澳大利亞消防呼吁及時更換煙霧報警器電池
據澳大利亞www.fire.qld.gov.au 2010年3月30日報道，4月1日俗稱愚人節，澳大利亞昆士蘭州消防救援服務中心提醒呼吁人們在4月1日更換家中煙霧報警器的電池，避免一些不必要的事故發生。據悉，五分之一的澳大利亞人會在其一生中經歷一場火災，而在煙霧報警器罷工的情況下，火災傷亡率將會提高百分之六十。要想從火災中逃生，人們必須意識到，只有正常工作的煙霧報警器才能提供必要的火災報警信號。昆士蘭消防救援服務中心的專員李·約翰遜呼吁人們，要經常清洗和測試家中的煙霧報警器，同時要經常更換煙霧報警器的電池。因為煙霧報警器擁有有失效日期，因此，要注意檢查煙霧報警器的是否在使用期并及時更換。?
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澳消防專家呼吁更換煙霧報警器電池
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????4月1日俗稱愚人節，昆士蘭州消防救援服務中心督促昆士蘭州的人們要及時更換煙霧報警器的電池，以免被認為是個傻瓜。
????緊急服務廳長尼爾羅伯茨說，人們必須記住只有正常工作的煙霧報警器才能挽救生命。
????“昆士蘭州消防救援服務（QFRS）呼吁大家不要做自欺欺人，并且在4月1日更換他們家中的煙霧報警器的電池。這項行動得到了Duracell的支持。”羅伯茨說。
“可悲的是，許多人的生命因為煙霧報警器的罷工而失去了。這使得更換煙霧報警器的電池與拯救親人的生命具有等同的意義。”
????“五分之一的澳大利亞人會在其一生中經歷一場火災，而在煙霧報警器罷工的情況下，火災傷亡率將會提高百分之六十。要想從火災中逃生，人們必須意識到，只有正常工作的煙霧報警器才能提供必要的火災報警信號。”
????“按照澳大利亞的法律，住宅中的煙霧報警器必須保持正常工作狀態，并且要按照澳大利亞的標準安裝，否則，將會因為違反安全規定而受到處罰。”
?羅伯茨說，州政府三年多前就訂立了相關法律，要求所有的家庭必須安裝一個煙霧報警器。
????“從那時以來，昆士蘭州，住宅中安裝煙霧報警器的比例一直保持上升的趨勢，從04年的72.6%上升到了08年度的百分之90.1。”他說。
????布萊政府還引入了回扣計劃，以此來補償昆士蘭州的耳聾者和聽力障礙者在購買包括閃光燈和枕頭振動器等火災報警器時的費用。
????“350多名的退還申請已獲得批準的日期，我鼓勵所有昆士蘭州的聽力受損者充分利用該項計劃的優勢。”
????羅伯茨先生說，他很震驚，因為很多的人在做飯導致發生一些意外的時候，他們往往誰采取關閉或拆除煙霧報警器的電池來阻止報警器報警。
????“這些選擇會導致致命的后果，而且這些人談到自己的安全和他們的親人的安全還不以為意。”他說。
????昆士蘭消防救援服務中心的專員李·約翰遜呼吁人們，要經常清洗和測試家中的煙霧報警器，同時要經常更換煙霧報警器的電池。
????“煙霧報警器應定期按下按測試按鈕來進行測試，至少每6個月要用真空吸塵器進行清洗或者擦拭。煙霧報警器有失效日期，因此，要注意檢查煙霧報警器的是否在使用期并及時更換。”約翰遜說。
????“當談到是租戶的責任時，定期清洗和測試煙霧報警器是承租人的責任。”他說。（編譯/慧聰消防網? 林曉）
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原文：
DON’T?BE?A?FOOL,?CHANGE?YOUR?SMOKE?ALARM?BATTERY
30/03/2010?2:50:03?PM
April?1?is?commonly?known?as?‘April?Fools?Day’,?but?Queensland?Fire?and?
Rescue?Service?is?urging?Queenslanders?to?avoid?being?labelled?a?fool?by?
changing?the?battery?in?their?smoke?alarms.?
Emergency?Services?Minister?Neil?Roberts?said?people?need?to?remember?only?
working?smoke?alarms?can?save?lives.?
“The?Queensland?Fire?and?Rescue?Service?(QFRS)?with?the?support?of?Duracell
?is?appealing?to?everyone?to?not?be?an?‘April?Fool’?and?change?their?smoke?
alarm?battery?on?April?1,”?Mr?Roberts?said.?
“Tragically?many?lives?are?lost?as?a?result?of?people?not?having?working?
smoke?alarms.?This?makes?the?cost?of?replacing?your?smoke?alarm?battery?as
valuable?as?saving?the?life?of?a?loved?one.?
“One?in?five?Australians?will?experience?a?house?fire?in?their?lifetime?and?
the?absence?of?a?smoke?alarm?can?increase?the?possibility?of?a?fatality?by?
60?per?cent.?To?escape?a?fire?people?need?to?be?awake?and?only?smoke?alarms
?in?working?order?can?provide?the?necessary?warning?signs.?
“It?is?illegal?to?not?have?a?working?smoke?alarm?which?meets?Australian?
standards?installed?in?your?home?and?penalties?apply?to?those?who?do?not?
comply?with?safety?regulations.”?
Mr?Roberts?said?the?State?Government?had?introduced?laws?more?than?three?
years?ago?which?require?all?homes?from?to?have?a?smoke?alarm.?
“Since?that?time?the?percentage?of?households?in?Queensland?with?an?
operational?smoke?alarm?installed?has?been?consistently?increasing?from?72.6?
per?cent?in?2004-05?to?90.1?per?cent?in?2008-09,”?he?said.?
“The?Bligh?Government?has?also?introduced?a?rebate?scheme?for?deaf?and?
hearing?impaired?people?in?Queensland?to?purchase?warning?systems?that?
includes?strobe?lights?and?pillow?shakers.?
“More?than?350?applications?for?the?rebate?have?been?approved?to?date?and?
I?would?encourage?all?Queenslanders?with?impaired?hearing?to?take?advantage
?of?the?scheme.”?
Mr?Roberts?said?he?was?also?alarmed?by?the?number?of?people?who?take?down?or
?remove?the?battery?from?their?smoke?alarm?when?it?was?accidentally?triggered
?by?cooking.?
“These?choices?can?have?a?deadly?consequence?and?it?is?important?people?are
?not?complacent?especially?when?it?comes?to?their?own?safety?and?the?safety?
of?their?loved?ones,”?he?said.?
Queensland?Fire?and?Rescue?Service?Commissioner?Lee?Johnson?said?cleaning?and
?testing?your?smoke?alarms?regularly?goes?hand?in?hand?with?replacing?the
?batteries.?
“Smoke?alarms?should?be?tested?regularly?by?pressing?the?test?button?and?
they?should?also?be?vacuumed?or?wiped?over?at?least?every?six?months.?Smoke?
alarms?have?an?expiry?date?and?it?is?important?this?is?checked?as?the?actual?
smoke?alarm?may?be?due?for?replacement,”?Mr?Johnson?said.?
“When?it?comes?to?rental?properties?it?is?the?tenant’s?responsibility?to?ensure
?they?regularly?clean?and?
test?their?smoke?alarm.”?