Okudingeka ukwazi ngokuphepha ku-carbon monoxide

Siyazi indlela okubheka njengokubaluleke ngayo ukunethezeka nokuvikeleka kwezivakashi zakho. Nakuba kukuningi okubalulekile kwezokuphepha okudingeka ukukhumbule ngesikhathi ubungaza, sifuna ukugqamisa izinyathelo ezingokoqobo ongazithatha ezizokusiza uqikelele ekuphepheni ku-carbon monoxide nomlilo.

1. Ufake ama-alamu e-carbon monoxide.
2. Buyekeza indlu yakho ukuze ibonise ukuthi une-alamu ye-carbon monoxide, noma awuyidingi ngoba indawo yakho ayinazo izinto zikagesi ezisebenza ngezinto ezishayo emlilweni noma ezinye izici ezinobungozi.

Nakhu okudingeka ukwazi ngokuphepha ku-carbon monoxide, kanye nendlela yokutshela izivakashi ngezinyathelo ozithathile zokuxwayisa nge-carbon monoxide endaweni yakho.

I-carbon monoxide iyigesi engenambala, engenaphunga, enobuthi. Ingakhishwa yizinto zikagesi ezivamile zasendlini ezisebenza ngezinto ezishayo emlilweni njengezimbawula, izitofu, noma amahitha afakwa amanzi, ngakho kubalulekile ukuba bonke Ababungazi baqonde ubungozi bobuthi be-carbon monoxide.

Ngemfundo efanele nezinyathelo ezilula zokuphepha, izigameko ezihlobene ne-carbon monoxide zingavinjelwa. Kufanele ufake ama-alamu e-carbon monoxide uma indawo yakho inokunye kwalokhu okulandelayo:*

• Izinto zikagesi (ngokwesibonelo: isitofu, uhhavini, noma umshini wokomisa izimpahla) ezisebenza nganoma yini kulokhu kwasendlini okushayo emlilweni:
  • Amalahle
  • Izinkuni
  • I-propane
  • Uphethiloli
  • Igesi yemvelo
  • Uphalafini
  • Uwoyela
  • I-methane
• I-fireplace yezinkuni
• Igalaji elixhumile
• I-generator eduze nomnyango noma amafasitela
• Into yokosa yegesi noma amalahle ngaphandle eduze nefasitela

Kubalulekile ukuphawula ukuthi ama-alamu entuthu awasebenzi njengama-alamu e-carbon monoxide, nawe-carbon monoxide awasebenzi njengama-alamu entuthu. Nokho, ama-alamu akho kokubili intuthu ne-carbon monoxide ayatholakala. Ukufaka i-alamu yentuthu eqapha ne-carbon monoxide kulula futhi kungasindisa ukuphila.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, kungasiza ukuba nohlu lwezinto okufanele uzenze ukuze uhlale uzilungiselele izinto zokuphepha.

Nazi ezinye izinyathelo ongazilandela ekuvimbeleni izigameko ezihlobene ne-carbon monoxide:

1. Faka ama-alamu asebenzayo e-carbon monoxide endaweni yakho. Ochwepheshe abanjenge-International Fire Chief Association ne-National Fire Protection Association batusa ukufaka eyodwa esitezi ngasinye nangaphandle kwekamelo ngalinye ukuze baqinisekise ukuthi izivakashi ziyayizwa i-alamu ngenkathi zilele.
2. Hlola ama-alamu akho inyanga ngayinye ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi ayasebenza. Amabhethri adinga ukushintshwa njalo ngemva konyaka owodwa, emihlanu, noma eyishumi kuye ngokusikisela komkhiqizi, ngakho-ke hlola usuku lokukhiqizwa ngemuva kwe-alamu kanye nesiqondiso somnikazi ukuze uthole ukusikisela.
3. Qinisekisa ukuthi yonke imishini esendaweni yakho ifakwe ngokuvumelana neziqondiso zomkhiqizi kanye namakhodi okwakha asendaweni. Qaphela ukuthi imishini eminingi enezinto ezishayo emlilweni kufanele ifakwe amaphrofeshinali.
4. Hlanza noma yiziphi izinto ezinezinto ezishayo emlilweni—njengezimbawula, izitofu, imishini yokomisa, nanoma ibaphi oshimula noma amaventi—futhi uzihlole ngokuqhubekayo. Lokhu kusiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi zisebenza kahle, zingenisa umoya, futhi azixhunyiwe ngendlela engafanele, aziqhekezekanga, azigqwalile, noma azinamabala.
5. Qiniseka ukuthi uvula ngokugcwele i-damper noma iventi uma usebenzisa i-fireplace noma enye indawo yembawula eshisa izinkuni. Ungayivali uze uphele nya umlilo.
6. Qiniseka ukuthi izimbobo ezikhipha umoya ezisetshenziswa izinto zikagesi—njengahitha afakwa amanzi, ama-range, nezinto zokomisa izimpahla—zihlala zivulekile.
7. Nikeza iziqondiso zezivakashi ezicacile zokuzisebenzisa uma unikeza amasevisi anjengama-backup generator, izinto zokosa, noma amahitha amanzi ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi zihlala zikude namafasitela avuliwe.
8. Nikeza izivakashi izinombolo zocingo zomnyango wezomlilo wasendaweni, umnyango wezamaphoyisa, nezibhedlela eziseduzane uma kwenzeka kuvela isimo esiphuthumayo.

Ukuze uthole imininingwane eyengeziwe ngokuphepha ku-carbon monoxide, ungahlola izinto ongazifunda ezivela ku-International Association of Fire Chiefs kanye ne-National Fire Protection Association.

Ukusho ukuthi unama-alamu e-carbon monoxide nentuthu endlini yakho kusiza ekuqinisekiseni izivakashi ukuthi uyayikhathalela inhlalakahle yazo.

Ungalungisa le mininingwane ngokuskrola uye phansi kokuthi Amadivayisi ezokuphepha engxenyeni ethi Ukuphepha kwezivakashi yendlu yakho. Uma indawo yakho ingadingi i-alamu ye-carbon monoxide ngenxa yokuthi ayinazo izinto zikagesi ezisebenza ngezinto ezishayo emlilweni noma ezinye izici ezinobungozi, kunebhokisi ongalithikha ukuze ukuveze lokhu.

Izivakashi zingase futhi zihlunge izindlu ezinama-alamu e-carbon monoxide nentuthu, ngakho ukugcina imininingwane yakho yezokuphepha ingeyakamuva kungakusiza uhehe izivakashi ezengeziwe. Uma ungenawo ama-alamu entuthu noma e-carbon monoxide, kuzobhalwa ngokucacile ekhasini lendlu yakho nakuma-imeyili athunyelelwa izivakashi ngaphambi kokuhlala kwazo.

Kubalulekile ukuqinisekisa ukuthi imitha yegesi yemvelo yekhaya ihlala ingenalo iqhwa. Imishini yegesi idinga umoya owanele ukuze ithole umlilo ngokuphephile futhi izinto zikagesi zikwazi ukukhipha umoya.

Iqhwa lingalimaza imitha noma uxhumano lwesevisi, okungaholela ekuvuzeni kwegesi. Nanka amacebiso avela ku-U.S. National Fire Protection Association endleleni yokuvimbela isimo esiyingozi:

• Sebenzisa umshanelo esikhundleni sehalavu ukuze ususe iqhwa kumitha yegesi.

• Ungalokothi ukhahlele noma ushaye imitha yegesi ukuze ususe iqhwa.

• Lapho usebenzisa umshini wokuvuthela iqhwa, qiniseka ukuthi iqhwa ulivuthela kude nemitha yegesi.

• Vula indlela eya kumitha yegesi ukuze kube lula ngomsizi wezimo eziphuthumayo ukuba afinyelele kuyo.

• Uma imitha imbozwe yiqhwa futhi ungakwazi ukulisusa, tshela inkampane yegesi yemvelo masinyane.*

Ungathintana futhi nomhlinzeki wegesi yemvelo ukuze ubuze ngeshede lemitha yegesi, elihlinzekwa ngezinye izinkampane futhi zilifake.

*Lolu hlu luyisiqondiso futhi aluphelele. Sicela ucabangele zonke izici ezihlukile zendlu yakho futhi uthintane nabezomthetho endaweni yakini nongoti bezomlilo.

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