Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week: gas boiler services/CO2 alarms from Electric Ireland

Anonie

Consider taking a basic first aid course. Research carried out by the Irish Red Cross indicates that only 1 in 20 people in Ireland are trained in first aid. Would you know what to do if a small child started choking, or if an older relative had a heart attack? In cases like this the first few minutes are critical - before the paramedics can get there. Your knowledge could save a life, or greatly improve the outcome of an accident or sudden illness.

Hopefully you won't ever need to put what you learn into practice but first aid courses are interesting, informative and fun to do.

See for example:

www.orderofmaltaireland.ie
www.redcross.ie
www.stjohnambulance.ie

jibberjive

Get rid of your deep fat fryer / chip pan & use an actifry for chips, safer, healthier & tastier.

Never leave a room with a candle still burning

Stheno

Service all appliances annually and test all alarms regularly

kingtiger

dont place a microwave above head height

Royal Legend

Clean up all spills immediatley before some slips and hurts themselves.

Grudle

Have an escape route planned in case of fire and make sure the whole family know it

Elmidena

Leave handles on pans turned sidewards to avoid an accident!

evillive

If you run about an inch of cold water before adding hot water in the bath, there will be no steam in your bathroom.

jimmycrackcorm

Know your exits in an emergency.

scary

Dont use flammable liquids on a house fire

phelixoflaherty

Put in place an evacuation plan such as

http://www.firesafetyforkids.org/fire-safety-rules.html

Always keep doors closed

jibberjive

Don't try stop a falling knife with your foot

zinzan

Fit safety gates top and bottom of stairs to prevent little ones coming to harm

coylemj

Pick a member of the family and change the batteries in your smoke & carbon monoxide alarms every year on their birthday.

BogManInc

When installing a fire alarm, tape a spare battery to the alarm for when the one you are using runs out.
Stay safe,
BogManInc

Tabnabs

Never overload electrical sockets and make sure the wiring is not damaged in any way.

taldar

Make sure you have an escape plan in the event of fire.

ki

Don't smoke in a gas leak.

random.stranger

When you get a new carbon monoxide alarm write on it the date it was first activated & the date it is due to be replaced (written in instructions).

Check older carbon monoxide alarms have not gone past their useful life.

hardybuck

Check regularly that your smoke alarms are working.

Capt'n Midnight

brettg wrote: »

For a house full of nintendo DSs, the chargers can be found everywhere and it is good training for the kids to get them in the habit of unpluging these and other electrical items as they pose a potential fire hazard if they overheat while unattended at night time.:eek:

Campaign to have us follow the UK standard where all wall sockets must have an on/off switch. :mad:


So you don't need to unplug anything, you just switch it off at the wall.


Also campaign to have all electronic devices with timers have battery back up for their clocks so they you can turn them off without having to reset the clock every bloody time. At present my oven and microwave need clock reset if turned off at night :mad:


Be wary of using socket protectors.

Plug covers are designed to prevent children from accessing a plug socket’s live terminals. But all British plug sockets, by law, have safety shutters that do this. And in tough Which? safety tests on 12 brands of socket covers found that some may be too easy to remove, even for a child.
...
If a young child removes a cover, it’s possible that they could replace it upside down, opening the socket’s safety shutters and allowing access to the live terminals.

Capt'n Midnight

If you have a gas cooker keep a fire blanket in the kitchen.
At the very least have a wet towel to hand.



Never, ever put water on a chip pan fire - YOU WILL DIE.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOIJJzBD0qQ

This is one cup of water

Tazz T

If you have a puppy, don't leave exposed electrical wiring to things such as laptops that they can chew.

muckyfarmer

Get your gas boiler serviced once a year for safety purposes.

andublin

Inspect electrical cables for damage when moving electrical items.

ShatterProof

never leave both a child and a screwdriver near a socket at the same time.

GHOST MGG

make sure that all doors are closed just before you go to bed
and check every few days for soot build up around appliances and boilers

Electric Ireland: David

Hi guys,

Competition is now closed - we'll announce the winners very shortly so stay tuned!

Thanks,

David.

Electric Ireland: David

• westies4ever with post #7:

westies4ever wrote:

have an escape plan in case of a fire and ensure that everyone living or visiting the house knows it.

make sure you know where your keys are when going to bed so that you can use them to get out in case of a fire in the night.

• Born Of Winter with post #29:

Born Of Winter wrote:

Keep a fully stocked First Aid box in the house. Burn gel is a must have. Also keep a list of emergency numbers beside the phone to include your local Garda station, out of hours Doctor,County Council etc.

• southkilkenny with post #53:

southkilkenny wrote:

If burning timber in an open fire, ensure the fireguard is in place at all times to prevent sparks from hitting the floor. Also ensure that all areas close to ther door outside are well lit tp avoid the risk of a fall due to poor lighting

• lotsofthegreen with post #58:

lotsofthegreen wrote:

Never leave a burning candle unattended

• Tazz T with post #115:

Tazz T wrote:

If you have a puppy, don't leave exposed electrical wiring to things such as laptops that they can chew.

You've all won yourselves a gas boiler servicing and a CO Alarm!

Many thanks to all who entered; we'll have more great giveaways soon, so keep an eye on our forum!

All the best,

David.

lotsofthegreen

Thanks a million!! how do I claim my prize?