Nasser Al Jabri (Abu Dhabi)
The General Command of Civil Defense at the Ministry of Interior has identified 9 safety guidelines when using coal and firewood, as part of the “Safety in Winter” initiative, which aims to enhance public awareness of the most important behaviors to be followed by individuals and families. In order to avoid the occurrence of fires and accidents during the winter period, and to preserve lives and property.
The instructions issued by the General Command of Civil Defense included not igniting coal and firewood inside the house, ventilating the place to prevent suffocation, and keeping furniture and flammable materials away from the fire, in addition to preventing children from approaching or tampering with them, and extinguishing firewood when leaving the house and when sleeping, and being careful Leave the coals to burn in an open space.
The Civil Defense, through its official accounts on social media, called for the need to ignite the coal outside the site to be heated until it is confirmed that it is burned and then transported to the house, in addition to avoiding throwing the remnants of coal and firewood in the waste bins while they are still burning, warning against allowing children Playing near coal stoves. The Civil Defense explained that the most prominent risks that occur in the winter season are the use of coal and firewood for heating in closed places, which results in the emission of carbon monoxide gas, which inhaled in large quantities leads to death, noting that the use of modern heating methods that conform to specifications, and safety instructions are followed closely. Slim, contributes to the prevention of fire accidents.
Promote a culture of prevention
The Civil Defense affirmed its continuation of its plan to enhance prevention and public safety efforts to confront risks and challenges, and to spread preventive awareness among members of society regarding the measures to be taken by them to preserve their safety and property, and to instruct them to adhere to the prevention and public safety requirements that it identified, as part of the general strategy emanating from the strategy of the Ministry of Interior. Which aims to spread and strengthen the culture of prevention and safety among members of society, and to secure a safe and stable environment.
He pointed out that the awareness plan includes intensifying awareness campaigns through visual, audio and print media and social networking sites, preparing publications, in addition to implementing targeted awareness campaigns directed at all social segments on a number of topics related to the causes and factors of fires and ways to prevent them during the winter season.
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