Home Fire Safety Checklist
Our goal at Ezra Safety Group is to help you to ensure that everyone is safe in the workplace and at home. Discussing home fire safety allows you to keep yourself, your families and your employees safe.
Facts about fires in the home:
- Most fires start when people are cooking
- Faulty electrics cause approximately 6000 fires in the home each year
- Every six days, someone dies in a home fire started by a cigarette
How can you protect yourself from a home fire?
- Smoke alarms are key. Install them in halls and landings (never in a kitchen or bathroom). Test them on a weekly basis and replace the batteries when needed.
- In the kitchen – be extra vigilant when cooking with fat and never add water to hot fat. Heat alarms are best in the kitchen. Ensure young children are kept out of the kitchen when you are cooking.
- Don’t overload your plug sockets and check for broken plugs and wires.
- Be aware of open flames. Candles and cigarettes are particularly hazardous if you don’t keep an eye on them.
- Plan a family escape route in the event of a fire – make sure you have a plan and everyone in your house knows what they need to do.
Remember – a working smoke alarm could save your life. Test all smoke alarms at least once per week to make sure that batteries are working.
Source: Home Office www.gov.uk
