4EATON CORPORATION BR003010EN“Fire and water, they are good servants, but bad masters.“Roger L‘EstrangeEven today, fire poses a great threat to people and their belongings. Fortunately, the consistent use of technical aids can reduce the risk of fire and its effects. Thank goodness for smoke detectorsA good example of successful risk mitigation is the increased use of smoke detectors, which has reduced the number of annual deaths by fire in Germany over the past 15 years from over 800 to around 400 victims. Smoke detectors enable people in hazard zones to recognize the danger within the critical 2- to 4-minute time window after fire onset, during which the residents can evacuate to safety relatively unharmed. Smoke inhalation is the first negative health effect of fires and can often be fatal which is why it is classified as one of the main fire threats. Consequently, all federal states in Germany have already decided on the mandatory use of smoke detectors.Increased risk of firePeopleDifficult conditions of evacuation due to:• Mobility of people• Number of people• Special locations Items• Combustible materials - Storage - Processing• Combustible construction materials• Assets and goods of significant valueHidden fire hazards ...The task: reducing the risk of fireCombustiblematerialIgnitionsourceOxygen Conditions for a fire
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