Iingozi zomlilo, ubuthi be-carbon monoxide (CO), kunye neengozi zokufudumeza ziqhelekile kwiinyanga ezibandayo, kodwa ngamanyathelo ambalwa alula, unokuqinisekisa ukuba ikhaya lakho lihlala likhuselekile. IKomishini yoKhuseleko lweMveliso yabaThengi (i-CPSC) icebisa la macebiso okhuseleko alandelayo ukuze uzikhusele wena kunye nabantu obathandayo:

Iingcebiso zoKhuseleko lwasebusika

1. Jonga ii-alamu ze-CO kunye ne-Smoke

  • Uvavanyo lweNyanga: Vavanya zombini ii-alamu zomsi kunye ne-CO inyanga nenyanga ukuqinisekisa ukuba zisebenza ngokuchanekileyo. Tshintsha iibhetri ubuncinane kanye ngonyaka (okanye rhoqo ukuba kuyimfuneko).  
  • Ungaze Ungayinaki I-Alarm: Ukuba uva i-alamu, musa ukuyityeshela. Phuma ekhaya lakho ngoko nangoko kwaye utsalele umnxeba ku-911 kwindawo ekhuselekileyo.
  • Ikhephu Elicacileyo Elivela Kwimibhobho Yomoya: Qinisekisa ukuba ikhephu alivali ii-vents zezixhobo ezitshisa ipetroli ezifana nee-oven, kuba oku kunokubangela ukwakheka kwe-CO eyingozi ekhayeni lakho.  

2. Ukusetyenziswa Ngokukhuselekileyo Kwezifudumezi Eziphathwayo 

Izifudumezi zendawo eziphathekayo zilungele ukuhlala zifudumele, kodwa zinokubangela iingozi ezinkulu zomlilo ukuba azisetyenziswanga kakuhle. Nantsi indlela yokuzisebenzisa ngokukhuselekileyo:

  • Gcina isithuba seenyawo ezintathu: Gcina onke amacala esifudumezi ubuncinane kwiimitha ezi-3 ukusuka kwiibhedi, iimpahla, amakhethini, amaphepha, ifenitshala, kunye nayo nayiphi na enye into enokutshisa.
  • Sebenzisa iiDonga ezingaphandle kuphela: Soloko ufaka ii-heater ngqo kwi-outlet yodonga. Ungaze usebenzise i-power strip okanye i-extension cord. Kuphephe ukufaka intambo ye-heater phantsi kweekhaphethi okanye iikhaphethi, kuba oku kunokubangela ubushushu obugqithisileyo.
  • Kuphephe Ukubonakaliswa Ngamanzi: Ungaze ubeke izifudumezi kufutshane namanzi, kwaye ungazichukumisi ukuba umanzi, kuba oku kunokubangela ukubetheka kombane.
  • Umphezulu Ozinzile: Beka isifudumezi kwindawo ethe tyaba nezinzileyo ukuze singawi.  
  • Ungaze Uhambe Ungajongwanga: Ungaze ushiye i-heater isebenza ingenamntu, ingakumbi kwindawo exineneyo.
  • Intambo eshushu okanye iplagi: Ukuba intambo okanye iplagi yeheater ivakala ishushu xa uyichukumisa, yikhuphe ngoko nangoko uze uyihlole yingcali. Ngokufanayo, ukuba iplagi ivakala ishushu, nxibelelana nombane oqinisekisiweyo ukuze uvavanye ingxaki.  

3. Ukhuseleko lwee-Charcoal Grills kunye namaKhandlela 

Iigrill kunye namakhandlela e-charcoal grills zithandwa kakhulu ebusika, kodwa zombini zibeka iingozi ezinkulu xa zingasetyenziswa ngendlela engafanelekanga.

  • Ungaze Usebenzise Amalahle Ngaphakathi: Amalahle avelisa i-carbon monoxide ebulalayo xa etshisiwe, ngoko ungaze usebenzise i-charcoal grill ngaphakathi okanye kwindawo evalekileyo, njengegaraji—nokuba ucango luvuliwe.
  • Sebenzisa iiFlashlights, hayi amakhandlela: Iiflashi ziyindlela ekhuselekileyo yokukhetha amakhandlela. Ukuba kufuneka usebenzise amakhandlela, soloko uwagcina kwindawo ezinzileyo kwaye ungaze uwashiye engajongwanga. 
  • Ukhuseleko lweKhandlela: Gcina amakhandlela kude nayo nayiphi na into enokutshisa, kuquka amakhethini, impahla, kunye nephepha. Cima amakhandlela ngaphambi kokuba uphume egumbini okanye uye kulala.  

4. Ukhuseleko lokuVuza kweGesi

Ukuvuza kwegesi kunokuba yingozi kakhulu, ingakumbi ebusika xa usebenzisa izifudumezi okanye izixhobo ezisebenzisa igesi.

  • Uvumba okanye Uva Igesi? Ukuba unuka igesi okanye uva isandi sokufutha, phuma endlwini yakho ngoko nangoko—ungazami ukuphanda okanye ukulungisa ingxaki ngokwakho.
  • Qhagamshelana namaGunya: Nje ukuba uphume ngaphandle, fowunela abasemagunyeni begesi basekuhlaleni ukuze baxele ngokuvuza.
  • Musa ukusebenzisa izixhobo ze-elektroniki: Ungaze usebenzise naziphi na izixhobo zombane, kuquka izibane okanye iifowuni, ukuba ukrokrela ukuba kukho ukuvuza kwegesi, kuba iintlantsi zinokubangela ukuqhuma kwegesi.  

Ngokulandela la macebiso abalulekileyo okhuseleko lwasebusika, unganciphisa kakhulu umngcipheko weengozi ezinxulumene nokufudumeza, umlilo, kunye ne-carbon monoxide ekhayeni lakho.

Oko Umele Ukwenze Kwimeko Yomlilo

Imililo ziziganeko ezoyikisayo nezingalindelekanga ezinokusasazeka ngokukhawuleza, zibeke ubomi nempahla emngciphekweni ngoko nangoko. Ukwazi into omawuyenze xa umlilo utsha kunokwenza umahluko phakathi kokhuseleko nentlekele. Kubalulekile ukuhlala uzolile, wenze ngokukhawuleza, kwaye ulandele amanyathelo abalulekileyo okhuseleko ukuze uzikhusele wena nabanye.

1. Ukuba umlilo ungacinywa, sebenzisa isicima-mlilo

  • Ungaze usebenzise amanzi kumlilo wombane

2. Ukuba umlilo awukwazi ukucima, phuma ngokukhawuleza

  • Yihla phantsi uze ukhase phantsi komsi uye kuphuma
  • Ngaphambi kokuba uvule ucango, ziva ukuba isitshixo socango sishushu na kwaye uqiniseke ukuba uyazivala iingcango zamagumbi ophuma kuwo.
  • Ukuba impahla yakho iyatsha - yima, yiwise, uze uyiqengqele
  • Qiniseka ukuba uxelela wonke umntu ohlala ekhaya ukuba aphume
  • Nje ukuba uphumile ngokukhuselekileyo, fowunela ku-9-1-1.

3. Ukuba awukwazi ukuphuma, shiya ucango luvaliwe kwigumbi lakho, hlala phantsi, uze uxhome ishiti elimhlophe okanye elikhanyayo efestileni ukuze unike umqondiso woncedo.

4. Emva kwengozi yomlilo, kuyacetyiswa ukuba uqhagamshelane negqwetha elinamava lokwenzakala komntu

Emva kokuqinisekisa ukhuseleko lwakho, kubalulekile nokuqonda amalungelo akho asemthethweni. Kucetyiswa ukuba uqhagamshelane negqwetha elinamava lokwenzakala komntu elinokukunceda uphile ubomi obubhetele. umonakalo kwaye ujonge emva kwengozi enxulumene nomlilo.

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Iingozi zomlilo zihlala zenzeka ngenxa yokungakhathali. Luxanduva lomnini wesakhiwo, umnini-mhlaba, umqeshi, kunye nenkampani yokwakha ukuqinisekisa ukuba imithetho yomlilo kaRhulumente kunye nemigaqo yokhuseleko iyalandelwa.

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Amagqwetha e-GLP anamava amaninzi okusingatha amatyala okwenzakala komntu, kuquka ezinxulumene nomlilo ukufa nokwenzakala. Silapha ukukuxhasa njengoko uphola engqondweni, emzimbeni, nangokwezimali kwingozi. 

Uqheliso lwethu lwezoLimo zoMlilo lukhokelwa yi UJanelle Carney eBoston, Umphathi Wezabelo oLawulayo we Boise, uCoeur d'Alene, Spokane, Spokane Valley, yaye Tri-Cities iiofisi zamaGqwetha e-GLP. Ukuba ukhe wabandakanyeka kwingozi enxulumene nomlilo, nceda zoqhagamshelwano amagqwetha ethu ukuze sifumane ingcebiso yasimahla apha 800.273.5005.