Ngokusho kwe-National Fire Protection Association, cishe ukufa okuthathu kwabahlanu ngenxa yomlilo emakhaya kwenzeka emakhaya angenazo izixwayiso zentuthu (40%) noma ezixwayisweni zentuthu ezingasebenzi (17%).
Amaphutha ayenzeka, kodwa kunezinyathelo ongazithatha ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ama-alamu akho omusi asebenza kahle ukugcina umndeni wakho nekhaya lakho kuphephile.
1. Izinto Ezibangela Amanga
Ama-alamu omusi ngezinye izikhathi angabacasula abantu abakuwo ngama-alamu angamanga, okwenza abantu bazibuze ukuthi umsindo ocasulayo usekelwe yini engcupheni yangempela.
Ochwepheshe beluleka ngokufaka ama-alamu omusi eduze kweminyango noma amapayipi. "Ama-draft angabangela ama-alamu angamanga, ngakho-ke gcina ama-detector kude namafasitela, iminyango, kanye nezindawo zokungenisa umoya, njengoba angaphazamisa ukusebenza kahle kwe-"isitholi sentuthu"kusho u-Edwards.
2. Ukufaka Okuseduze Kakhulu Nendlu Yokugezela Noma Ikhishi
Nakuba ukubeka i-alamu eduze kwendlu yokugezela noma ikhishi kungabonakala kungumqondo omuhle ukumboza yonke indawo, cabanga futhi. Ama-alamu kufanele abekwe okungenani ngamamitha ayi-10 ukusuka ezindaweni ezifana neshawa noma amakamelo okuwasha. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, umswakama ungalimaza i-alamu futhi ekugcineni uyenze ingasebenzi.
Kuma-alamu anjengezitofu noma ama-oven, kufanele afakwe okungenani ngamamitha angu-20 ukusuka lapho ngoba angadala izinhlayiya zomlilo.
3. Ukukhohlwa ngezindlu zangaphansi noma amanye amakamelo
Izindlu zangaphansi zivame ukunganakwa futhi zidinga i-alamu. Ngokusho kocwaningo ngoMeyi 2019, ama-37% kuphela abaphendulile athi ane-alamu yentuthu engaphansi kwawo. Kodwa-ke, izindlu zangaphansi zisengozini efanayo yokuba sengozini yomlilo. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ufuna i-alamu yakho yentuthu ikuxwayise kuphi ekhaya lakho. Ngokuphathelene nendlu yonke, kubalulekile ukuba neyodwa ekamelweni lokulala ngalinye, ngaphandle kwendawo yokulala ehlukile, nakuwo wonke amazinga endlu. Izidingo ze-alamu ziyahlukahluka ngokwesifundazwe nesifunda, ngakho-ke kungcono ukuhlola nomnyango wakho womlilo wendawo ukuthola izidingo zamanje endaweni yakho.
4. Ukungabi nakhoama-alamu omusi axhumanisayo
Ama-alamu omusi axhumanisayo ayaxhumana futhi akha uhlelo lokuvikela oluhlanganisiwe olungakuxwayisa ngomlilo kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukuphi ekhaya lakho. Ukuze uthole isivikelo esingcono kakhulu, xhuma wonke ama-alamu omusi ekhaya lakho.
Uma kuzwakala eyodwa, zonke ziyakhala. Isibonelo, uma usegumbini elingaphansi bese kuqala umlilo esitezi sesibili, ama-alamu azokhala egumbini elingaphansi, esitezi sesibili, kanye nakwenye indlu, okukunikeza isikhathi sokubaleka.
5. Ukukhohlwa ukulungisa noma ukushintsha amabhethri
Ukubekwa nokufakwa okufanele yizinyathelo zokuqala zokuqinisekisa ukuthi ama-alamu akho asebenza kahle. Kodwa-ke, ngokusho kocwaningo lwethu, abantu abaningi abavamile ukugcina ama-alamu abo uma esefakiwe.
Abathengi abangaphezu kuka-60% abawahloli ama-alamu abo entuthu nyanga zonke. Wonke ama-alamu kufanele ahlolwe njalo futhi amabhethri ashintshwe njalo ezinyangeni eziyisithupha (uma ekhona)i-alamu yentuthu esebenza ngebhethri).
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Septhemba 12-2024