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Is Your Home Fire Safety "Compliant"? or...
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...Are you putting yourself and your family at risk? Our summary below will help you to determine this.
- Do you have at least one smoke alarm fitted on each floor? Remember, that your sense of smell does not work when you are asleep. Smoke alarms should be fitted between the sleeping areas and the kitchen and living rooms. If you have large electrical appliances, such as television or PC in any of the bedrooms, they should also be fitted with smoke alarms.
- Position smoke alarms at ceiling level and install in accordance with manufacturer`s instructions.
- If anyone in your household has impaired hearing, they may not hear the alarm and will require alternative arrangements, such as strobe lights, vibrating pads, etc.
- Test all smoke alarms weekly and replace battery annually or when they are not working. Smoke alarm can be tested by pressing the test button.
- Vacuum the smoke alarms on a regular basis and wipe the cover. Dust may prevent the smoke alarms from functioning correctly.
Check for fire hazards in your home:
- Kitchen – keep your cooker clean, turn off the cooker when you are not using it, never use cooker for drying clothes, clean or replace filters in the extractor fan regularly, avoid using chip pans – they a fire risk and have a fire blanket and fire extinguisher within easy reach (do not use fire extinguisher on chip pans fires!).
- Living room – do not overload sockets, place spark guard in front of an open fire, don`t keep anything (papers, clothes, etc) near a fire, don`t use open fire to dry clothes. Keep your chimney clean (for example, your chimney should be cleaned four times a year if you are using wood burning fires. Use portable heaters with extreme care(keep them away from furniture, curtains and unplug before you leave the house or go to bed.
- Bedroom – never smoke in your bedroom, have a torch available for emergency lighting, bring mobile phone with you for emergency calls and take extra care when using electrical items and unplug after use.
If you are using electric blanket, always follow manufacturer`s instructions and check it regularly for defects (look out for worn or frayed fabric, scorch marks, etc).
We hope that you`ll follow these basic precautions to give yourself and your family that extra level of protection!