Firstaider – Let’s talk home safety!
You have 178 Seconds to Live!!!
- Are all the emergency numbers visible?
- Teach your children not to play with matches and lighters!
- Do not over load plug points!
- Install smoke detectors in your house & heat doctors in the garage and laundry room.
- Practice Fire and Evacuation Drills every 6 Months.
- Never use flammable liquids to clean stains on clothing or to start a braai! Have a burn bit including a fire blanket on hand.
- If you should catch fire STOP, DROP & ROLL.
- Designate a meeting place in the street or neighbour should you and your family need to evacuate your house. Call the Fire Department!
- Never return to your house, wait for the emergency services!
- Attend and send your family on courses to learn how to use fire extinguishers and distinguish between different types of fires.
- Ban smoking inside your house.
- Should you detect smoke in the house then crawl on hands & knees to the nearest door that leads outside.
- Ensure that the your stove’s main switch is switched off when not in use.
- Always have torches with spear batteries in each room.
Why do you have 178 Seconds to live?
This is how fast a fire can spread in your home! In less than 3 Minutes!
For more information about Firstaider and our products contact Dudley at 064 896 4248
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