Fullworks Fire Safety
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Fire Safety in the Home Fire safety isn’t just for the workplace; what about fire safety in YOUR home too. Consider the following questions: Do you have smoke alarms installed AND WORKING? Do you have any fire safety equipment in your home or in your car / ute / truck / caravan or boat? Do you have a fire blanket in your kitchen? Do you have a fire extinguisher in your home workshop? If you have answered NO to any of the above questions… what are your reasons?
FESA (or DFES as they are now known) have some frightening statistics. Don’t become one of them:Fire-fighters are urging households to be more aware of fire risks after new statistics showed there were 592 accidental residential fires across Western Australia over the past year. Chief Operations Officer Lloyd Bailey said he was concerned people were failing to take adequate steps to prevent accidental house fires. Mr Bailey said accidental house fires caused almost $22 million damage in the past financial year and most were preventable with the biggest cause being unattended flames and heaters. Historically fire-fighters attend more accidental house fires in August compared with any other month. - August 2012
The usual reason, similarly to businesses is cost. As we mentioned, fire safety doesn’t have to be expensive but if you are spending money on fire safety equipment then make sure of the following:http://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/mediareleases/Pages/MediaR What you are buying is correct for the application elease.aspx?ItemId=616 What you are buying is Australian standards approved What you are buying is good value and high performance Many households just don’t think about fire safety. With the busy lives that we lead, many seemingly more important issues get in the way. Don’t leave it too late though, fires can and do devastate homes and families almost on a daily basis
So.. What do I need? Firstly if you haven’t got any smoke alarms installed – GET SOME! Hard wired are the most reliable so speak to an electrician such as Rob at Rhen Electrical ( http://www.rhenelectrical.com.au or call 0433 381 885) they really aren’t expensive. If you can’t afford to have them installed at least get battery powered ones fitted around the house. If you are living in a rental property then there should be hardwired smoke alarms fitted. There is no doubt that smoke alarms save lives. Each home will be different, but as a general rule a 1m x 1m or 1.2m x 1.2m fire blanket is ideal for use in the kitchen and having some 1kg dry powder fire extinguishers (rated 1A:20B:E) around the house will help with all kind of fires except cooking oil fires. Cooking oil fires are dealt with by the fire blanket. Workshops / garages / sheds depend purely on size and may utilise anything from a small 1kg right up to a 9kg dry powder for a very large workshop / shed. If you perform any welding then consider having a 1.2 x 1.8m fire blanket close by. Where delicate equipment or machinery is present its worth considering a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher (CO2) as they leave no residue behind. Call us if you are not sure what you need! Evacuation plans – Ok so this sounds overkill, but in the event of a fire would you or your family know how to exit your house safely? Some great tips are provided by DFES at:http://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/safetyinformation/fire/fireinthehome/Pages/homeescapeplan.aspx Fullworks Fire Safety has great value, high quality fire safety products that can be purchased online or directly. We also stock fire safety kits (http://fullworksfiresafety.com.au/Fire-Safety-Kits) starting at just $39.60 (inc GST) providing even better value. Our pricing is some of the best in Australia and our products and service are second to none! To buy online head over to http://fullworksfiresafety.com.au or call Steve on 0449 849 763 if you have any questions or require any advice. Don’t forget to like / follow / +1 us!