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

EI: Una

Hi everyone,

This week is Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week and to mark this important calendar event, we are giving away five gas boiler servicings from Electric Ireland Home Services, plus five carbon monoxide alarms.

All you have to do to enter is just post a safety tip for the home.

Winners will be chosen randomly next Monday, 1st October.

Best wishes with it!

Competition Terms & Conditions here.

Electric Ireland team

goldenhoarde

Tip one would be install smoke alarms and nowadays carbon monoxide alarms if you don't have already. (and be sure to test them regular. Must actually check mine when i get home!!!!)
Tip two would be those plug protectors to keep small hands/items out! Great wee things!

jim_bob

don't cook naked

Prowetod

Ensure that chimneys are regularly cleaned.

captivo

Don't use a gas oven to heat your home!!

muckety

Keep a fire extinguisher and fire blanket in or near the kitchen - ensure everyone in the house knows where they are kept.

westies4ever

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.

adamski8

dont pee on an electrical fire

col.in.Cr

Put Away Medications: Take medications and medical supplies out of your purse, pockets and drawers, and put them in a cabinet with a child safety lock.

Heroditas

Ensure all doors in the house are closed at night. This helps prevent any fire from spreading quickly.

_blank_

Don't leave pot handles hanging over the edge of the cooker

okmqaz42

In case of fire...Don't Hide, Go Outside.

The Jaw

Get carbon monoxide alarms with your fire alarms and check them regularly

callie35

Always employ a registered electrical contractor to carry out electrical work.

Cameraman

Always male sure there's some ventilation for any rooms with gas appliances. They should never be completely sealed.

Dacelonid

Regularly check that your smoke alarms are working

darabbit

Close doors in downstairs rooms when going to bed. If there is a fire downstairs, this will slow it down.

Realtine

Keep areas around all appliances and vents clean and unblocked to allow for proper air flow.

Scruffy John

Add opening restrictors to up stairs windows in kids bedrooms.

stringy

make sure there's a working battery in your fire alarm!

JerG

Always cover up wall sockets from children in easy to reach places and keep all wires out of reach.

hdowney

Don't block exit points (like I regularly do for some reason!)

GOODME

Make sure anyone who carries out works in your home or work place know first where all unit that use gas or gas passes, before they start any work. Even professionals do get it wrong at times.

wush06

Get out and stay out in the event of a fire.

**Timbuk2**

Keep matches and lighters out of reach of children.

JJLongford

Get rid of the cords on venetian blinds. They're dangerous and have resulted in the fatal deaths of a number of children...

Assassins Creed

Dont just rely on Carbon monoxide alarms.

Get your boiler serviced !

666irishguy

Service the boiler within the recommended time frame each year and make sure the guy who does it is registered and qualified.

Born Of Winter

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.

green123

lock doors

dinneenp

don't leave tigers into your home...

micar

have fire and carbon monoxide alarms fitted and check regularly that they are working properly and clear of dust.

odie71

DON'T plug a bunch of stuff into one outlet or extension cord. It could damage the electrical system in your house or even cause a fire.


Plan two escape routes from each floor of your home and practice using them. Be sure you can open doors and windows from the inside without a key.


Teach your children what to do if they smell smoke or hear the smoke alarm.

Capt'n Midnight

Stairs are dangerous. Treat them with respect.

Firblog

Put all chemicals - bleach/poisions/turpentine in a locked/inaccessible press.

spireland32

Get a local/recommended registered gas installer and get a proper service done.

Lawrence1895

Make sure, you ask your landlord for a regular boiler service. Some tenants don't bother, because they think, they have to pay for the service themselves.

brettg

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:

fitz0

Don't leave things on top of the microwave vent. Vents are there for a reason.

cruais

Become aware and recognise the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning.

- headache
- Nausea
- dizziness
- Breathlessness
- Loss of consciousness
- Other people experiencing these symptoms at the same time as you.
- these symptoms disapeering once you leave the area, but reappearing upon your return.

Knowing these symptoms can save your life.

Joey the lips

Beaware if you share your home with an elderly family member, Trip hazzards that we avoid the elderly may not so easy. Two-thirds of those who fall will fall again within six months. Falls are the leading cause of death from injury among people 65 or over

At least one-third of all falls in the elderly involve environmental hazards in the home. The most common hazard for falls is tripping over objects on the floor. Other factors include poor lighting, loose rugs, lack of grab bars or poorly located/mounted grab bars, and unsturdy furniture

Asses your home today. more importantly... Teach your kids that the home needs to be safe from gran and gandpa.

It will be you they are protecting one day.

long_b

Tidy away protruding electric cables as much as possible.

Use power plug covers on unused sockets if you have babbies in your life.

baileye

Don't leave lit candles unattended.

*whoosh* the more you know *

Yi Harr

Never leave an unguarded fire unattended.

p15574

Don't check for gas leaks by lighting a match

happywithlife

in our house

It's to fit all cupboard/press doors with safety locks ...

this means that:

• my son is no longer able to use the lower shelf of a press as a stepping stone, (and therefore pull things from a higher shelf down on top of himself)
• detergent etc is locked away
• glass ware is locked away
• cookery equipment (e.g. blender) is locked away
• little fingers can no longer get caught in the door
  
  cheap, cheerful and effective :-)

CreepingDeath

Note where your gas cut-off switch is outside, and have the little plastic key to open the box to access it if necessary.

Although a thin nosed set of pliers should open it too,
allowing you to closed the gas cut-off switch if you smell gas or have a fire in your house.

Nulty

Never leave a glass of white spirits beside the sink.

AngryLips

Open the windows and air the house out regularly to avoid radon poisoning

Drumpot

Have a family evacuation plan in the event of an emergency . . Practise regularly . .

miralize

It's a simple one, but the amount of people I know who do it is shocking : Dont leave the house while the oven/stove/cooker/grill is on.