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FIRE SAFETY sa FIRE ALARM sa FIRE ESCAPE sa FIRE EXTINGUISHER sa FIRE SPRINKLER sa TEXTILE FIREPROOFING xx HEALTH & SAFETY Flammables cabinet. Storage unit made from thick plywood is designed to hold flammable paints and solvents and reduce the chance of fire. Preventing boat fires and what to do if a fire errupts. What to do if you wake up smelling smoke. How to survive a house fire. Fire prevention tips and what to do in case of fire. Fire safety for the home workshop. Formula for fireproofing ordinary clothing. Everyday automation projects include schematics and parts lists. (1) Overriding an automatic sprinkler control under freezing conditions. (2) Shut down heating and cooling system in case of fire to prevent spread of smoke. (3) Turning outside lights on at dusk and off at midnight. Accident-proof your home. Checklist helps you find and correct safety hazards. How to protect your family from fire. Tips on finding and correcting fire hazards. Fire protection. Know what to do to save your family if fire strikes. Tip on drying oil-soaked rags before discarding in the trash to avoid spontaneous combustion. Tip on using diammonium phosphate to make cedar shakes more fire resistant. Fire-resistant details. Studying the houses that survived the 1993 Laguna Beach fire storm yields lessons in building to withstand the heat. Preventing house fires. Knowing where fires commonly start can help builders to avoid tragedy during construction and even after the job is finished. Tip on keeping airborne sawdust away from the open flame of a gas hot water heater. Advice on what is required in the way of wall covering, ceiling covering, and doors to make a room "fire resistant" for periods of 1 or 2 hours. Dangers of spontaneous combustion from any rag that has stain or finish material on it. Advice on handling such rags. Tips on things to do to decrease the likelihood of a home fire. Fighting fire on the home front. What is available in sprinkler systems, alarms, building materials, etc. to help prevent house fires. Installing a fire-safe door between an attached garage and living space. Protecting your family from home fires. Some tips. Fire safety update. Includes 10 fire-safety tips. Fighting a home fire with planning and products. A look at what's new in smoke detectors, flame retardant sprays and a fire escape ladder. Firescaping. Ways to landscape to protect a house and garden from brush fires. Includes list of plants with reduced oil content, an ability to hold moisture and that produce minimal litter. List of native California trees, shrubs, vines, herbs, perennials and groundcovers that can reduce wildfire hazards. Fire is no fun. Some simple inspections to help avoid aircraft fires. Coping with an automobile fire. How you can prevent chimney fires. A smokejumper's guide to fighting and preventing wildfires. Includes information on securing your home and your property against fires. Chimney fires. Looks at chimney design, chimney cleaning, and what to do if a chimney fire does occur. Home fire protection. Advice on smoke detectors, building a fold-down fire escape ladder, fire extinguishers, etc. Home fire-prevention advice. A description of how spontaneous combustion can ignite rags or towels soaked with a drying oil (linseed oil, tung oil, and oil-based varnishes and paints) and the precautions to take to avoid a fire. What to do in case of a chimney fire. Tips on proper disposal of rags soaked with drying oils (linseed, tung, oil-based finishes) to prevent spontaneous combustion. What to do if there's a chimney fire. Tip on making a metal waste can for oily finish rags. Advice on the proper use and disposal of combustibles to help prevent a workshop fire. Tips on keeping your car from experiencing a fire. Fire protection for the automotive garage. A list of plants that are drought tolerant and fire resistant. Includes plants that are highly flammable and shouldn't be planted in fire-hazard areas. Planting and clearing for fire safety in brushy hillside areas. Steps to take to protect a home against brushfire. Chart shows flammability of 15 roofing materials. Living in wildfire country. Steps that homeowners should take to make a house easier to defend and more likely to survive a wildfire. Also offers suggestions on landscaping and on ways to protect wood roofs. Landscaping for wildfire safety in the West. Includes a list of general rules for establishing a safe landscape and reminders on necessary regular maintenance. Simple strategies to save your workshop from fire. Oil-finish common sense. How to safely handle materials that could spontaneously catch fire. Make a timer-controller outlet box (extension cord) for use with tools that heat up (hot-melt glue gun, soldering iron, ...) to prevent accidental fires. Tip on reducing the fire hazard of oily rags. Fire prevention in the woodworking shop. Fire safety tips for mobile homes. | |||||||||
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