Whether you’re buying foods, medicine, insecticide, chemicals – it’s always better to be safe than sorry.
For foods and medicine be wary of the expiration dates, and if you’re health conscious also the sugars, carbs, salt in it, etc
For chemicals, look for the hazard label, code, logo or picture. It will give you the proper warning on how to use, handle, dispose, etc.
How can we apply these knowledge?
Pls read the email I received a few days ago...
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This is a Home Safety incident that happened on 13th May 2011 in Pune, India ..
Incident:
A housewife died due to burns sustained in the kitchen. Her husband too hospitalized for injury/burn while trying to rescue her.
What happened:
The gas stove was on, cooking under process. The housewife observed some cockroaches near the sink and grabbed a can of insect repellent and sprayed it near the gas stove, which was on/burning.
As a result, an explosion happened and in no time the housewife was covered in flames, sustained 65% burns. Her husband rushed in, tried to extinguish the flames and his clothes too caught fire. The husband is still being hospitalized in the burns ward and still unaware that his wife has succumbed, dead on arrival.
Let us Learn:
Insect repellent and other pressurized cans contain Flammable Material.
Did the poor lady realise the hazard involved? Apparently not!