Ngokusho kweNational Fire Protection Association, cishe ukufa kwabantu abathathu kwabahlanu basekhaya kwenzeka ezindlini ezingenawo ama-alamu omusi (40%) noma ama-alamu angasebenzi (17%).
Amaphutha ayenzeka, kodwa kunezinyathelo ongazithatha ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi ama-alamu akho entuthu asebenza kahle ukuze ugcine umndeni wakho nekhaya lakho kuphephile.
1. Izimbangela Zamanga
Ama-alamu entuthu kwesinye isikhathi angacasula abagibeli ngama-alamu angamanga, aholele abantu ukuthi babuze ukuthi umsindo ocasulayo usekelwe ekusongeleni kwangempela.
Ochwepheshe bayeluleka ngokumelene nokufaka ama-alamu entuthu eduze kweminyango noma imigudu. "Izinto ezisalungiswa zingadala ama-alamu angamanga, ngakho-ke gcina imitshina ikude namafasitela, iminyango, nezintuba, njengoba ingaphazamisa ukusebenza kahle kwe-umtshina wokubhema," kusho u-Edward.
2. Ukufaka Eduze Kakhulu Egumbini Lokugeza noma Ikhishi
Ngenkathi ukubeka i-alamu eduze kwendlu yokugezela noma ekhishini kungase kubonakale kuwumqondo omuhle ukumboza yonke indawo, cabanga futhi. Ama-alamu kufanele abekwe okungenani amafidi angu-10 ukusuka ezindaweni ezifana namashawa noma amagumbi okuwasha. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, umswakama ungalimaza i-alamu futhi ekugcineni uwenze ingasebenzi.
Ezintweni ezisebenza njengezitofu noma ohhavini, ama-alamu kufanele afakwe okungenani amafidi angu-20 ngoba angadala izinhlayiya ezivuthayo.
3. Ukukhohlwa ngamakamelo angaphansi noma amanye amagumbi
Izindlu ezingaphansi ngokuvamile azinakwa futhi zidinga i-alamu. Ngokocwaningo lwangoMeyi 2019, bangama-37% kuphela abaphenduli abathi bane-alamu yentuthu egumbini labo elingaphansi. Kodwa-ke, amagumbi angaphansi kungenzeka ukuthi abe sengcupheni yokusha.Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi usekhaya lakho ufuna i-alamu yakho yentuthu ikwazise. Ngokuqondene nendlu yonke, kubalulekile ukuba neyodwa kuwo wonke amakamelo, ngaphandle kwezindawo zokulala ezihlukene, nakuwo wonke amazinga endlu. Izidingo ze-alamu ziyahlukahluka ngezwe nangesifunda, ngakho-ke kungcono ukuthi uhlole nomnyango wendawo yangakini mayelana nezidingo zamanje endaweni yangakini.
4. Ukungabi nayointerlink intuthu alamu
Ama-alamu entuthu e-Interlink ayaxhumana futhi akhe uhlelo oludidiyelwe lokuvikela olungakuxwayisa ngomlilo kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukuphi ekhaya lakho. Ukuze uthole ukuvikelwa okungcono kakhulu, xhuma wonke ama-alamu entuthu asekhaya lakho.
Uma kuzwakala eyodwa, zonke ziyakhala. Isibonelo, uma usendlini engaphansi futhi umlilo uqala esitezi sesibili, ama-alamu azokhala ekamelweni elingaphansi, esitezi sesibili, nakuyo yonke indlu, okukunika isikhathi sokubaleka.
5. Ukukhohlwa ukunakekela noma ukushintsha amabhethri
Ukubeka nokufakwa ngendlela efanele kuyizinyathelo zokuqala zokuqinisekisa ukuthi ama-alamu akho asebenza kahle. Nokho, ngokocwaningo lwethu, abantu abaningi abavamile ukugcina ama-alamu abo uma esewafakile.
Abathengi abangaphezu kuka-60% abawahloli ama-alamu abo entuthu nyanga zonke. Wonke ama-alamu kufanele ahlolwe njalo futhi amabhethri ashintshwe njalo ezinyangeni eziyisi-6 (uma kunjaloi-alamu yentuthu enamandla yebhethri).
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Sep-12-2024
