Izingozi zomlilo, ubuthi be-carbon monoxide (CO), kanye nezingozi zokushisa zivame kakhulu phakathi nezinyanga ezibandayo, kodwa ngezinyathelo ezimbalwa ezilula, ungaqinisekisa ukuthi ikhaya lakho lihlala liphephile. IKhomishini Yezokuphepha Komkhiqizo Wabathengi (i-CPSC) incoma amathiphu okuphepha alandelayo ukuze uzivikele wena nabathandekayo bakho:

Amathiphu Okuphepha Ebusika

1. Hlola ama-alamu e-CO kanye ne-Smoke

  • Ukuhlolwa Kwanyanga Zonke: Hlola ama-alamu omusi kanye ne-CO njalo ngenyanga ukuqinisekisa ukuthi asebenza kahle. Shintsha amabhethri okungenani kanye ngonyaka (noma kaningi uma kudingeka).  
  • Ungalokothi Ungayinaki I-alamu: Uma uzwa i-alamu, ungayinaki. Phuma ekhaya lakho ngokushesha bese ushayela u-911 usendaweni ephephile.
  • Iqhwa Elicacile Elivela Emithonjeni Yomoya: Qinisekisa ukuthi iqhwa alivimbi imigodi yomoya yezinto ezisebenzisa uphethiloli njengezitofu, njengoba lokhu kungaholela ekuqongeleleni kwe-CO eyingozi ekhaya lakho.  

2. Ukusetshenziswa Okuphephile Kwezifudumezi Eziphathekayo 

Izifudumezi zesikhala eziphathekayo zilungele ukuhlala zifudumele, kodwa zingadala izingozi ezinkulu zomlilo uma zingasetshenziswa kahle. Nansi indlela yokuzisebenzisa ngokuphephile:

  • Gcina Isikhala Samamitha Amathathu: Gcina zonke izinhlangothi zesifudumezi okungenani amamitha amathathu kude nemibhede, izingubo, amakhethini, amaphepha, ifenisha, nanoma yini enye engabamba umlilo.
  • Sebenzisa Ama-Wall Outlets Kuphela: Njalo faka ama-heater ngqo odongeni. Ungalokothi usebenzise intambo kagesi noma intambo yokwelula. Gwema ukufaka intambo yesi-heater ngaphansi kwama-rug noma ikhaphethi, ngoba lokhu kungabangela ukushisa ngokweqile.
  • Gwema Ukuchayeka Emanzini: Ungalokothi ubeke ama-heater eduze kwamanzi, futhi ungazithinti uma umanzi, ngoba lokhu kungaholela ekushayweni ugesi.
  • Ubuso Obuzinzile: Beka isifudumezi endaweni eqondile nezinzile ukuze singaguquki.  
  • Ungalokothi Ushiye Ungagadiwe: Ungalokothi ushiye i-heater isebenza inganakekelwe, ikakhulukazi endaweni evalekile.
  • Intambo Eshisayo noma Ipulaki: Uma intambo noma ipulaki yesifudumezi izwakala ishisa uma uyithinta, yikhiphe ngokushesha bese uyihlola uchwepheshe. Ngokufanayo, uma indawo yokukhipha igesi izizwa ifudumele, xhumana nochwepheshe kagesi oqinisekisiwe ukuze ahlole inkinga.  

3. Ukuphepha Kwezitsha Zokushiswa Namakhandlela Zamalahle 

Ama-grill namakhandlela amalahle athandwa kakhulu ebusika, kodwa womabili adala izingozi ezinkulu uma esetshenziswa ngendlela engafanele.

  • Ungalokothi Usebenzise Amalahle Ngaphakathi: Amalahle akhiqiza inani elibulalayo le-carbon monoxide uma eshiswa, ngakho-ke ungalokothi usebenzise i-charcoal grill ngaphakathi noma endaweni evalekile, njengegaraji—ngisho noma umnyango uvuliwe.
  • Sebenzisa ama-flashlight, hhayi amakhandlela: Izibani ziyindlela ephephile yokuthatha indawo yamakhandlela. Uma kufanele usebenzise amakhandlela, hlala uwagcina endaweni eqinile futhi ungalokothi uwashiye enganakekelwe. 
  • Ukuphepha Kwamakhandlela: Gcina amakhandlela kude nanoma yini engasha, okuhlanganisa amakhethini, izingubo, kanye nephepha. Cima amakhandlela ngaphambi kokuphuma ekamelweni noma ukuyolala.  

4. Ukuphepha Kokuvuza Kwegesi

Ukuvuza kwegesi kungaba yingozi kakhulu, ikakhulukazi ebusika lapho kungenzeka ukuthi usebenzisa ama-heater noma izinto zikagesi ezisebenzisa igesi.

  • Uzwa Iphunga Noma Uzwa Igesi? Uma uzwa iphunga legesi noma uzwa umsindo wokufutha, phuma ekhaya lakho ngokushesha—ungazami ukuphenya noma ukulungisa inkinga wena.
  • Xhumana Neziphathimandla: Uma usuphumile, shayela iziphathimandla zegesi zendawo ukuze ubike ukuvuza.
  • Ungasebenzisi Izinto Ze-elekthronikhi: Ungalokothi usebenzise noma yimaphi amadivayisi kagesi, okuhlanganisa izibani noma amafoni, uma usola ukuthi kukhona ukuvuza kwegesi, njengoba izinhlansi zingayithungela igesi futhi zibangele ukuqhuma.  

Ngokulandela lawa macebiso abalulekile okuphepha ebusika, unganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yezingozi ezihlobene nokushisa, umlilo, kanye ne-carbon monoxide ekhaya lakho.

Okufanele Ukwenze Uma Kunomlilo

Imililo iyizehlakalo ezesabekayo nezingenakubikezelwa ezingasakazeka ngokushesha, zibeke izimpilo nempahla engozini ngokushesha. Ukwazi ukuthi yini okufanele uyenze uma kwenzeka umlilo kungenza umehluko phakathi kokuphepha kanye nenhlekelele. Kubalulekile ukuhlala uzolile, uthathe isinyathelo ngokushesha, futhi ulandele izinyathelo zokuphepha ezibalulekile ukuze uzivikele wena nabanye.

1. Uma umlilo ungacinywa, sebenzisa isicisha-mlilo

  • Ungalokothi usebenzise amanzi emlilweni kagesi

2. Uma umlilo ungakwazi ukucinywa, phuma ngokushesha

  • Lahlela phansi bese ukhasa ngaphansi kwentuthu uye endaweni yokuphuma
  • Ngaphambi kokuvula umnyango, zwa ukuthi isibambo somnyango siyashisa yini futhi uqiniseke ukuthi uvala iminyango yamakamelo owaphumayo.
  • Uma izingubo zakho zisha - yima, uwise, bese ugingqa
  • Qiniseka ukuthi uxwayisa wonke umuntu emndenini wakho ukuthi aphume
  • Uma usuphumile ngokuphepha, shayela ku-9-1-1.

3. Uma ungakwazi ukuphuma, shiya umnyango uvaliwe ekamelweni lakho, uhlale phansi, bese ulengisa ishidi elimhlophe noma elikhanyayo ngefasitela ukuze ubonise usizo.

4. Ngemva kwengozi yomlilo, kunconywa ukuthi uxhumane nommeli wokulimala komuntu siqu onolwazi

Ngemva kokuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwakho, kubalulekile futhi ukuqonda amalungelo akho asemthethweni. Kunconywa ukuthi uxhumane nommeli wokulimala komuntu onolwazi ongakusiza ukuthi ululame. umonakalo futhi uhlole imiphumela yengozi ehlobene nomlilo.

Ubani Ongathweswa Icala?

Izingozi zomlilo zivame ukwenzeka ngenxa yobudedengu. Kungumthwalo wemfanelo womnikazi wesakhiwo, umninindlu, umqashi, kanye nenkampani yokwakha ukuqinisekisa ukuthi imithetho yomlilo kahulumeni kanye nemithetho yokuphepha iyalandelwa.

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