Fire Prevention Measures Dos and Don’ts

Dos

·         Practice good housekeeping.

·         Empty all garbage dumps regularly

·         Combustible materials are to be stored properly only in required quantity.

·         Keep heat producing item and other materials away from each other

·         Keep emergency telephone numbers near telephone

·         Maintain firefighting equipment in working condition

·         Shout for assistance “Fire… Fire… Fire” in case of outbreak of fire. At the same time, try to extinguish it.

·         Activate the nearest fire alarm

Don’ts

·         Do not panic. Remain calm. Act wisely to put off fire.

·         Do not use lifts (elevators). Always use staircases.

·         Do not go to the site of fire to pick up your belongings until you are permitted to do so or until you realise and the expert fire brigades confirm that there is no further danger.

Fire Safety Slogans

·        Accident brings tears, fire safety brings cheers

·        Carelessness is the biggest cause of fire

·        Duty without fire safety brings fatality

·        Electrical safety leads to fire safety

·        Ensure fire safety, save life save property

·        Fire destruction is one man's job; fire prevention is every body's job

·        Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

·        Fire Kills, You can prevent it

·        Fire prevention is better option

·        Fire Prevention. Do it for Life

·        Fire safety goes Danger grows

·        Fire safety on, accidents gone

·        Fire the Friend, Fire the Foe

·        Kill Fire before it kills you

·        Know fire safety, no pain, no fire safety, know pain

·        Know the roots of fire safety- enjoy the fruits of duty

·        Learn not to burn

·        Never trust Fire

·        Think of fire before it starts

·        Uncontrolled fire knows no frontiers

Constitution of the Seventh Pay Commission

On 25 September 2013, Central Government of India approved the constitution of the Seventh Pay Commission.

The recommendations of this Commission are likely to be implemented w. e. f. 01 January 2016.

It will benefit about fifty lakh Central Government Employees and about 30 lakh pensioners.

The fourth Pay Commission was implemented with effect from 01 January 1986, the fifth from 01 January 1996 and the sixth from 01 January 2006.

DA hike 10 percent

On 20 September 2013, the Indian Union Cabinet approved a double digit increase in DA from 80 % to 90 % w. e. f. 01 July 2013. This benefits fifty lakh Central Government employees and thirty lakh Central Government pensioners. Central Government employees and its pensioners became entitled to the hike in DA/ DR @ 90% of their basic pay. The two digit increase in dearness allowance earlier was in September 2010.

Prevention of Theft of Vehicles

Keep vehicles locked even when parked in your house compound. Don't park vehicles outside of the compound wall of your house.

While going out for shopping or any other purpose, park your vehicle in the vehicles parking lot or the place where there is a lot of people passing, good lighting or CCTV is available.
 
Equip your vehicle with an alarm and positively set it every time you exit the vehicle.
In case of theft of your vehicle, inform local police at the earliest.
 
 If you want to buy a used vehicle, compare the Registration number, Engine number and Chassis number with its RC book.
 
If you happen to notice an unattended or unknown vehicle parked for a day or more, inform local police.

Thieves steal by diverting attention

Attention Diversion:

Some one withdrew large amount from bank and kept the cash bag with him in his car. At traffic signal a stranger told him that his car’s rear tyre was found deflated. He came out leaving the cash bag in his car, checked and found the tyre was alright. Meanwhile, another person stole the cash bag from the car and fled away. Don’t alight from vehicle immediately after you are told some problem in the car.

Someone will divert your attention by throwing small currency notes on the floor and will ask you whether they belong to you. Don’t get your attention diverted if you have valuables with you.

Whenever you withdraw huge amount from bank, take someone with you.

Someone will approach you with a story that one of his relatives is admitted to hospital and he is likely to get money from someone. He will say that he is in need of a bank account number to get the money. He will request your bank account number.  This is only a start. Later you will lose your deposited money. Don’t get cheated.

If you stop your car and leave unattended for some times, midway of your long journey for any reason, someone may open your car dickey and steal.

Home Diversion Burglary

One burglar will approach occupant of a house as a stranger and divert his attention. Meanwhile another burglar by hiding himself will enter the house and steal all valuables.

Someone will approach some house and request drinking water or permission to use toilet. Later he will escape with valuables.

Keep any unknown person outside the home. Let the door remain under lock.

Natural Body Scrubber

Angular gourd when fully matured and dried will have its central core in the form of a cross woven network. This can be used while taking a bath (Peerkangai netru). After applying soap to our body, it can be used to clean our skin by making it wet in water and rubbing gently on our skin.

This natural skin cleanser was available in abundance for free of cost. Now it is sold in shops for Rs.3 to 5.