Careless Disposal of cigarettes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Careless disposal is the most common cause of fire death in the home!

If service users smoke in their bedsits. Consider a safer smoking policy to reduce the risk from fire.

• Use correct ashtrays of suitable size that can not tip over.
• Keep ashtrays doused with a little water.
• Make sure you have enough ashtrays in order they do not over flow.
• Do not leave a lit cigarette or pipe lying around.
• Stub cigarettes out properly.
• Make sure smoking materials are cold before emptying contents.
• Only smoke legal cigarettes.
• Educate service users never to empty ashtray contents into paper bins or bins with liners.
• Educate service users that smoking in bed whilst under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or if tired can have fatal consequences.
• Educate service users not to cover detectors in order to smoke.
• Landlords to consider flame retardant bedding or nightwear.
• Keep matches and lighters away from children.
• Never smoke if you are using oxygen
• If you use paraffin based emollient creams, ask for non-flammable alternatives.

 

• Did you know that:
•  The cigarette paper is designed to control the rate at which the cigarette burns.
• Chemicals in the paper ensure the cigarette continues to burn and does not extinguish on its own.
• The temperature of a cigarette while not being smoked runs 1112 degrees Fahrenheit in the center—and 752 degrees Fahrenheit on the sides of the cigarette.Read more : http://www.ehow.com/about_5544763_accidents-caused-smoking-cigarettes.html