We ask you to confirm that you have read the document after you have familiarized yourself with it.

Please acknowledge reading of the document at the bottom of this page.

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

Asuminen, toimistot

Basic information

Property name	Bostads Ab Solsidan i Vasa Asunto Oy
Building address	Koulukatu 23 65100 VAASA
Number of apartments	39
Number of operators	2
Building type	Apartment building
Number of floors	9
Year of construction of the property	2019
Housing management office	Oy BC Consulting

Organisation

Hosted by	Marianna Ala Oy BC Consulting Ab phone 0406695398 marianna.ala@bcconsulting.fi

Other information

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

Heating type	District heating
Main water shutoff	Lämmönjakohuone: 1.kerros, porraskäytävä, sisäpihan puoleisen oven puolella
Heat distribution room	1.kerros, porraskäytävä, sisäpihan puoleisen oven puolella
Electricity switchboard	1.kerros, porraskäytävä, sisäpihan puoleisen oven puolella
Ventilation device	Apartment-specific
Air ventilation emergency stop	Porrashuoneessa sisäpihan puoleisen sisäänkäynnin yhteydessä
Maintenance	Vaasan Korttelihuolto Oy phone 0291700750 service 0291700750
Electricity supplier	Vaasan sähkö tel. 063245700 http://www.vaasansahko.fi/
Water company	Vaasan Vesi tel. 063254187 service line 063254151 https://www.vaasanvesi.fi/asiakaspalvelu
Insurance company	Fennia tel. 0105031 http://www.fennia.fi
Gathering area	Hietasaarenkadun vastakkaisella puolella oleva jalkakäytävä
Back-up gathering area	Viranomainen osoittaa tarvittaessa

Lämmönjakohuone

Sähköpääkeskus

Veden pääsulku

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	Vaasan Korttelihuolto Oy	0291700750	0291700750
Lift maintenance	KONE Hissit Oy		080015063

Other important numbers

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

Vaaratilanteet ja niiden vaikutukset

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
Tuhopoltto (epätodennäköinen)	Jätepiste, ajoneuvot, rakennuksen seinustalla oleva tavara, porraskäytävässä oleva ylimääräinen tavara	Omaisuusvahingot, henkilövahingon vaara
Tulipalo (mahdollinen)	Avotuli, kynttilät, tupakointi, sähkölaitteet, sähkökeskukset ja -asennukset, ajoneuvot, tulityöt, ruoan valmistus	Henkilö- ja omaisuusvahingot
Vahingonteot, ilkivalta (epätodennäköinen)	Puutteellinen valaistus, auki jäänyt ulko-ovi tai yleisten tilojen 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 porraskäytävässä/yleisissä tiloissa/omassa asunnossa	Henkilövahingot
Vesivahinko (mahdollinen)	Puutteet huollossa/valvonnassa, jäätyminen, tukokset, laitteiden vikaantuminen, myrsky	Omaisuusvahingot
Kaasuvaara (epätodennäköinen)	Lähialueen vaarallisten aineiden kuljetukset, tulipalo lähialueella	Sisälle suojautuminen
Sähkökatkos (mahdollinen)	Salama, myrsky, laiteviat	Laitteiden rikkoutuminen
Liikenneonnettomuus (mahdollinen)	Lähialueen liikenne, liikenne piha-alueella	Henkilövahingot
Säteilyvaara (epätodennäköinen)	Säteilyonnettomuus	Suojautuminen sisätiloihin

Safety procedures

Safety equipment

Smoke extraction

The purpose of smoke ventilation is to remove fire gases, smoke and heat from the premises. The smoke ventilation equipment must be maintained and tested regularly according to the user maintenance instructions. The smoke ventilation equipment may only be used by the rescue services.

Smoke removal machine
Smoke removal activation	Porrashuoneessa sisäpihan puoleisen sisäänkäynnin yhteydessä

Savunpoiston laukaisu

Ventilation emergency stop

If the building is subjected to an external danger, such as fire gases from an adjacent building, the ventilation must be shut off. In such a case, the rescue authorities usually issue an emergency warning, providing additional instructions, such as to turn off ventilation systems.

Air ventilation can be stopped by anyone.

Ventilation emergency stop: Porrashuoneessa sisäpihan puoleisen sisäänkäynnin yhteydessä

IV-hätäseis

Fire safety

Smoke detector

The purpose of fire alarms is to alert of any imminent fire. This will enable measures to extinguish the fire, warn others and take rescue measures.

Smoke detector
Location	Asunnoissa
Description	Verkkovirtaan kytketyt akkuvarmenteiset palovaroittimet
Coverage	Asuinhuoneistot, porraskäytävä ja liiketilat
System model	Mains
Type of alarm	Localised alarm

Emergency exit routes

The principle of exit safety is that all spaces of the building must have at least two exit routes at all times, which do not require keys or other tools to open the doors. Exiting must also be possible to do in the dark, which is why the exit routes must be clear at all times. Objects are not to be stored in front of the exits. (Environment Ministry's regulation of fire safety of buildings.)

Exit ways and doors leading to them must be easily accessible and openable in emergency situations from the inside.

A door can be locked, for example, to prevent trespassing from the outside, but must it must be possible to open it from the inside without a key during the normal use of the building.

Never exit into a smoky stairway.

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.

Other arrangements

Lift

Lift
Location	Porrashuoneessa
Maintenance company	KONE Hissit Oy

Ventilation device

Ventilation device
Description	Ilmanvaihtokoneen tyyppi: Koneellinen ilmanvaihto
Emergency stop switch location	Porrashuoneessa sisäpihan puoleisen sisäänkäynnin yhteydessä

IV-hätäseis

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.

Using the lift in the event of a fire is strictly forbidden!

In evacuation situations the gathering area is: Hietasaarenkadun vastakkaisella puolella oleva jalkakäytävä

Back-up gathering area: Viranomainen osoittaa tarvittaessa

Tulipalo - toimintaohjeet, kun turvallinen poistuminen on estynyt

Joskus toisaalla riehuva tulipalo estää turvallisen poistumisen kiinteistöstä. Näissä tapauksissa on viisainta pysytellä savuttomassa tilassa ovet ja muut aukot suljettuina.

Jää asuntoon ja ole rauhallinen.

Älä poistu porraskäytävään.
Kerrostaloissa jokainen asunto on tehty omaksi palo-osastokseen, josta palon leviäminen toiseen asuntoon on estetty rakenteellisin toimenpitein.
Hyppääminen korkealta johtaa kohtalokkaisiin seurauksiin, asuntoon jääminen ei.
Mene parvekkeelle tai ikkunan luo ja herätä huomiota
- Soita numeroon 112 ja kerro tarkka osoitteesi

Varaudu tulipalon leviämiseen.

Laske varmuuden vuoksi vettä esimerkiksi lavuaariin.
Jos asuntoon alkaa tulla savua ovien raoista, postiluukusta tai ilmanvaihtoventtiileistä, tuuleta raikkaalla ilmalla ja tiivistä vuotokohdat kosteilla tekstiileillä.
Jos asunnon ovi alkaa kuumeta, jäähdytä sitä vedellä.
Jos liekit lyövät asunnon ikkunoihin, siirrä helposti syttyvät tavarat pois ikkunoiden läheisyydestä.

Noudata viranomaisten antamia ohjeita.

Action in the gathering area

Gathering area: Hietasaarenkadun vastakkaisella puolella oleva jalkakäytävä

Kokoontumispaikka

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: Viranomainen osoittaa tarvittaessa

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: Vaasan Korttelihuolto Oy, phone 0291700750, service 0291700750
- to the housing manager: Marianna Ala, tel. 0406695398
Contact the emergency number if needed 112.
Main water shutoff: Lämmönjakohuone: 1.kerros, porraskäytävä, sisäpihan puoleisen oven puolella
Heat distribution room: 1.kerros, porraskäytävä, sisäpihan puoleisen oven puolella
Electricity switchboard: 1.kerros, porraskäytävä, sisäpihan puoleisen oven puolella

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.

Under threat of violence

In an unarmed threatening situation, act in the following way.

Act calmly and try to calm the person with your behaviour.
Make sure you do not turn your back or let yourself be cornered, so that you will always have an escape route when a threatening person comes close.
Call for help depending on the circumstances.
Escape and help others escape.

Take care of your own safety. Seek to direct the threatening person to a place where they cannot harm others. After the event, contact the police about the incident if required.

If the threatening person is armed, act in the following way.

Do not resist.
Do whatever the person threatening you tells you to do.
As the situation permits, try to warn others.
By closing doors, you can limit a person's movement within the property.
After the situation, call 112 to get professional help on site as fast as possible. Listen to directions and act accordingly.

Every threat and sighting of a possibly threatening situation must be taken seriously and the police must be informed immediately. Through your own behaviour, you can affect the progress of the situation, and thus you should take all threatening situations seriously and try to calm down already begun situations.

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.
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

Radiation situations are monitored with gauges throughout the country. Even the slightest change is detected immediately and notified of. A public warning signal is given upon the threat of radiation.

Go inside: Close doors, windows, ventilation holes, and air conditioning tightly to prevent radioactive substances from getting indoors. The centre of the building is the best place to take shelter.
Iodine tablets: Take an iodine tablet only when the authorities tell you to do so either on the radio or on television. Iodine tablets prevent radioactive iodine from building up in the thyroid gland, but offers no other protection. You should not go outside the facilities to look for iodine tablets when the danger situation is present. You can acquire iodine beforehand from the pharmacy. Each property should have 2 iodine tablets per person.
Protect your food and drinking water: Put the food products that are out into plastic bags or tight containers. The refrigerator, freezer, and tight packages protect against radioactive dust.
Moving outside: If you must go outside, use tight clothing that covers the skin, for example rain gear. Upon coming back inside, take off your clothes in the entry hall and wash up well. Use a respiratory mask, towel, or paper towel to prevent radioactive particles from getting to your lungs.
Additional instructions: You will get additional information from your city's rescue authorities, from broadcast media, and from Yle's (the Finnish Broadcasting Company's) Teletext page 867. You can also find information from the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority's website www.stuk.fi and from the rescue authorities website 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. The electricity supplier of the property is Vaasan sähkö.
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.

In the event of a power cut, lifts will stop working. Should you be stuck on a lift due to a power cut or other failure, act as follows:

Contact the lift maintenance emergency line:

by mobile phone - (KONE Hissit Oy, 080015063) or
the emergency button inside the lift. (This will connect directly to the lift maintenance emergency line.)

When necessary, you can call the general emergency number 112.

Civil defence

This property does not have its own civil defence shelter. The property is part of the general civil defence district. Rescue operations are dependent on regional population protection. Rescue operations are also prepared to operate in exceptional conditions. The core tasks are detecting threats and warning about them, maintaining ability to protect the population and taking care of rescue operations and the required additional resources. The objective is the most efficient operation possible in accident situations under exceptional circumstances.

The area rescue authorities work together with the municipalities in the area on civil defence and protection matters. The rescue authorities also ensure their own organisation's preparedness for civil defence in exceptional situations. In civil defence, the necessary rescue, first aid, ambulance, and maintenance set-ups are created only in exceptional circumstances. In these tasks, there are approximately 85,000 people nationwide.

There are 110,000 spaces altogether in the civil defence shelters of Finland. The authorities will give directions via radio if you are supposed to move to a civil defence shelter, along with the information to which shelters people are supposed to go. 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.

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.

Säilyttäminen

Erilaisten tavaroiden säilyttämisestä voi aiheutua tulipalon syttymisen tai leviämisen vaara, turvallisen poistumisen estyminen hätätilanteessa sekä tulipalon sammuttamisen vaikeutuminen. Käsittele siksi palovaarallisia aineita aina ohjeiden mukaan. Palovaarallisten aineiden säilyttäminen huoneistokohtaisissa varastoissa on kokonaan kielletty. Rakennuksen uloskäynnit on aina pidettävä kulkukelpoisina ja esteettöminä.

Asuinhuoneistot ja niihin kuuluvat parvekkeet, terassit tai vastaavat tilat
- Asunnoissa tulee välttää tarpeettomien tavaroiden varastointia.
Uloskäytävät, porrashuoneet, sisäiset käytävät ja varastojen kulkureitit
- Ei saa säilyttää mitään tavaraa.
Rakennusten alla tai läheisyydessä
- Ei saa säilyttää helposti syttyvää materiaalia tai muuta tavaraa rakennusten seinustoilla, mm. roska-astiat, pahvipinot ja kuljetuslavat

Huom

Epäselvissä tapauksissa tulee aina ottaa yhteyttä paikallisen pelastuslaitoksen palotarkastajaan.

Attachments

This rescue plan has the following attachments:

Business space owner's responsibilities
How to use a small fire extinguisher
Home storage supplies

Business space owner's responsibilities

The owner or business practitioner of the space must to the extent of his/her abilities supervise that rules and regulations for fire and accident prevention, and individuals' safety in the work place, are followed. It is recommended to appoint a person in charge of safety and security, who will take care of safety and security matters and work in cooperation with the property's appointed people in charge.

The owner and business practitioner of the space must both ensure that the building, structures and their environs are maintained in such a condition that

the risk of fire, intentional lighting of a fire, and the threat of spreading is minimal
people in the building can, in the case of fire, or some other kind of sudden danger situation, exit the building or they can be rescued in other ways
rescue action is possible in the event of fire or another kind of accident.

Easily flammable material or other items are not permitted to be stored in the attic, the basement, hallways or exit ways, under the building, or in its immediate proximity.

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

extinguishing equipment
fire detection, alarm, and other detecting and alarming devices signalling danger
guides and lighting for exit ways.

The owner and user of the space are for their part responsible for the condition of the equipment and will notify of defects to the persons in charge.

The owner and business practitioner of the space must, for their part

prevent fires from starting and other danger situations from arising
prepare for the protection of people, property, and environment in danger situations
preparing for extinguishing fires as well as for other rescue operations, within their individual capabilities
start action for securing safe exit from fires and other danger situations, as well as action for making rescue operations easier.

How to use a small fire extinguisher

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.

Home storage supplies

Home storage supplies are a part of a housing company's residents' independent protection. Surprising circumstances are easier to overcome when you have a home storage supply at home. Home storage supply means those food and other daily goods that are stocked up on more than normally needed in weekly/monthly use. The home storage supply should last for several days, even a week. The home storage supply consists of everyday groceries and items, which are stocked up on as they are used up. This way the groceries and other items stay fresh and usable.

A situation where you cannot get to the store can surprise you for many reasons. A person living alone can get sick and is not able to go shopping or a member of the family can fall sick. The wider society is vulnerable as well; there can be a strike, traffic connections may break down, or there might be a wider disturbance in the electricity grid. There can be an accident which closes the stores or prevents you from going outside. Additionally, distribution disturbances can prevent goods from getting to the stores as well as getting items from the store.

Each family has their own kind of home reserves consisting of usual groceries. The contents of the home reserves can differ based on the household's food preferences and also include containers for storing water, medicine, iodine tablets, as well as household-specific necessities. The home reserves should last at least a week, preferably two – home reserves are continuously used and restocked continuously.

The home reserves also include essential supplies, of which there must be a supply for the same period as in the case of food. These are, amongst others, personal medication, hygiene products, nappies, a battery-powered radio, an electric flashlight and batteries.

Thank you for reading the document.

Bostads Ab Solsidan i Vasa Asunto Oy

Contents