Assure safety: make fire security a major caution
Safety is one of the first and foremost norms that people set up before moving into a house or an apartment. And when it comes to fire safety, there are specific guidelines that are to be followed in the apartment buildings as a fire breakout can affect the lives of many people due to which it is the responsibility of each and everyone to make sure that they follow the rules and regulations for the same. Kerala as a state has taken fire safety as one of the prime cautions due to the fire accidents that have taken place in the past in various districts. While there is are a number of precautions to be taken, few of the major guidelines has been provided as below.
The first and foremost is to make sure that the fire alarms or the smoke alarms are installed in the apartment.
A compulsory mock test should also be done to ensure that all the alarms are in good working condition. The batteries must be checked on a regular basis and the surroundings of the alarms must be regularly cleaned. The apartments in Kochi and several other districts n Kerala now has companies who take care of the fire safety in the apartments where they do regular checks to make sure that everything required to escape a fire is installed in the buildings.
Every year, a fire drill must compulsorily take place in the apartment where all the inmates take part and make sure that they are educated about what should be done during a fire accident. During the mock drill, the inmates of the apartment are educated about the evacuation plan of that particular apartment in the first go. The use of lift during a fire should be avoided as it is one of the most dangerous ways to escape during a fire. And then the people are taught how to use a fire extinguisher which every apartment must have on every floor. It should also be refilled as and when required. The residents should also have the emergency contact number of the fire department who should be contacted immediately in case the fire can not be put off.
There are certain accidents for which the fire extinguishers should not be used as well about which the people should be aware. One should take care of his or her safety first and then must see to it that they can help the kids and elderly out of the apartments. It is mandatory to make sure that everybody unanimously takes care of fire safety as breakouts may happen anywhere at any time. Basic knowledge about the same is necessary as panicking during a fire accident can make things worse. It is always a better idea to get the house insured as it is one of the biggest financial security that can be used in case of any damage that has occurred during a fire accident.
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