Fire safety at home:

1• Fit smoke alarms today and make sure they are in good working order. Working smoke alarms will warn you if there is a fire. Remember: Your sense of smell does not work when you are asleep and smoke can put you in a deeper sleep.

• If someone in the home is deaf, or has impaired hearing, they may not hear an audible warning from a smoke alarm, e.g. if not wearing a hearing aid at night. There are smoke alarm systems on the market that use strobe lights or vibrating pads to give alert of danger from fire. These offer improved warning for people who may have difficulty hearing a smoke alarm with audible warning.

• Smoke alarms may be tested by pressing the test button with the handle tip of a floor brush. Replace the batteries when they are not working and once a year in standard alarms, or as soon as you hear the warning beep.

 • If you have 10 year smoke alarms, you need to replace the whole alarm after 10 years.

• Get at least one smoke alarm for each floor in the home. Fit them between the sleeping areas and the kitchen & living rooms – one in the hallway at ground floor, and one at each upper level, in the landing. For an enhanced level of protection, consideration may also be given to fitting alarms in living rooms and kitchen, in bedrooms used by vulnerable people, or in bedrooms where there is a television or large electrical appliance (such as a computer). (Heat alarms may be considered where fumes from cooking or smoke from cigarettes or open fires could lead to unwanted alarms.)

 • Position smoke alarms at ceiling level in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions.

 • Vacuum the smoke alarms regularly and wipe the cover. If they get clogged with dust they may not work properly.

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Common fire hazards

§                    Electrical systems that are overloaded, resulting in hot wiring or connections, or failed components

§                    Combustible storage areas with insufficient protection

§                    Combustibles near equipment that generates heat, flame, or sparks

§                    Candles

§                    Smoking (Cigarettes, cigars, pipes, lighters, etc.)

§                    Equipment that generates heat and utilizes combustible materials

§                    Flammable liquids

§                    Fireplace chimneys not properly or regularly cleaned

§                    Cooking appliances - stoves, ovens

§                    Heating appliances - wood burning stoves, furnaces, boilers, portable heaters

§                    Electrical wiring in poor condition

§                    Batteries

§                    Personal ignition sources - matches, lighters

§                    Electronic and electrical equipment

§                    Exterior cooking equipment - BBQ

§                    Campfires

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Key elements of a fire safety policy

• Building a facility in accordance with the version of the local building code
• Maintaining a facility and conducting yourself in accordance with the provisions of the fire code. This is based on the occupants and operators of the building being aware of the applicable regulations and advice.

Examples of these include:

• Not exceeding the maximum occupancy within any part of the building.
• Maintaining proper fire exits and proper exit signage (e.g., exit signs pointing to them that can function in a power failure)
• Compliance with electrical codes to prevent overheating and ignition from electrical faults or problems such as poor wire insulation or overloading wiring, conductors, or other fixtures with more electric current than they are rated for.
• Placing and maintaining the correct type of fire extinguishers in easily accessible places.
• Properly storing and using, hazardous materials that may be needed inside the building for storage or operational requirements (such as solvents in spray booths).
• Prohibiting flammable materials in certain areas of the facility.
• Periodically inspecting buildings for violations, issuing Orders To Comply and, potentially, prosecuting or closing buildings that are not in compliance, until the deficiencies are corrected or condemning it in extreme cases.
• Maintaining fire alarm systems for detection and warning of fire.
• Obtaining and maintaining a complete inventory of firestops.
• Ensuring that spray fireproofing remains undamaged.
• Maintaining a high level of training and awareness of occupants and users of the building to avoid obvious mistakes, such as the propping open of fire doors.
• Conduct fire drills at regular intervals throughout the year.

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Fire safety refers to precautions that are taken to prevent or reduce the likelihood of a fire that may result in death, injury, or property damage, alert those in a structure to the presence of an uncontrolled fire in the event one occurs, better enable those threatened by a fire to survive, or to reduce the damage caused by a fire. Fire safety measures include those that are planned during the construction of a building or implemented in structures that are already standing, and those that are taught to occupants of the building.
Threats to fire safety are referred to as fire hazards. A fire hazard may include a situation that increases the likelihood a fire may start or may impede escape in the event a fire occurs.
Fire safety is often a component of building safety. Those who inspect buildings for violations of the Fire Code and go into schools to educate children on Fire Safety topics are fire department members known as fire prevention officers. The Chief Fire Prevention Officer or Chief of Fire Prevention will normally train newcomers to the Fire Prevention Division and may also conduct inspections or make presentations

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