The Abu Dhabi Civil Defense stressed the importance of checking the gas delivery pipes, not leaving the cylinders exposed to direct sunlight, and placing the gas cylinder outside the kitchen to provide adequate natural ventilation.
The Abu Dhabi Civil Defense launched the “Your Protection is Our Goal” campaign to raise awareness during the summer period of the importance of maintaining the requirements of prevention and safety, the causes of fires, and the strengthening of precautionary measures to avoid their risks.
The campaign includes spreading preventive awareness through the authority’s platforms, strategic partners for social media and various media to enhance prevention and safety requirements for the community.
The authority affirmed its continuous interest in strengthening its efforts in speed of response to protect lives and property and preserve gains and achievements from all risks in accordance with the best international advanced practices.
She urged the need for community participation and cooperation in enhancing prevention and adhering to guidelines to enhance protection levels for homes and various establishments, and called on home and shop owners to adopt high-quality and efficient connections, electrical appliances and wires.
She warned of the dangers of vehicle fires in the summer and urged everyone to follow up on vehicle maintenance with specialists in general and the engine cooling system in particular, and to close the fuel tank cover tightly, to prevent leakage and avoid the risk of ignition, and to ensure that no flammable materials were left in the vehicle and to keep a fire extinguisher and a first aid bag. permanently primary to the vehicle.
The Abu Dhabi Civil Defense also launched a summer awareness campaign to reduce accidents at the marinas, in cooperation and partnership with Abu Dhabi Maritime, the agency responsible for regulating sea lanes and the marine system in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and affiliated with Abu Dhabi Ports Group.
The campaign focuses on defining the risks, ways to deal with them, and how to evacuate the berths, for workers and operators, providing tips and advice on safety, as well as clarifying the types of fire extinguishers and ways to use them.
The Director General of the Abu Dhabi Civil Defense Authority, Brigadier General Mohammed Ibrahim Al Ameri, affirmed the authority’s keenness and continued interest in implementing the directions of the Abu Dhabi government to create a safe and sustainable community environment that enjoys safety and stability, and to promote positive behaviors in dealing with various types of fire risks, spreading a culture of preventive awareness and addressing the negative effects that may affect the safety of personnel. the society.
He explained that the joint campaign aims to enhance awareness of the importance of taking the necessary safety measures and measures and disseminating them to workers, marina operators, owners of yachts and boats and the response teams of the authority, praising the cooperation and partnership with Abu Dhabi Maritime in achieving common goals in a way that enhances safety and security during the summer.
The authority carries out a number of activities through which it reviews topics of awareness of safety and fire prevention requirements, provides advice and guidance on best practices and correct behaviors for prevention, and consolidates and increases community awareness in this aspect through raising awareness about dealing with heat stroke, fractures and first aid.
The campaign includes publishing visual materials on the social media platforms of the two sides and the media on guidelines for the use of firefighting equipment in the marinas, for practical training to deal with a fire incident in the Emirates Palace Marina and Saadiyat Marina.
It also includes educational visual materials on simulating the process of using a fire extinguisher on a sea buoy, and the process of first aiding cut wounds during a sea voyage, in addition to raising awareness in general about the requirements of prevention and public safety.
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