Important Home Fire Safety Checklist
Each year, the annual Fire Prevention Week takes place from 4 October through 11 October that increasing awareness among people about the importance of fire safety. However, any time is a good time to establish a checklist Fire safety at home so your family can be prepared in the event of a fire. The establishment of this list will help to prevent injury or death of the main causes of home fires: cooking, heating, electrical equipment and smoking materials.
The following list is an easy way to ensure that prepares for your family.
– Install and test smoke detectors in every room of your house. It's a good idea to replace batteries in smoke detectors every year. Make sure you have smoke detectors on each level of your home in the kitchen and all bedrooms.
– Make sure fire extinguishers are working fires are on every floor of your home. Read the instructions on your fire extinguisher so that you and your family understand the proper use of the instrument. The normal reaction an inexperienced person is the target of fire extinguisher on the flames but this did not properly extinguish a fire.
To avoid any problem in the case of an emergency, an acronym worth remembering for the proper functioning of a fire extinguisher is PASS.
P is to deliver the plate that is in the handle.
A is to point to the base of the fire rather than the flames.
S is the compression level to help you stay slow flame retardant.
S is to sweep the extinguisher from side to side at the base fire.
– Create and practice a fire safety plan for your family knows how to leave the house quickly and safely in the event of a major fire. Make sure there is at least two unobstructed ways to escape from each room in your home, a window and a door. Emergency Plan meeting place near home and routine practice of adequate evacuation with their children to not hesitate when a real emergency. Remember the first rule in fire emergencies is to that is as fast as possible and not re-enter.
– Identify the main fire hazards in your home. For example, ensuring that flammable packaging hold the paints or hazardous materials are properly stored away from sunlight and away from any possible ignition source. Check old equipment and cables extension to make sure the cables are not frayed or damaged. If you have a fireplace, make sure the screen is always placed before him. Save all rages oil in a sealed container.
– Have a list of contacts within easy reach of emergency in his home. Include the name and telephone number of an emergency contact in your family. They also have the emergency telephone number for the local fire department. Make sure your children are familiar with 9-1-1 calls in case of an emergency.
About the Author
Scott Mitchell is a fire and life safety expert at WPS Disaster Management Solutions. WPS is an industry leader in
fire safety planning
. In addition to fire safety plans, we also do disaster planning and training. Please visit our website at
http://www.wps-plan.com
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