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Important Fire and Emergency Safety Information
Be prepared for fire emergencies:
Plan Your Escape
• Draw a floor plan of your home.
• Show two ways out of each room.
• Discuss escape routes with everyone in your home.
• Agree on an outside meeting place where you will gather after escaping.
Be Prepared
• Familiarize every member of the household with the sound of the smoke, CO
and heat alarms.
• Have everyone in the home memorize the fire department’s emergency
phone number.
• Instruct each person to call the emergency number from a neighbor’s
phone or a mobile phone used outside the home.
• Teach everyone to unlock and open all windows, and release security bars.
• Make sure security bars are equipped with quick-release devices.
• Keep exits clear and free from furniture and clutter.
Practice!
• Hold home fire and emergency drills at least twice a year.
Get Out and Stay Out
• Once you have escaped from a fire, do not go back inside for any reason.
• Make fire drills realistic by pretending some escape paths are blocked by
smoke or fire.
If you live in an apartment building
• Learn and practice your building’s evacuation plan.
• If you hear a fire or CO alarm, react immediately.
• Know the location of all building exits and fire alarm boxes.
• Use the stairs ... never use an elevator during a fire.
• If exits are locked or blocked, report the problem to your building’s
management.
Escape Tips
• Close doors behind you as you escape to slow the spread of fire and smoke.
• If you have to escape through smoke, crawl on your hands and knees, keeping
your head one to two feet above the floor, where the air will be clearest.
• Test the doorknob and spaces around the door with the back of your hand. If
the door is warm, try another escape route. If the door is cool, open it slowly.
Close it quickly if smoke pours through.
WARNING! Limitations of CO alarms
Wireless CO alarms have been proven to be both effective and reliable, but
they may not be effective under all conditions. No alarm design can offer total
protection of life and property. A CO alarm is not a substitute for an adequate
homeowner’s property insurance or life insurance policy.
WARNING - This product is intended for use in ordinary indoor locations of family
living units. It is not designed to measure compliance with Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (OSHA) commercial or industrial standards.
CO alarms will not work without a source of power. The alarm will not operate
and the alarm will not sound if the battery has died or the alarm has been
deactivated.
CAUTION - This alarm will only indicate the presence of carbon monoxide gas at
the sensor. Carbon monoxide gas may be present in other areas of the home.
Radio communication between alarm units may fail to take place if significant
changes to the home have occurred since installation and testing. Moving
large objects such as a refrigerator or metal cabinet could impede alarm radio
performance.
Alarm warning signals may not be heard. A deep sleeper, hearing-impaired
person, young child or someone impaired by drugs or alcohol may not awaken
in response to an alarm activation. This can occur even when an alarm is located
inside the individual’s bedroom. Be sure emergency exit drills are practiced that
take this possibility into account.
CO alarms may not always activate and provide early enough warning. A CO
alarm will only activate when it is maintained in working order and sufficient
amounts of CO gas reaches the unit.
Individuals with medical problems may consider using warning devices which
provide audible and visual signals for carbon monoxide concentrations under
30ppm.
This device is designed to protect individuals from the acute effects of carbon
monoxide exposure. It will not fully safeguard individuals with specific medical
conditions. If in doubt consult a medical practitioner.
WARNING - The installation of CO alarms should not be used as a substitute for
proper installation, use, and maintenance of fuel-burning appliances, including
appropriate ventilation and exhaust systems.
CO ALARMS CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL NEVER SUFFER ANY ILLNESS
OR INJURY FROM EXPOSURE TO CARBON MONOXIDE GAS.
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