«How to prepare for the heating period»
"How to prepare for the heating period"
With the onset of autumn. Preparation for the heating period begins. According to the results of the heating period 2019-2020 and the experience of previous years, the Department of Karasay district for emergency situations provides for step-by-step measures aimed at reducing the risks of emergencies in the residential sector.
One of the priorities is to visit the housing of socially vulnerable groups of the population, orphans, children
from large families. Door-to-door inspections of residential buildings in this category will begin on August 15, 2020. In this regard, we ask all residents and guests of the district to treat with understanding and take part in fire prevention work.
To prevent the occurrence of fire before the heating season it is necessary to check the serviceability of the furnace and the chimney (repair of cracks in furnace construction, cleaning of chimneys with soot and grease raskalennyj walls and cracks),and check the power supply (operation exposed wires, worn switches and outlets, temporary wiring).
During the heating season it is necessary to observe are available for rule execution:
- install clay brick chimneys with walls at least 12 cm thick or made of heat-resistant concrete at least 6 cm thick, the use of asbestos-cement chimneys, as well as stainless steel for coal-fired stoves is not allowed;
- gaps between floors, walls, partitions and partitions should be provided with filling with non-flammable materials;
- dimensions of cutting furnaces and flues should be taken equal to 50 cm (two bricks) structures buildings are of combustible materials, and 38 cm (half brick) to the wall or partition made of combustible materials, plastered with a minimum thickness of 2.5 cm on a metal grid or a metal protected by sheet asbestos cardboard with a minimum thickness of 8 mm;
- offset (distance from the outer surface of the furnace or flue channel (pipe) to the wall or partition) with the open type of indentation, it should be 32 cm, and with the closed type 50 cm;
- the floor of combustible and difficult-to-burn materials under the fire door must be provided with a metal sheet of at least 70x50 cm in size;
- the distance from the fire door to the opposite wall should be at least 125 cm.
- do not leave young children unattended in the room where the oven is being heated, do not allow children to heat the oven themselves;
- do not use flammable or flammable liquids to heat the oven - this may cause burns and fire;
- furniture, curtains and other flammable items must not be placed closer than 0.5 m from the heating oven;
Compliance with these requirements and fire safety rules is the key to our safety.
Chief specialist of the PSD
Karasay district
major of civil protection A. Mukashev