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EVERYONEISRESPONSIBLEFORSAFETY
Youandyourfellowtenantsformthecommunityinyourbuilding.Eachofyouhasaparttoplayinkeepingthecommunitysafe.Makesureyouknowthesafetyandsecurityproceduresforyourbuildingandthatyoufollowthem.
Ifitisprovedthatatenantputstheirownoranothertenant’ssafetyatrisk,thenlegalactionwillbetaken.Thiscouldleadtothecancellationoftheirleaseagreementwiththelandlord.
Youareresponsibleforthesecurityofyourownpossessions
Makesurethatyourpossessionsinyourpropertyaresafeandsecure.ItisnottheLandlord’sresponsibilitytokeepyourpossessionssafe.Herearesomethingsyoucando:
- makesurethatyoulockyourpropertywheneveryougoout;
- ifyougoawayforlongperiodstellaneighbour,orthesecuritycompany;
- keepyourvaluablepossessionsinasafeplace,wheretheycannotbeseenbycasualpassers-by.
Beingagoodneighbourinvolves:
- keepingthecommonareasclean,quietsafe
- showingconsiderationtoothertenantsandtheirproperty(forexample,beingcarefulaboutotherpeople’scarsintheparkinglotandtheirwashingontheline,notdroppinglitterinthebuilding)
- notmakinganoiselateatnightorveryearlyinthemorning
- makingsureyourchildrenfollowthesamerulesthatyoudo -evenwhentheyareplayingsomewhereinthebuildingwhereyoucan’tseethem
- respectingapolicyofnon-discriminationandtreatingallneighbourswiththesameconsiderationwhichyouwouldlikethemtoshowtowardsyou.
FIRESAFETY- BUILDINGS
Fireprecautions
Forthesafetyofalltenantsandtheprotectionofproperty,everypossibleprecautionmustbetakentopreventfires.
- Noparaffin,petrol,fueloranyhighlyinflammablematerial(thatcancatchfireandburneasily)isallowedtobeusedorstoredonthepremises
- Fire-fightingequipmentisprovidedinstrategicplacesthroughoutthebuilding
- Makesureyouknowwheretofindthisequipmentandhowtouseit
- Makesureyouknowwheretheemergencyexitsare
Fire-fightingequipmentmustonlybeusedifthereisafire.Thereisapenaltyfortheillegaluseoffire-fightingequipment.
Whatyoucandoifthereisafire
Ifthereisafireinyourpropertyoranyotherpartofthebuilding:
- usethefire-fightingequipmenttotryandputthefireout -butdonottrythisifitputsyourselforanyoneelseindanger
- moveanyitemsormaterialsthatcancatchfireeasilyawayfromthearea(ifpossible)
- switchoffanyelectricalequipmentnearthefire(ifpossible)
- helpothertenantstogetoutofthearea
EVACUATINGTHEBUILDING
Ifthereisafire,everyonemusttrytokeepcalmandleavethebuildingasquicklyaspossible.Usetheemergencystairsandexits.Donotusethelifts
ACCIDENTPREVENTIONINTHEHOME
Manyaccidentshappeninthehome -thispageshowssomeofthedangersthatcanbeavoided.Aswellastakingprecautionstopreventaccidents,itisveryimportantthatyouhaveanemergencyplanandknowwhatyoucandoifthereisanaccidentinyourpropertyoranywhereelseinoraroundyourbuilding.
Childrenleftaloneinthehomecanveryeasilyhaveaccidents,evenifyouthinkyourhouseissafe.Rememberthatchildrenliketoexploreandcanhurtthemselvesinplacesthatmayseemsafeforadults.
Keepyourfamilysafeinthehome
- Toomanyappliancespluggedintooneplugpointcancauseafire
- Donotforgetpotscookingonthestove
- Frayedelectricalcords/wiresonappliancesaredangerous
- Donotputheatersnearblanketsorclothing -especiallyinwinter,peopletendtofallasleepandleaveheatersburning.Remembertoswitchoffheaterswhenyougotosleep
- Coveropenplugssosmallchildrencannotputtheirfingersorobjectsintothem
- Makesuretherearenowiresorelectricalcordswherechildrencantripoverthem
- Makesurethathandlesofpotsonthestovearewelloutofreach -turnthepotsothatthehandlesdonotfacetheedgesofthestoveandcannotbegrabbedbyachild.Placehotteaoutofayoungofayoungchild’sreach
- Makesureyouknowhowtousegasappliancesandstovessafely.Ifyouusegasmakesuretheroomhassomeventilation,likeanopenwindow
- Keepallmedicines,matches,cleaningmaterialsandhouseholdpoisonsoutofreachofchildren
- Donotleavesmallchildrenaloneinthebathornearabucketofwater -achildcandrownin30secondsinonly4cmofwater -andwithoutmakingasound.
SAFETYINAHIGHBUILDING
Beespeciallycarefulifyouliveinahighbuilding.
- Makesurechildrencannotfalldownstairsoroutofhighwindows
- Donotletchildrenplayonthefireescapes
- Teachchildrenhowtousetheliftsafely
Safetyoutside
Childrenoftenplayinpotentiallydangerousareas,suchastheparkinglot.
Driversmustbecarefulwhendrivingorparkingtheircars.Rememberthatbecausetheyaresmall,childrenareoftenhardtosee,soyouneedtobemorecautiousintheseareas.
Teachyourchildrentobeawareofcars.Teachthemhowtocrosstheroadandaboutthedangerareasintheparkinglotsofyourbuilding.
Whenyoutelephoneanemergencyservicefire,ambulanceorpolice:
- Trytogivetheemergencyservicesasmuchinformationaspossible,suchasexactlywhathappenedanddetailsofwhereyouare.Tellthemtheaddress -makesureyouknowwhichroadyourbuildingisin.
- Unlessyouknowwhatyouaredoing,waitfortheprofessionalstogetthere,donottrytoguesswhattodo.
- Trytostaycalm -itisdifficult,butrememberthatthepersonwhoisinjuredneedsyoutohelpthem.
SAVINGELECTRICITYWATER
Ifyouusewaterandelectricitycarefullyyoucansavemoney.
Someideasforsavingelectricity
- Stoves,heatersandgeysersusealotofelectricity -sousethemcarefully.Remembertoturnheatersoffwhenyougoout.Avoidusinganoventoheattheproperty -itwillusemoreelectricitythanaheater.Ageysershouldheatwatertoabout50-60°Cyouwillbewastingelectricityifthetemperatureissethigherthanthis.
- Useakettletoboilwater -itisquickeranduseslesselectricitythanboilingwateronthestove.Onlyboilasmuchwaterasyouneed.
- RemembertoswitchofftheTVwhennooneiswatchingit
- Turnofflightsifyouleavetheproperty
- Usepotsandpanswithpropertybottomssotheymakeclosecontactwiththestoveplateandcanheatupfaster.Puttinglidsonpansalsohelpstocookthefoodfaster.
- Waituntilawashingmachineordishwasherisfullbeforeswitchingiton -onefullloadwilluselesselectricitythantwoormoresmallerloads.
- Uselesshotwater -havesmallerbathsoruseashower
- Ifyougoawayformorethan24hours,remembertoswitchoffyourgeyser.
Electricityismadefromburningcoalinpowerstations.Thiscausesairpollution.Savingelectricityhelpstoreduceairpollution -andsoprotectsourhealthandourenvironment.
Whichappliancesusemoreelectricity?
Someappliancesusemoreelectricitythanothers.Knowinghowmuchelectricitydifferentapplieancesusecanhelpyoutocontrolyourelectricitycosts.
Low High
Stove
Geyser
Oven
Heater
Fridge
Kettle
Television
Lightbulb
Budgetingforyourelectricitybill
Youcanworkoutroughlyhowmuchyourelectricitybillwillbeifyouknow:
- howmuchelectricitydifferentappliancesuse;
- howlongyouusetheappliancesfor.
Remember:yourelectricitybillswillbehigherinwinterwhenyouneedmoreelectricityforheatingthaninsummer.
Workingouthowmuchelectricityitcoststorunanapplianceforonehour
Electricityismeasuredinwattsandkilowatts -thereare1000wattsinakilowatt.Lookunderneathoratthebackoftheapplianceforthenumberofwattsituses.
Forexample:anironuses1500wattsperhour,thisequals1.5kilowatts(movingthepoint3spacestotheleftchangeswattstokilowatts).Tofindouthowmuchitcoststousetheironfortwohours:Multiplythenumberofkilowattsbythecostofoneunitofelectricity,thenmultiplyby2(forthenumberofhoursused).Example:Ifthecostofelectricityis37.25centsperunit,tousetheironfor2hourswillcost: 1.5x37.25x2=111.75cents(orR11.17)
Someappliancessaveelectricitybyswitchingthemselvesonandoffduringtheday.Forexample,ageyserisnormallyonforaboutthreehoursadayandofffortherestoftheday.
Someideasforsavingwater
- Don’tleavethetaprunningwhenbrushingyourteethorshaving.
- Fixdrippingtapsandleakingwaterpipes -reportthemtoyourPortfolioManagerorchangethewasher.
- Ashoweruseslesswaterthanadeepbath.
- Soakdishesandpotsbeforewashinginsteadofscrubbingthemunderrunningwater.
- Rundishwashersorwashingmachinesonlywhentheyarefull.Ifpossible,useeconomycycles.
- Useabroomtocleanoutsidepavedareassuchasverandasandparkingareas,notahose-pipe.
- Useabuckettocleanyourcar.Ifpossiblereusehouseholdwaterwhenyoucleanyourcar.
- Bathwatercanbereusedtowaterplantsortowashoutsideareas.
- Donotwateryourgardeninfullsun
- Whenwateringagarden,waterthebottomoftheplants,nottheleavesorpathways.
MillionsofpeopleinSouthAfricadonothaveaccesstoadequatesuppliesofcleandrinkingwater -weshouldnotwasteit.
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