I. Kuyini i-Carbon Monoxide

I-carbon monoxide (CO) iyigesi enobuthi nevuthayo engenambala, engenaphunga, engenambitheki futhi engacasuli. Ayibonakali nhlobo yizinzwa zomuntu ngaphansi kokushisa okuvamile kanye nengcindezi, okwenza kube yisidlaliso esithi “umbulali othule”.

Ikhiqizwa kakhulu ukusha okungaphelele kwezinto eziqukethe ikhabhoni, futhi inemithombo eminingi evamile ekuphileni kwansuku zonke. Ama-heater amanzi egesi, izitofu zegesi, izitofu zokufudumeza zamalahle noma zamalahle, izinjini zedizili nephethiloli, izindawo zomlilo, ama-boiler anomsi womusi ompofu kanye neminye imishini azoqhubeka nokukhipha i-carbon monoxide uma ukusha kunganele noma umoya ungenawo umoya.

I-carbon monoxide inobuthi obukhulu. Uma isiphefumuliwe, ibopha i-hemoglobin egazini kalula kakhulu kunomoya-mpilo. Lokhu kuvimbela ikhono legazi lokuthutha umoya-mpilo, okuholela ekusweleni umoya-mpilo ezicutshini nasezithweni zomzimba zabantu. Ubuthi obuncane bubangela isiyezi, ukukhathala, isicanucanu, ukozela kanye nokuqina kwesifuba. Ubuthi obuphakathi bubangela ukudideka kanye nokulahlekelwa ukulawula ngokomzimba. Ubuthi obukhulu bungabangela ngokushesha i-coma kanye nokwehluleka kokuphefumula, okungaba yingozi ngesikhathi esifushane. Ngisho noma iziguli zisinda ebuthi obukhulu, zingase zibe nemiphumela engapheli njengokulahlekelwa yinkumbulo kanye nokukhubazeka ngokomzimba.

II. Kungani Sidinga Ukufaka Ama-alamu E-Carbon Monoxide

Njengoba kungabonakali i-carbon monoxide kanye neqiniso lokuthi ubuthi bukhula buthule futhi bungabonakali, ukufaka i-alamu ye-carbon monoxide kuyindlela ebaluleke kakhulu nephumelelayo yokuvimbela ubuthi be-carbon monoxide. Izizathu eziyinhloko yilezi ezilandelayo:

1. Khokhela ukulinganiselwa kombono womuntu bese ukhipha izixwayiso zengozi kusenesikhathi

Njengoba i-carbon monoxide ingenambala futhi ingenaphunga, izimpawu zokuqala zobuthi ezifana nesiyezi kanye nokozela zivame ukuphambaniswa nokukhathala noma umkhuhlane. Ngesikhathi kuvela ukungakhululeki okusobala, ubuthi busuke sebube bubi kakhulu. Ama-alamu e-carbon monoxide aqapha amazinga egesi emoyeni ubusuku nemini. Uma amazinga edlula izinga lokuphepha, idivayisi izoqala ngokushesha umsindo omkhulu kanye ne-alamu yokukhanya, ikhumbuze abantu ukuthi baphume futhi bavule amafasitela ukuze kungene umoya ngokushesha, ukuze kuvinjelwe izinhlekelele kusukela ekuqaleni.

2. Vikela ukuphepha kwasekhaya ngokumboza izindawo ezahlukahlukene ezinobungozi obukhulu

I-carbon monoxide ivame ukunqwabelana ezindaweni ezivalekile noma ezivalekile kancane. Amakamelo okulala aneminyango namafasitela avaliwe kahle ebusika, amakhishi nezindlu zangasese ezihlonyiswe ngezinto zikagesi, amakamelo asebenzisa amalahle okushisa, amagalaji nezinye izindawo yizindawo eziyingozi kakhulu zokutholakala kobuthi. I-alamu isebenza ngaphandle kokuma imini nobusuku. Ingathola izingozi ezifihliwe ngesikhathi esifanele kungakhathaliseki ukuthi abantu bavukile noma balele, ikakhulukazi ukuvikela asebekhulile, izingane kanye nabantu abalele kakhulu.

3. Vimbela izingozi ezingaba khona ezibangelwa imishini engasebenzi kahle kanye nokusetshenziswa okungafanele

Izitofu zegesi zasekhaya ezindala, izifudumezi zamanzi nezitofu zokushisa, ukuvuza kwepayipi legesi, uketshezi oluvaliwe kanye nokufakwa okungajwayelekile konke kungabangela ukuvuza kwe-carbon monoxide. Iningi lala maphutha alikwazi ukubonwa ngeso lenyama. Ngokungafani nokuhlolwa ngesandla, ama-alamu e-carbon monoxide angathola ngokunembile ukuvuza kwegesi futhi alungise ukunganakwa kwabantu, anciphise izingozi zokuphepha ezibangelwa imishini enephutha.

4. Izindleko eziphansi kanye nokusebenza kahle kakhulu ukwakha umugqa oqinile wokuphepha ekhaya

Ama-alamu e-carbon monoxide ancane, kulula ukuwafaka futhi ahlala isikhathi eside. Abiza kancane ukuwathenga nokuwanakekela, kodwa angavikela izimpilo zomndeni wonke. Angamadivayisi okuphepha angabizi kakhulu azo zonke izinhlobo zezindlu, okuhlanganisa izindlu eziqashiwe, izindlu zabantu, izindlu ezindala kanye nezindlu zasemakhaya ezakhiwe ngokwazo, futhi aseyimishini yokuphepha ebalulekile emindenini yesimanje.

Ekuphetheni, i-carbon monoxide ayibonakali futhi ayinaphunga, okudala izingozi zobuthi ezisakazekile. Ukuthembela kuphela ezinzwa zomuntu ukuze kutholakale izingozi akunakwenzeka. Ukufaka ama-alamu e-carbon monoxide afanelekile kunezela isithiyo esinamandla sokuphepha emakhaya, kuvimbela ngempumelelo izehlakalo zobuthi be-carbon monoxide futhi kuvikele impilo nempilo yawo wonke amalungu omndeni.