Bar-B-Q Fire Safety

BBQ FIRE SAFETY

Now the summer as arrived and the barbeque season is upon us here are a few safety tips to remember.

1. Remmember you should  never use petrol,kerosene, lighter fuel, methylated spirits or any highly flammable liquids as these are extremley dangerous.
2. Remember never to leave a lit barbecue unattended.
3. Remember never to add more lighter fluid of any kind to charcoal that has been ignited and appears not to be burning.
4. The charcoal is likely to be glowing hot inside even if there are not visible signs of this on the surface.
5. If you need to rekindle the fire use a solid fire lighter.
6. One of the simplest methods of starting a charcoal fire is to buy a pack of specially treated briquettes.
7. The pack with its contents is placed on the fire bed or charcoal grill and lit.
8. The charcoal when ignited takes around 20-40 minutes to be ready for you to cook food on.
9. The familiar solid white block fire lighter has been available from hardware stores for a good many years and has always been popular as a cheap, safe and efficient domestic fire starter.
10. If using a gas barbecue and you suspect a leak turn it off immediately.
11. When changing gas cylinders you are to ensure they are fully off before disconnecting and make certain that they are properly reconnected before the new valve is opened.
12. The person using the barbecue should avoid consuming alcohol, as this may increase the possibility of an injury occuring.
13. Stop young children playing around the barbecue area when it is in use.
14. Remember when your finished cooking ensure that all coals are extinguished and cooled before disposing of them.
15. In covered barbecues the snuffing is simply done by closing the dampers at top and bottom. 
16. Smaller barbeques need the charcoals to be cooled so they can be transferred to a coal bucket with a lid, which when closed will fulfil the same function or dunked into a bowl of water and afterwards left to dry out.
17. You must ensure not to pour water over the barbecue itself or the charcoals, as the sudden shock may warp or damage the metal on the barbeque itself.

For any further Fire Safety information and advice contact The Fire Training Academy on 0845 0553 999.