Staff in an office kitchen never practiced grease-fire response and throw water on a cooking-oil fire. What preparedness gap does this reveal?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Water on a grease fire is a classic panic move—and it spreads the flames. If nobody practiced, nobody remembers the lid, the Class K extinguisher, or “don’t throw water.” Train for the fires you can actually have in that kitchen, not generic hallway posters alone.
Full Explanation
Preparedness requires hazard-specific response knowledge. Grease fires demand methods distinct from ordinary combustibles—smothering, appropriate extinguishers—not water. Absence of practice leaves staff with incorrect instincts that increase harm. Risk managers should align office kitchen procedures and drills with realistic fire scenarios and verify staff know correct first actions and equipment locations.