Introduction

The drafting, upkeep and communication of the rescue plan are based on the requirement of the Rescue Act (379/2011). In this rescue plan, there is an account:

for the conclusions of the assessment of hazards and risks;
for the safety arrangements of the building and the premises used in the operations;
regarding the instructions to be given to people for the prevention of accidents and acting in accident and danger situations;
other possible actions for independent preparation at the location. (Rescue Act 379/2011, Section 15))

The rescue plan must be kept up to date and it must be communicated in the necessary way to the persons in the relevant building or other site. (Government Decree on Rescue Action 407/2011, Section 2.)

There are also other requirements for safety in the Rescue Act; the most important of these are:
The owner and holder of the building and the operator must, for their part take care that the building, structure and its surroundings are kept in such condition that:

the risk of the starting, intentional starting and spreading of a fire is slight;
the people in the building can vacate the building in the event of fire or other sudden danger situation or they can be rescued in another way;
rescue operations are possible in the event of fire or another accident;
the safety of rescue personnel has been taken into account. (Rescue Act 379/2011, Section 9))

The following equipment and devices must be kept in working order and serviced and inspected appropriately:

extinguishing, rescue and prevention equipment;
devices that facilitate extinguishing and rescue work;
fire detection, alarm and other devices signalling the risk of an accident;
the lighting and signs of the exit routes;
the equipment and devices of the civil defence shelters (Rescue Act 379/2011, Section 12))

The owner and holder of the building and the operator must, for their part:

the starting of fires is to be prevented, as well as the arising of other hazardous situations;
the protection of persons, property and the surroundings in danger situations is to be prepared for;
the extinguishing of fires, and other such rescue measures that they are able to do independently, are to be prepared for;
start action for securing safe exit from fires and other danger situations, as well as action for making rescue operations easier. (Rescue Act 379/2011, Section 14))

Basic property information

Basic information

Property name	1297 - Helmipöllönkatu 2
Building address	Helmipöllönkatu 2 02650 ESPOO
Number of apartments	85
Building type	Balcony access house
Number of floors	2
Property owner	Espoon Asunnot Oy tel. 09 35445000
Housing management office	Espoon Asunnot Oy tel. 09 35445000

Organisation

Hosted by	Kari Liusvaara Espoon Asunnot Oy phone 09 35445000 kari.liusvaara@espoonasunnot.fi

Other information

The site falls within the area of the following rescue service: Western Uusimaa.

Heating type	Ground source heat
Main water shutoff	Sarvipöllönkujan puoleisen varasto 2:n ja saunan/pesulan rakennusten välissä, varasto 2:n reunassa pienessä tilassa.
Heat distribution room	A-talon edessä olevassa huoltorakennuksessa tekniset tilat.
Electricity switchboard	A-talon edessä olevassa huoltorakennuksessa tekniset tilat.
Maintenance	Kotikatu Oy (Espoon Asunnot) phone 050 3457679 service 050 3457679
Gathering area	Autopaikat
Back-up gathering area	Naapurikiinteistö
Key storage lock box	A-talon edessä olevan huoltorakennuksen irtaimistovaraston oven oikealla puolella, 3 kappaletta.
Number of civil defence shelters	1
Location of civil defence shelter VSS1	A-talon edessä olevassa huoltorakennuksessa, toimii irtaimistovarastona.

Division of responsibility

Party	Area of responsibility
Property management	Responsible for the management of the entire property, managing maintenance contracts and equivalent matters, addressing reported security or other breaches or assigning them to other parties. The manager is the contact person for regulatory control and other such matters and participates in e.g. fire inspection rounds
Property maintenance	Responsible for the technical systems and security devices on the property, management of the yard area, necessary snow clearing etc. The maintenance person observes any issues while moving around the property and manages them on their own or reports the issue to the manager.
Resident	The resident is responsible for their own living area and storage booth as well as their movables and operations in the company. The property systems or fixed structures on the residents' premises are managed by the maintenance company.
Normal information flow in terms of deficiencies: Resident--- Maintenance company --- Management

The residents can report the safety observations or other deficiencies to the maintenance or the property management by phone or by e-mail, the necessary contact information can be found e.g. in the "Organisation" chapter of this plan.

Important phone numbers

Important numbers of the property

Task	Name	Telephone number	Service phone number
Maintenance company	Kotikatu Oy (Espoon Asunnot)	050 3457679	050 3457679

Other important numbers

Operator	Telephone number	Duty hours
Public emergency numbers	112	24 h
Poison information centre	0800 147 111	24 h

Hazardous situations and their effects

Vaaralla tarkoitetaan tekijää tai olosuhdetta, joka voi aiheuttaa haittaa tai saada aikaan haitallisen tapahtuman.

Riski on uhkaan liittyvä vahingon todennäköisyyden ja vakavuuden yhteisvaikutus.

Riski ja todennäköisyys	Syitä riskin toteutumiseen	Seuraus
Tulipalo (mahdollinen)	Avotuli (kynttilät), tupakointi, sähkölaitteet, sähkökeskukset ja -asennukset, ajoneuvot, tulityöt, ruoan valmistus	Henkilö- ja omaisuusvahingot
Tuhopoltto (epätodennäköinen)	Jätepiste, ajoneuvot, rakennuksen seinustalla oleva tavara	Omaisuusvahingot, henkilövahingon vaara
Vahingonteot, ilkivalta (epätodennäköinen)	Puutteellinen valaistus, auki jäänyt ulko-ovi	Omaisuusvahingot
Varkaus (epätodennäköinen)	Auki jäänyt ulko-ovi tai yleisten tilojen ovi, avataan ovi tuntemattomalle henkilölle	Omaisuusvahingot. Henkilövahingon vaara.
Tapaturma (mahdollinen)	Talvisin liukkaus, lumen tai jään putoaminen katolta, kaatuminen pihalla /omassa asunnossa	Henkilövahingot
Sähkökatkos (mahdollinen)	Salama, myrsky, laiteviat	Laitteiden rikkoutuminen
Vesivahinko (mahdollinen)	Puutteet huollossa/valvonnassa, jäätyminen, tukokset, laitteiden vikaantuminen, myrsky	Omaisuusvahingot
Kaasuvaara (epätodennäköinen)	Vaarallisten aineiden kuljetukset, tulipalo lähialueella	Sisälle suojautuminen
Liikenneonnettomuus (mahdollinen)	Lähialueen liikenne, liikenne piha-alueella	Henkilövahingot
Säteilyvaara (epätodennäköinen)	Säteilyonnettomuus	Suojautuminen sisätiloihin

Safety procedures

Fire safety

Rescue route

The rescue way is a drive way, which the rescue department's vehicles can use in emergency situations to reach to within close proximity of the building.

It is not permitted to park cars, pile up snow, set up lampposts, plant vegetation, or do, leave, or set up anything else that might block traffic on the rescue way.
Escape routes must be indicated with a text sign in accordance with Ministry of the Interior decree no. 468 of 2003.
A rescue way sign is not used if the rescue way is not marked in the building's construction permits.
Please contact rescue authorities for advice on any escape route questions.

Rescue route
Location	Helmipöllönkadulta sekä Sarvipöllönkadulta kiinteistöjen edustoille.

Hot work

Hot work is defined as work in which sparks arise or in which naked flames or other heat sources are used and may cause a fire hazard. Such work includes e.g. oxyacetylene and arc welding, flame and arc cutting, disc cutting and metal grinding, which create sparks, as well as work involving the use of gas burners, other open fire or combustion air blowers.

Performing hot work at a temporary hot work site always requires a permission granted by a person responsible for the hot work. The hot work permission ensures the actions of the different parties regarding safety and fire protection. The person conducting the hot work must have a hot work licence.

The property manager office grants the hot work permissions.

Action guidelines

The following pages contain a guide on accident prevention and on how to act in accident and danger situations. Read the action guide carefully!

The correct actions, solutions, and choices prevent and limit accidents. This way accidents can be minimised or they can be prevented altogether.

Safety and security are our shared concern!

Alerting help

In all urgent emergency situations, whether it be a police, fire department, paramedic, or a social worker case involving an urgent need for help CALL THE EMERGENCY NUMBER: 112

Call the emergency number yourself if you can: It is important to make the emergency call yourself, if the matter concerns you. The victim has more knowledge on the situation, based on which the dispatcher can send help accordingly. Using middle-men to make the call can delay getting the right kind of help on site.
Tell what happened: The emergency centre dispatcher will ask the caller about what happened so that they can send the appropriate assistance.
Give the exact address and municipality: The emergency centre might have several same addresses in different municipalities/cities in its service area. Therefore it is also important to know the name of the town/city/municipality where the accident has taken place.
Answer the questions that are asked of you: The questions asked by the dispatcher are important. They do not delay alarming for help. In urgent cases the dispatcher already alerts the authorities and other partners during the call, and gives them more information on what has happened.
Act according to the information given to you: The dispatcher is trained to give instructions in various types of situations. It is important to follow the given instructions. Correct initial actions often play an important role in the end result.
End the call only after you're given permission to do so.: Ending the call too soon may delay the help from arriving. After you are given the permission to end the call, end it. Keep the phone line open. The dispatcher or the help on its way may need additional information on what has happened.

Sudden illness or accident

Find out what happened

Has the person fallen or fainted?
Are there possibly eye witnesses, that can tell you better about what has happened?

Check the person's condition

Can you wake the person up by talking or shaking?

Check breathing

If the person doesn't wake up, check breathing: place the back of your hand in front of the patient's mouth and feel if there is air flow.

Make an emergency call.

Call the number 112.
Tell where you are calling from.
Tell what happened
Act according to directions.

Give first aid if needed.

If the person is not breathing, start with first aid.

Turn an unconscious but breathing patient into the recovery position on their side.

Observe the patient.

If there are changes in the patient's condition before the rescue department arrives, notify them by calling the emergency number 112, so that the emergency centre can re-evaluate your situation.

Guide the professional help quickly to the patient

Tell the professional help what has happened and what has been done.

Fire

Save

Make an assessment of the situation. Rescue those in immediate danger.
Be careful not to breathe smoke! Smoke is highly toxic and you can lose consciousness quickly if you breathe it.

Warn

Warn others in the building about the fire and the threatening danger.
Direct people to the gathering area.

Alert

Call the emergency number 112 from a safe location.
Tell who you are, where the fire is (address and floor), what is on fire, and if there are people in danger.
Do not hang up the phone until you are given permission to do so.

Extinguish

Perform initial extinguishing measures, where possible.
A grease fire is extinguished by suffocating it with a fire blanket.
When an electrical appliance is on fire, disconnect power and begin extinguishing the fire.

Limit

Remove fire sensitive items and flammable liquids.
Contain the spread of fire and smoke by closing windows and the door as you exit.

Guide

Direct the rescue personnel to the location or arrange guidance. For example: one person stays to guide on the side of the parking lot and another next to the building.

In evacuation situations the gathering area is: Autopaikat

Back-up gathering area: Naapurikiinteistö

Action in the gathering area

Gathering area: Autopaikat

When people have left the building and proceeded to the gathering area, one person must be appointed to take responsibility for the activities at the gathering area. Based on the situation at hand, it is necessary to consider whether it is safe to remain in the designated gathering area or if people should be directed elsewhere, for example into a pre-arranged interior area or to a property in the vicinity (the back-up gathering area).

Do not leave the gathering area without the permission of the rescue authorities.

Factors to bear in mind in the gathering area:

taking care of any possible injured parties
looking after people with reduced mobility or otherwise poor physical condition
if one is aware of someone having remained inside, this is to be reported

Back-up gathering area

Back-up gathering area: Naapurikiinteistö

In severe winter conditions or other situations, an additional gathering area may be needed. Authorities will also provide instructions about shelter locations for long-term shelter.

Assisting people with reduced mobility in emergency situations

In an emergency situation, the movement of people with reduced mobility out of the building may be difficult and slow. If you know there is a neighbour with reduced mobility, for example handicapped, blind, or elderly, try to secure their safe exit in emergency situations. If you know your neighbour is at home, but you are not able to assist in moving them out, notify the rescue authorities about the situation as fast as possible.

Work in cooperation with the other residents.

Things to consider when helping people with reduced mobility

Help a person with reduced mobility to exit, within the limits of your own capabilities.
Listen to the person you're helping.
Take care of the person you helped also after getting out.

Water damage

Action guide

Disconnect power from where the leak is and from its proximity.
Stop the water from flowing, from i.e. the water mains, if possible.
Notify of the situation immediately:
- to the maintenance personnel: Kotikatu Oy (Espoon Asunnot), phone 050 3457679, service 050 3457679
- to the housing manager: Kari Liusvaara, tel. 09 35445000
Contact the emergency number if needed 112.
Main water shutoff: Sarvipöllönkujan puoleisen varasto 2:n ja saunan/pesulan rakennusten välissä, varasto 2:n reunassa pienessä tilassa.
Heat distribution room: A-talon edessä olevassa huoltorakennuksessa tekniset tilat.
Electricity switchboard: A-talon edessä olevassa huoltorakennuksessa tekniset tilat.

Should there be threat of water outside the building

Find out what is causing the water threat.
If there is a leak, try to block it.
Try to prevent the water from getting into the building.
- by baggings
- by using plastic covers
- by directing the water away from the building
Call for additional help if needed.

Public warning signal

The public warning signal is a one-minute-long ascending and descending tone or a warning announcement by the authorities. The length of the ascending tone is 7 seconds.

The public warning signal means an immediate danger threatening the public. The warning is given in population centres with an outdoor alarm system and with an alarm attached to a vehicle in rural areas.

The All Clear signal is a one-minute-long monotonous signal. It is an announcement of the threat or danger having passed.

Act in the following way after you've heard the public warning signal

Proceed indoors.
Stay indoors.
Close doors, windows, ventilation holes, and air conditioning devices.
Turn on the radio and wait for instructions.
Avoid using the phone to prevent telephone lines from getting jammed.
Do not leave the areas unless urged to do so by the authorities, so as not to endanger yourself on the way.

Gas hazard

Public warning signal in danger situations concerning gas

Additional information on the type of danger can be got from radio and television. The following are usually connected with a gas hazard.

If you are indoors and can smell gas:
- stay indoors
- the top floors make the best shelter
- place a wet cloth over your mouth and breathe through it
- stay on the upper floors until the danger is over
- do not go into the basement.
If you are outside when you smell gas but are not able to get indoors:
- hurry into side wind from underneath the gas cloud
- try to get as high as possible, for example to the top of a hill
- press a wet cloth, tuft of grass, turf, or moss in front of your mouth and breathe through it.

Additional information on taking cover from gas

Switch off air conditioning devices and close doors and windows tightly. The more airtight you can make the building, the slower the gas can get inside.
You can also close or tape inside doors and stay in upwind areas. If you smell gas you can breathe through a moist and spongy cloth.
The authorities will announce on radio or with vehicles with loudspeakers when the gas cloud has dispersed. Ventilate indoors well after the event.

Radiation hazard

The radiation situation is monitored continuously with meters throughout the country. Even minor changes will be noticed, with the relevant parties notified without delay. A public warning signal is given upon the threat of radiation.

Go indoors

Going indoors is the primary precaution in case of radiation danger.

Close tightly all doors, windows and vents and switch of air ventilation to keep radioactive air from entering. The safest place is in the central part of the building.

Iodine tablets

Iodine tablets are a secondary measure, recommended for persons under 40 years of age and for pregnant women.

Do not take any iodine tablets until a recommendation by the authorities over the radio or television. Iodine tables prevent radioactive iodine from accumulating in the thyroid gland, but give no other protection. Do not go out of the building to get any iodine tables in a dangerous situation. You can buy iodine in advance at the pharmacy. You should have two iodine tables per person. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health recommends that iodine tables should be taken by persons under the age of 40 and by pregnant women.

Protect your food and drinking water

Place any food items out in the open into plastic bags or tightly sealed containers.. Refrigerators, freezers and tight packaging prevent the food from radioactive dust.

Moving outdoors

If you absolutely must go out, wear tight clothing that covers your skin, rainwear is a good alternative. Once back in, take off your clothes right away inside the door and wash yourself thoroughly. Use a face mask, towel or kitchen paper to prevent radioactive particles from entering your lungs.

Additional instructions

Additional instructions will be provided by your local rescue authorities, media and on Yle's teletext service, page 867. You can also get more information at www.stuk.fi and www.pelastustoimi.fi.

Blackouts

How to act during a power cut:

First check the fuses. If they are intact, find out whether the electricity of your neighbour or neighbouring houses is working.
If the electricity is out from a larger area, the problem is already known and actions to fix it have started. Most electricity suppliers have a taped recording of the malfunction on its fault service number, which will give information on the blackout situation in your area.
When the electricity comes back but acts unusually, for example the lights burn brighter or dimmer than usual, the reason might a break in the electricity network's neutral wire. This can result in equipment damage, fire and, in the worst case, the risk of electric shock. In such situations, switch off the electricity from the main switch and call your electricity supplier's fault emergency number.
When a power cut lasts longer, prepare yourself with warm clothes, especially in the winter, and home storage supplies. Instructions regarding home storage supplies can be found in the appendices.

Good to know during a power cut

any electrical appliances that were on (e.g. hotplate or oven) must be switched off to prevent any fire damage when the power comes back on
refrigerators and freezers will be switched off, and you should avoid opening them to prevent food from being spoiled
water may be cut off, too, because the water utility's pumps operate with electricity

Any planned power cuts caused by shortage of electricity will be notified of in advance, if possible. Sometimes such information cannot be given in advance. Follow information from the authorities. For example, any planned power cuts will be available in Yle.

Civil defence

The purpose of the civil defence shelter is to protect people from collapses, explosion pressure waves and fragments, gases, radiation and fire. This property has a civil defence shelter. It is recommended that a civil defence shelter have an elected manager and deputy. It is good for the property's shelter's manager to learn how to use the equipment and how to prepare the shelter for use.

In Finland there are enough civil defence shelters for approximately 3.8 million people. Civil defence shelters are found both in domestic and other properties. In addition to shelters in properties, there are also public ones, such as rock shelters. Such civil defence shelters are public, usually the responsibilitity of the cities and only located in major cities.

Under normal circumstances the shelters are used for various activities, such as sports or storage, or other kinds of useful purposes. A civil defence shelter must however be ready for use within 72 hours should the authorities give an order to prepare it.

With civil defence shelters it is important to protect metal parts from rusting, insulation staying intact, machinery remaining functional, and equipment kept safe in stock.

This property has a civil defence shelter:

Location	Protection grade	Location of equipment
A-talon edessä olevassa huoltorakennuksessa, toimii irtaimistovarastona.	S1	Konehäkki.

The civil defence shelter is in class S1. The civil defence shelter in protection class S1 is a newer shelter, built after 1971. It is possible to stay in this shelter model for long time periods. The shelter has a manually operated or mechanical air intake machinery, equipped with a pre-filter and an activated carbon particle filter.

The authorities provide instructions by radio if it is necessary to move to civil defence shelters and information on which of the public shelters people are to move to. Moving into the civil defence shelters therefore always happens as a result of direction by the authorities. Accidents occurring in normal times do not generally ever require taking cover in civil defence shelters, with taking cover indoors being sufficient. There are 110,000 spaces altogether in the civil defence shelters of Finland.

Civil defence shelter maintenance.

A civil defence shelter as well as civil defence equipment and devices must be maintained in such condition that the shelter can be made operational in 72 hours. A shelter can also be used for other purposes, as long as making it operational takes no longer than stated before. Normal time use is not allowed to damage the shelter nor prevent it being inspected or tested for leakage.

It is not permitted to store pollutant liquids in a shelter nor is it permitted to make holes in surrounding structures. Protective doors, hatches and air ventilation machinery must not be moved from their designated spots nor is it permitted to use the air ventilation machinery for air ventilation under normal circumstances. It is permitted to install a door to the protective door's opening. Even during normal times it should be ensured that at least half of the shelter is free in case of a sudden need to take shelter.

Additionally you should take note of the following:

The civil defence shelter owner and manager must make sure that the shelter, its equipment and machinery are kept operational and maintained and inspected accordingly.
An appointed person inspects and test uses the shelter's doors, hatches, tightness, air conditioning and electricity equipment, as well as the drains, yearly according to the directions from the equipment retailer.
In order to ensure the shelter equipment is operational they ought to be inspected and serviced at least every 10 years unless the manufacturer has stated a shorter maintenance period.
An inspection log must be drafted when checking machinery's functionality, where machine-specific inspections are marked. The inspection log must be presented to the rescue authorities when asked for.
The owner and the proprietor of the property must ensure that the civil defence shelter has such equipment that it can be made operational. This equipment consist of items such as spare water containers, waste containers, dry lavatories, and beds.

Renovating the civil defence shelter

When proceeding to an improved level of protection

A civil defence shelter is assigned a care person, who is in charge of renovation. S/He must know the machinery in the shelter as well as know how to use it. Additionally, the shelter's care person is responsible for the general order and cleanliness, as well as discipline, in the shelter.
The shelter is emptied of the goods stored in it, or that have otherwise collected there, in accordance with the clearing plan.
All temporary structures are taken down and taken out of the shelter.
Hinges, latches, etc. from doors and hatches are inspected, lubricated, and serviced.
Door insulations are inspected and put in place according to instructions.
Inspection of the emergency exit hallway and hatch for functionality and use.
Dry toilets (15 plastic bags per toilet) are distributed into the dry toilet spaces. The toilet spaces are partitioned off with curtains or boards. There is to be one toilet space per every 20 m² .
All vents (HWA) are checked for functionality by turning them from one extreme setting to another.
Spare water containers are cleaned and filled up. The filling hose and other equipment are checked at the same time. The showers for the decontamination tent are installed and tested out. There should be 50 litres of water per square metre in the shelter, meaning 50 x 80 = 4,000 litres (or 30 litres/person).
Floor drains are cleaned and their functionality is tested by pouring water into them. Attention! The floor drain has a closing valve.
Air pressure valves are checked and joints are lubricated.
Air ventilation openings used in normal conditions are blocked off by installing dust covers with insulation.
The condition of the pressure valves is checked from outside the shelter.
Air ventilation shafts and filters are cleaned.
All pipes, connections, and machinery connected with air ventilation are checked. Special filters are installed according to the machine's installation guide.
The functioning of exit valves is checked by turning them from one extreme setting to another.
Check overpressure indicator for: fluid, the pipes opening, that the meter reads 0, and the spare fluid (dyed fuel oil).
The balometer sensitivity is tested with a test use.
Pressurisation of the shelter is to be checked; the pressure test is conducted according to the machine manufacturer's instructions. The aim is to verify that there is enough overpressure, and that the shelter doesn't leak too much air out.
Examine and inspect the functionality of the shelter's phone, antenna, appliance fuses, lighting, backup batteries, spare lightbulbs and spare fuses, switches and power outlets, etc.
Equip the shelter with appropriate gear (attachment) in accordance with regulations.
The spaces in the shelter are divided according to the plan made beforehand into general living and activity spaces (men/women, protection personnel, staff, customers). Each sheltered person has their own personal living space containing personal items, medication, and long- life provisions.
The shelter contains enough seats, tables, and bunkbeds for approximately one third of the people coming into the shelter.
For exceptional circumstances, there should also be equipment and goods that will make a longer stay possible (e.g. entertainment).
Check functionality of spare lighting.
Signs guiding the way to the shelter must be installed in passages and corridors.

Safeguard evasion

Safeguard evasion means controlled relocations of members of the population from a danger zone in a situation where this is considered less risky than taking cover indoors. Such situations are for example fast-developing dangerous substance accidents, extensive harm caused by exhaust fumes, danger of explosion, and radiation situations.

Safeguard evasion is always done on a special order from the authorities. The authorities have planned in advance to perform a safeguard evasion from the area and reserved the necessary transportation equipment for it.

Attachments

This rescue plan has the following attachments:

How to use a small fire extinguisher
Car heating cables
Home storage supplies

Additionally, the Pelsu Rescue Plan service has the following attachments available:

Alueopaste

How to use a small fire extinguisher

The resident is responsible for acquiring extinguishing equipment for the apartment.

Extinguishers

Turn the extinguisher upside down and shake the extinguisher to ensure the powder's running.
Remove the safety pin.
Approach the fire from the direction of the wind.
If you are indoors, approach low on the floor, as this will improve the visibility.
Take a hold of the extinguisher's hose from the end and direct the extinguishing substance at the base of the flames, don't cut through them.
Start extinguishing from the front and continue towards the back, or from bottom to top.
Extinguishing can be improved with a back and forth motion.
The whole area that is burning must be covered in the extinguisher cloud.
After the flames are extinguished the extinguishing can be stopped.
Observer the burnt object and make sure that the fire is out.
If the target catches fire again, repeat the extinguishing.

Extinguishing blankets

Take a hold of the corners of the blanket and protect your hands by placing them inside the blanket.
Step on the blanket with your foot; this will prevent the flames from getting to your face.
If you are outside, approach the fire from the direction of the wind.
Extend your arms straight.
Spread the blanket over the fire.
Hold the blanket tightly over the fire and make sure that the fire is extinguished.
Protect yourself while lifting the blanket as the fire can re-ignite.
Make sure once more that the fire is extinguished.

Car heating cables

Car heating cables should be detached from the power outlet and the cable in the outlet should not be left hanging on the heating pole. The cover of the outlet box should also be kept locked.

An open outlet box and a freely hanging heating cable with voltage cause danger of an electric shock. If the plug-in unit falls into a puddle or snow, it may electrify the surrounding area. In addition, the heating cable may break and become a hazard while clearing snow in the area, for example. An open outlet box is susceptible to vandalism.

Users should be advised on the safe use and storage of the car heating cable. The housing organisation is responsible for the safety of the property, and if, for example, an external party is injured, the housing organisation will be held responsible. A car user who has incorrectly left the cable attached to the outlet is also responsible for their part for any possible damages.

When pre-heating a car, you should only use a heating cable suitable for the purpose and an interior space heater designed for cars. Using an extension cable should be avoided as extension cables are generally not child-proof and they are easily left on the ground, where they are subjected to water, dirt and snow. The connection cable and condition of the plugs should be checked at regular intervals.

If the car heating equipment is not used or their condition is not preserved, danger of an electric shock to the user or another person follows. It also poses a fire hazard.

Home storage supplies

You should have a home emergency supply kit. This will help you get better over surprising situations. In practice it means having food and other necessities in the home beyond your daily needs. There should be enough to last for three days (72 hours). This is a supply in continuous circulation, supplemented as items are consumed or used. This way the food items will keep fresh and the other items usable.

Not being able to go to the shop can take you surprise for a number of reasons.

A person living alone may become ill, enable to go shopping.
Society may become vulnerable; there may be a strike, transport connections may be broken, or an extensive power cut may make daily life difficult.
A situation in which shops have to be closed or you cannot go out.

A home emergency supply kit may vary in terms of its content from the resident's diets. However, you should at least have the following: bottled water, water containers, medicine and iodine tables. Depending on the residents, the following may also be important: personal medication, hygiene products, nappies, battery-powered radio, torch and batteries.

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