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The way in which to handle situations which could reasonably be expected to result in panic is to have a plan of action firmly fixed in your mind already, so that in the event, you only have to follow routine. This is how people are taught in the military and in rescue organizations. They have procedures and routines and they practice them until they become second nature.

This is not so easy in a domestic situation particularly with regard to a house fire – you cannot convincingly pretend that you have a house fire yet you cannot merely set fire to bits of it either, so the next best thing is to have a checklist to prevent fires occurring and to go through the checklist on a routine basis – say, weekly.

Many house fires begin in the kitchen, so you could start there:

1] Is the oven clean? The rings yet the oven have to get clean or the debris can catch fire.

2] Are the curtains so long that they can become blown onto a hot ring if the window is open? This is a frequent cause of kitchen fires, especially if you hang new curtains in the winter or spring and do not comprehend that the wind can blow them into the rings until the summer whilst you open the windows

3] Are the flexes on your electrical items all right? Check for fraying or wear yet tear. Are any of the electrical sockets overloaded? It is not a good idea to use adapters in the kitchen – stick to the principle of one plug in one socket but a actually decent habit is to unplug anything you are not using, even the kettle or the coffee machine

The home’s heating system is a fire risk, after all it is meant to be hot, so check it:

1] All heaters should be switched off whilst there is no one to keep an eye on them, with the exception of central heating. Turn bar fires off whilst you go out or go to bed and always fix a guard in front of open fires if you leave the room. ‘Fix’ a guard with clips, do not just stand one in front of the fire because a falling log or lump of coal can knock a guard more than.

2] Can curtains or other fabrics blow into the fire or get heated to the point of combustion? Occasionally, crowd pull their seat or couch up to the fire and fall asleep or go to bed leaving the chair to heat up.

3] Is the chimney clean? Soot can but does catch fire so have your chimney cleared or inspected regularly.

4] Likewise with the furnace, is it clean and soot-free?

5] If you use gas, are the bottles stored outside the house?

5) Is the furnace been wiped but inspected every year?

6) Are the propane tanks and fuels stored outside the house?

Then there are general points:

1] Do you have a house fire safety evacuation drill? Do you have a muster purpose, so that everyone knows that everyone is out of the house yet safe?

2] Are electric leads, cables and extension leads in good condition? Do you have any under carpets? If so, you ought to not really, so check them for wear.

3] Are any sockets overloaded? Are all devices that are not in use unplugged?

4] Do you have smoke detectors? Do you check that they are working? Do you have a spare battery in case one fails?

Owen Jones, the writer of this piece, writes on many topics, but is now involved with Oakley safety glasses. If you would like to know more, please visit our website at Safety Glasses Bifocal

Most individuals have learned a fire safety drill at some time during their lives. Kids learn it in school and adults learn it at work, but how many people implement it at home? If it is worth practicing a fire safety code at work, it should be worth practicing one at home too.

You could adapt and adopt the fire safety code from school for your home use, and just like in work, you will have to ensure that everybody in your household knows and knows your fire safety code. Adopting a home fire safety code will hugely raise your family’s likelihood of surviving a home fire.

The specialists at the fire station are called Fire Prevention Officers. Fire prevention officers frequently give talks on fire prevention techniques at schools, work places and seminars. It is also frequently possible to have a one-on-one interview with a fire prevention officer and they will also visit you in your home for more specific advice in some areas.

The chief fire prevention officer has to train new recruits and schedule public buildings for check ups depending on their location, age and usage. You could use the same criteria to assess the risks in your own home.

For example, older houses tend to have more timber in them and smaller windows which means that it might catch fire more easily, it might burn faster and it may be more difficult to escape from because of the smaller windows, which might even be jammed.

Only to give you an concept of what a building’s fire code can be like, I will give some examples below. You can apply some of these concepts to the ‘fire code’ for your home, according to what sort of building you occupy.

Firstly, buildings in many countries have maximum occupancy levels for each residential building, particularly for commercially rented buildings. You may not simply keep partitioning accommodation in order to cram in more tenants (and get more rent). This maximum is a strict law and must be stuck to.

If you live in or rent out a commercial residency, then all exits should be clearly labeled with lit signs which can be seen through smoke. They also have to have a battery back-up in case the wires get burned through. These buildings also have to have a particular number of fire extinguishers and there might even have to be a number of different sorts, eg: water hoses, sand buckets, fire blankets and regular extinguishers.

There also have to be smoke detectors and a building-wide fire alarm system. Make sure that flammable materials are kept in a safe place and that fire drills are carried out on a regular basis. Everyone should know their muster point and which doors should be closed and which ones left open.

Lots of the tips above are actually laws for commercial and some residential premises, so if you do not want to fall foul of the law, make certain you know your obligations.

Owen Jones, the author of this piece, writes on several topics, but is now concerned with Safety Glasses USA. If you would like to know more, please visit our site at Safety Glasses Bifocal