Ukuhlala ukhuselekile ekhaya

Njengabantu abaninzi, mhlawumbi uziva ukhuselekile xa usekhaya. Kodwa kukho izinto ezinobungozi ezifihlakeleyo nasekhaya. Ukuwa kunye nemililo ngaphezulu kuluhlu lwezisongelo ezinokuthintelwa kwimpilo yakho.

Ngaba uthathe amanyathelo okwenza ikhaya lakho likhuseleke kangangoko kunokwenzeka? Sebenzisa olu luhlu lokutshekisha ukufumanisa iingxaki ezinokubakho.

Kufuneke u:

• Gcina ikiti yoncedo lokuqala enekhaya lakho.
• Gcina uluhlu lweenombolo zongxamiseko kufutshane nomnxeba wakho. Faka iinombolo zasekhaya zomlilo, amapolisa, iinkampani eziluncedo, kunye namaziko olawulo lwetyhefu endawo (800) 222-1222.
• Qinisekisa ukuba inombolo yakho yendlu kulula ukuyibona esitalatweni, xa kunokwenzeka ukuba imoto engxamisekileyo ifuna

Ukuwa sesinye sezizathu eziqhelekileyo zokulimala ekhaya. Ukubathintela:

• Gcina iindlela zokuhamba ngaphandle nangaphandle kwekhaya lakho zicacile kwaye zikhanyisile.
• Beka izibane kunye nokutshintsha kokukhanya phezulu nasezantsi kwezinyuko.
• Susa iingcingo okanye iintambo ezivulekileyo kwiindawo ohamba kuzo ukuya kwelinye igumbi ukuya kwelinye.
• Susa umbhoxo ongalawulekiyo.
• Lungisa nawuphi na umgangatho ongalinganiyo kwiminyango.

Funda ukhuseleko lomlilo ngaphakathi ekhaya nangaphandle kwekhaya:

• Beka igesi kunye namalahle egrill kude nekhaya lakho, izitrato zomgangatho, kwaye uphume phantsi kweeves kunye namasebe angaphezulu.
• Gcina amagqabi omthi kunye neenaliti eluphahleni lwakho, kumgangatho, kunye neshedi.
• Hambisa nantoni na enokutsha ngokulula (i-mulch, amagqabi, iinaliti, iinkuni, kunye nezityalo ezinokutsha) ubuncinci beenyawo ezintlanu kude nomzi wakho. Nxibelelana nenkonzo yoLwandiso lweNtsebenziswano ukuze ufumane uluhlu lwezityalo ezinokutsha nezikhuselekileyo kwindawo yakho.
• Gweba amasebe axhonywe phezu kwendlu yakho kunye namasebe atyhidiweyo emithi emikhulu ukuya kwii-6 ukuya kwi-10 iinyawo ukusuka emhlabeni.

Ukuba usebenzisa indawo yokubasa umlilo okanye isitovu seenkuni:

• Tshisa kuphela iinkuni ezomileyo ezomisiweyo. Oku kunceda ukuthintela ukwakhiwa kwesotyi kwitshimini okanye kwiflue, enokubangela umlilo weetshimini.
• Sebenzisa iglasi okanye iscreen sescreen phambi kwendawo yakho yomlilo ukugcina iintlantsi zingaphumi kwaye ziqale umlilo.
• Qinisekisa ukuba i-latch yomnyango kwisitovu seenkuni ivala ngokufanelekileyo.
• Yiba nengcali ejonge indawo yomlilo, itshimini, iflue, kunye nokudibanisa itshimini ubuncinci kube kanye ngonyaka. Ukuba kufuneka, zicoce kwaye zilungiswe.

Ikharbon monoksayidi (CO) yirhasi ongenakuyibona, ukuyiphunga, okanye ukungcamla. Ukukhupha umsi weemoto kunye neelori, izitovu, uluhlu lwegesi, kunye neenkqubo zokufudumeza ziqulathe i-CO. Le gesi inokwakha kwiindawo ezivaliweyo apho kungena khona umoya omtsha. Ukuphefumla i-CO eninzi kunokubangela ukuba ugule kakhulu kwaye kungabulala. Ukuthintela i-CO ityhefu ekhayeni lakho:

• Beka i-CO detector (efana ne-alarm alarm) ekhaya lakho. Izixhobo zokukhangela zinokuba kumgangatho ngamnye wekhaya lakho. Beka isixhobo sokujonga esongezelelweyo kufutshane nasiphi na isixhobo esikhulu esitshisa igesi (njengesithando somlilo okanye isifudumezi samanzi).
• Ukuba isixhobo sokutsala izixhobo sifakela umbane, qiniseka ukuba unendawo yokugcina ibhetri. Ezinye ii-alamu zibona umsi kunye ne-CO.
• Qinisekisa ukuba inkqubo yokufudumeza ikhaya lakho kunye nazo zonke izixhobo zakho zisebenza ngokuchanekileyo.
• Ungashiyi imoto ebaleka egaraji, nditsho nocango lwegaraji luvulekile.
• Sukusebenzisa umbane ngaphakathi endlwini yakho okanye kwigaraji okanye ngaphandle kwefestile, ucango, okanye ifestile engena endlwini yakho.

Zonke iindawo ezisebenzisa umbane ezikufutshane namanzi kufuneka zikhuselwe ngabaPhambanisi beSekethe engaphantsi (GFCI). Ziyadingeka kumagumbi angaphantsi angagqitywanga, iigaraji, ngaphandle, naphi na kufutshane nesinki. Baphazamisa isekethe yombane ukuba umntu uthi adibane namandla ombane. Oku kuthintela ukothuka kombane okuyingozi.

Kuya kufuneka:

• Jonga iingcingo ezikhululekileyo okanye ezonakeleyo kuzo zonke izixhobo zombane.
• Qinisekisa ukuba akukho zintambo zombane phantsi kweerug okanye ngaphaya kweminyango. Musa ukubeka iintambo kwiindawo abanokuhamba kuzo.
• Yiba nombane ojonga nayiphi na iplagi okanye indawo eziziva zifudumele.
• Musa ukulayisha ngaphezulu kweendawo ezithengisayo. Xhuma isixhobo sombane esinye sombane omkhulu kwindawo nganye yokuphuma. Jonga ukuba awugqithi kwimali evunyelwe kwimveliso enye.
• Sebenzisa iibhalbhu eziluhlobo lwamanzi ombane olungileyo.

Qinisekisa ukuba iindawo zombane zikhuselekile ebantwaneni. Yongeza iiplagi okanye izigqumathelo ezithintela abantwana ekuncamathiseleni izinto kwisitya. Hambisa ifanitshala phambi kweeplagi ukunqanda ukuba zingatsalwa.

Qiniseka ukuba zonke izixhobo zombane zasekhaya zikwimeko entle yokusebenza. Jonga ukuba zonke izixhobo zakho zombane, iintambo kunye nezixhobo ziye zavavanywa elebhu ezizimeleyo zovavanyo, ezinjenge-UL okanye i-ETL.

Izixhobo zegesi:

• Unazo naziphi na izixhobo ezitshisa igesi ezifana nezifudumeza amanzi ashushu okanye amaziko ahlolwe kanye ngonyaka. Cela ubuchwephesha ukuba uqiniseke ukuba izixhobo zikhutshwa ngokufanelekileyo.
• Ukuba isibane somqhubi siyacima, sebenzisa ivalves evaliweyo kwisixhobo ukucima igesi. Lindela imizuzu eliqela ukuba irhasi ikhukhuluke ngaphambi kokuzama ukuyibuyisela kwakhona.
• Ukuba ucinga kukho ukuvuza kwegesi, khupha wonke umntu endlwini. Nokuba yintlantsi encinci inokubangela ukudubula. Musa ukulayita nayiphi na into elayitiweyo, vula iiswitshi zombane, vula naziphi na izitshisi, okanye usebenzise ezinye izixhobo zombane. Sukusebenzisa iiselfowuni, iifowuni, okanye iithotshi. Nje ukuba ukude kule ndawo, tsalela umnxeba ku-911 okanye inombolo yongxamiseko yendawo, okanye inkampani yegesi kwangoko.

Isithando somlilo:

• Gcina umoya ohambisa umoya ucacile kwizithintelo.
• Guqula isihluzo sesithando somlilo okungenani rhoqo kwiinyanga ezi-3 xa usetyenziswa. Yitshintshe inyanga nenyanga ukuba une aleji okanye izilwanyana.

Isifudumezi samanzi:

• Cwangcisa ubushushu obungadluli kuma-120 degrees.
• Gcina indawo ejikeleze itanki ngaphandle kwento enokutsha.

Yokomisa:

• Coca ibhasikiti enelinen emva kwemithwalo yonke yokuhlamba impahla.
• Sebenzisa isinamathiselo sokucoca ukucoca ngaphakathi kwimoya eyomileyo kwakanye kwithuba.
• Sebenzisa kuphela isomisi xa usekhaya; yicime ukuba uyaphuma.

Ukhuseleko kwigumbi lokuhlambela kubaluleke kakhulu kubantu abadala nakubantwana. Iingcebiso ngokubanzi zibandakanya:

• Beka iimethi zokutyibilika ezingatyibilikisiyo okanye iityhubhu zentsimbi zerabha zokukhusela ukuwa
• Sebenzisa ibhedi yokuhlambela engatyibilikiyo ngaphandle kwebhafu yokunyathela ngokuqinileyo.
• Cinga ukusebenzisa i-lever enye kwiifinki zakho zokuntywila kunye neshawa yokuxuba amanzi ashushu nabandayo kunye.
• Gcina izixhobo ezincinane zombane (izinto ezomisa iinwele, izichebe, iintsimbi ezijijekileyo) ezingaxutywanga xa zingasetyenziswa. Yisebenzise kude neesinki, iibhafu kunye neminye imithombo yamanzi. Ungaze ungene emanzini ukuze ufumane isixhobo esileyo ngaphandle kokuba singaxutywanga.

Ukhuseleko lweCarbon monoxide; Ukhuseleko lombane; Ukhuseleko lweZiko; Ukhuseleko lwezixhobo zegesi; Ukhuseleko lwezifudumezi manzi

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Umbutho weSizwe woKhuseleko loMlilo kwiwebhusayithi. Iingcebiso zokhuseleko lwekhabhoni. www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/By-topic/Fire-and-life-safety-equipment/Carbon-monoxide. Kufumaneka ngoJanuwari 23, 2020.

Iwebhusayithi yeKhomishini yoKhuseleko lwaBathengi eMelika. Izixhobo zokufunda ngokhuseleko. www.cpsc.gov/en/Safety-Education/Safe-Guides/Ikhaya. Kufumaneka ngoJanuwari 23, 2020.

Iwebhusayithi yoLawulo loMlilo yase-US. Ikhaya apho intliziyo ikhoyo: ungavumeli umhlaba wakho unyuke ngomsi. Ekhitshini. www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/fief/keep_your_home_safe.pdf. Kufumaneka ngoJanuwari 23, 2020.

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