Household chemicals and medicines
Personal safety rules at home include proper handling of household chemicals and medications. You need to remember that:
- It is prohibited to use medications whose names are unknown (drugs without packaging or in bottles with erased labels).
- Medicines that have expired should be thrown away.
- Cleaners and detergents often cause allergies, so they should be used based on the instructions. If the condition of the room worsens during treatment, you need to finish the work and ventilate the room. If you have facial swelling or other signs, you should consult a doctor.
- Cleaning should be done with rubber gloves.
Gas use
Household gas is characterized by good flammability. With a leak comes the risk of fire or explosion. When it enters the human body, it causes suffocation and death. Therefore, it is important to follow safety rules at home.
If you smell gas, you should:
- Ventilate the room.
- Make sure the gas stove taps are closed.
- Call emergency services.
- Avoid the possibility of fire - do not turn on the lights or light matches.
To avoid the unpleasant consequences of a gas leak, it is advisable to prevent it. To do this you need:
- Monitor the operation of the burner, do not leave the kitchen or apartment when preparing food.
- Use the gas stove for its intended purpose. It is forbidden to turn it on to heat the air in the room and dry clothes.
- Water from the dishes should not flood the gas.
Children should be taught not to play with matches and lighters, as this often causes fire. A child should not light fireworks or sparklers if he or she is home alone. Some private houses have a stove. Children should not open the oven door.
Handling sharp objects
Every home has a lot of piercing, cutting, sharp products. These are knives, forks, pins, needles. If they are used as intended, they are absolutely safe.
When sharp objects are not in the right place, they can cause a lot of trouble. For example, needles cause pain, and if you handle a knife carelessly, you can cut yourself. Therefore, it is important to follow the safety rules at home, that is, put all items in their place. It is also important to use them as intended.
What to do in case of fire?
Rules for personal safety at home in case of fire will help you act wisely:
- A small fire should be extinguished with thick material or a blanket, pouring water on the fire.
- If the flame does not go out, you need to run away from it to a safe distance. Then you need to call the fire department or ask your neighbors to do it.
- If you cannot get out of a burning home, then you must immediately call the fire department and provide the address.
- Smoke is considered more dangerous than fire. Many people die precisely because of him. If there is not enough clean air, then you need to squat down and crawl towards the exit. It is believed that there is less smoke below.
- In case of fire, it is prohibited to ride the elevator. Usually it turns off in such cases.
- When waiting for firefighters, you must remain calm and do not jump out of the window.
- You need to listen and follow the instructions of firefighters.
Electricity
Fire safety rules at home require careful handling of electrical appliances - a kettle, TV, iron, lamp and other items. If the equipment is broken, then it is considered dangerous. Failure of devices can cause fire, smoke, or electric shock. To prevent this, you must follow the following rules:
- When leaving home, you must turn off electrical appliances. Only the refrigerator can work. If you plan to leave the house for some time, then it is advisable to turn it off and defrost it in advance.
- The cord must be pulled out only by the plug. Do not pull the wire.
- Avoid using sockets that fall out of the wall.
- Exposed wires should not be touched with your hands.
- If the outlet catches fire, it is necessary to turn off the power to the home. If this is an apartment, then you need to go out to the staircase where the electrical panel is located. Apartment numbers are written next to the meter. There is a switch or button that turns off the power. Then you should return to the apartment, turn off the outlet, covering it with thick material.
Equipment must be repaired in a timely manner. If you have problems with sockets and wiring, you should call an electrician. Carrying out repairs yourself is dangerous.
What to do when visiting a stranger?
Personal safety rules include standards of conduct when strangers arrive:
- You need to look through the peephole and also ask who came and why.
- You should not open the door right away. It only needs to be opened slightly without removing the chain.
- If a person introduces himself as an employee, for example a police officer, then you need to ask him for documents.
- When asking for help, it is advisable to offer to call the police, firefighters or gas service workers. In this case, it is better not to open the door.
- There is no need to talk to a person through the door for a long time if you decide not to open it.
- You shouldn't tell a stranger that no one is home. It is advisable to tell him that there is someone in the room, but he is busy or resting.
