor per 60 participants. Organisations should confirm current legal requirements with the relevant Thai authority or a qualified safety professional before relying on these figures.