WARNING:
Please read carefully and thoroughly.
• Australian Standard AS 1670.6 states the purpose of
installing smoke alarms is to provide early warning of a
potentially life threatening condition and provide the
maximum possible exit time.
• Smoke alarms have sensing limitations. Ionisation sensing
alarms may detect invisible fire particles (associated with
fast flaming fires) sooner than photoelectric alarms.
Photoelectric sensing alarms may detect visible fire
particles (associated with slow smouldering fires) sooner
than ionisation alarms. Home fires develop in different
ways and are often unpredictable.
For maximum
protection, both ionisation and photoelectric alarms
should be installed.
• A battery powered alarm must have a battery of the
specified type, in good condition and installed properly.
• AC powered alarms (without battery backup) will not
operate if the AC power has been cut off, such as by an
electrical fire or an open fuse.
• Smoke alarms must be tested regularly to make sure the
batteries and the alarm circuits are in good operating
condition.
• Smoke alarms cannot provide an alarm if smoke does not
reach the alarm. Therefore, smoke alarms may not sense
fires starting in chimneys, walls, on roofs, on the other
side of a closed door or on a different floor.
• If the alarm is located outside the bedroom or on a
different floor, it may not wake up a sound sleeper.
• The use of alcohol or drugs may also impair oneʼs ability
to hear the smoke alarm. For maximum protection, a
smoke alarm should be installed in each sleeping area on
every level of a home.
• Although smoke alarms can help save lives by providing
an early warning of a fire, they are not a substitute for an
insurance policy. Home owners, landlords and tenants
should have adequate insurance to protect their lives and
property.
* There are situations where a smoke alarm may not be
effective enough to protect against fire. For instance:
a) smoking in bed
b) leaving children home alone
c) cleaning with flammable liquids such as gasoline
IMPORTANT:
This alarm is not designed to alert hearing
impaired individuals.
Fire Safety
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