The Tema Region of the Ghana National Fire Service is continuously educating the general public on safety measures to prevent domestic fire outbreaks in the region and the country as a whole.
Educating the Public on Plan B Fm’s family, relationship, and lifestyle show dubbed NYANSAPO FIE, hosted by Dr. Michael Asenso on the topic “Housekeeping – Flammable Substances in the House.”,
ADOII Grace Appiah, STNOII Godwin Ajarvon, and FW Priscilla Adamfopa have explained that the world’s taste for technology has grown to the extent that the harm it poses is mostly overlooked.
“Not to argue, but technological advances have more harm than good. However, sometimes these result in casualties and the situation is very alarming” she said
Station Officer II Godwin Ajarvon cautioned the public not to fill the gas cylinder to the brim. This is to allow for space for gas expansion. The caution is that Liquefied Petroleum Gas consists of flammable hydrocarbon gases like butane and methane which can easily spark fire under the least pressure and high temperature. Not filling your cylinder to the brim gives room for expansion under pressurization.While others take informed decisions to fill cylinders to the brim, others ignorantly do the same”
He, therefore advised the public to fill their gas cylinder to most or 85 percent of the volume of the cylinder.
“Do not shake the cylinder to prevent agitations, as a normal routine in various homes and industries, instead of making use of the appropriate device(gauge) to check the leftover gas, the gas cylinders are rather shaken to determine that. Whether informed or ignorant, what most people do not come to terms with is that shaking the cylinders could build up pressure that could cause an explosion”. It’s therefore safer not to shake gas cylinders and when required not vigorously.
FW Priscilla Adamfopa advised getting a measuring regulator to perform such a function.
“Another practice that can be adopted is by putting one side of the gas cylinder in water enough to cover the height of the cylinder and taking it out after some time. The used part which is from the top will be dry to where the level with the gas would have water droplets” she indicated
She stressed that cylinders must always be kept outside.
“Many people tend to give deaf ears to this caution however when there is a leakage of gas, it would be more safer on the outside than inside. The right option, therefore is to keep cylinders outside but away from conditions such as direct sunlight, combustion material, and fuel. Regularly check gas cylinder tubes. Gas cylinder tubes which are normally rubber tubing give an extra warranty against gas leakage. Without a rubber tube, the gas cylinder may leak without detection it can cause an explosion with the least spark. Malfunctioning rubber tubes always leave signs like hissing or a scent of rotten eggs. These indications are enough to make you change your rubber tubes”.
ADOII Grace Appiah also advised the general public to be cautious about how they use the electrical gadget in their various homes which sometimes overheat and can cause fire outbreaks.
“Dont plug in all your gadgets in one socket because every gadget has it voltage that it requires so if many gadgets are connected from one source of power it can cause mayhem”
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