Diwali 2008 Crackers – Safety Measures and Precautions

Posted on September 5, 2008 in Latest News

Fireworks are the important things in joyful Diwali or Deepavali. No one can imagine a Diwali without crackers. As crackers are important on Diwali, the safety measures are also important to make the festival safest and happiest. There is a list of Do’s and Don’ts which make your Diwali sparkling.

Store Crackers Safely:
Keep the crackers in a closed box, out of reach of children and animals. Keep them away from all the sources of heat.

Wear Cotton Clothes:
Don’t wear loose clothes which can catch fire easily. Long dresses are also unsafe. Wearing cotton clothes prevents you from fire.

Light one at a time:
Light one cracker at a time. Lighting more than one cracker at a time may confuse you and there is a possibility for an unfortunate incident.

Keep Children Away:
When you light the crackers, keep the children away. Make sure that when children light the crackers, even one adult is there with them.

Safegaurd Your Ears: Hearing the constant sound of crackers above 85 dB may harm your inner ear. Make sure that you give yourself a break every 15 minutes. Wear cotton swabs in your ears for safety.

In unavoidable cases wear noise control devices such as noise attenuators or noise cancelling headphones and mufflers to safegaurd yourself from hazardous sounds.

List of Do’s and Don’ts:

Do’s:

Purchase fireworks from an authorized or licensed fireworks agency or shop
Store the fireworks in a closed container
Keep the fireworks away from the sources of heat and also keep them away from toddlers
Organize a community to handle the fireworks rather than individual handling of crackers
Use a long candle or ‘Phooljhari’ to ignite fireworks
Maintain the distance between your body and the crackers
Always keep a bucket of water. In case of any injury, water can serve you better

What To Do – In case of Injury (Injury Management):

In case of any burn or cut, splash tap water on the burn until the burning sensation reduces
In case of finger or toe burns, try to separate them with dry and sterile dressings and take the victim to the hospital
See weather the victim is taking breath properly or not. If not, open the airway of victim. If necessary , start rescue breathing
Cover the area of the burn with a moist and sterile bandage. Don’t use blanket or towel to cover the burn
Take the victim to hospital as soon as possible for proper medication.

Don’ts:

Don’t light crackers while holding them
Don’t ignite crackers in a crowdy, congested and narrow places
Don’t ignite the crackers inside the house
Don’t allow the children to ignite the crackers without an elder accompanying with them
Don’t keep the crackers in a tin or in a bottle for an extra sound effect
Don’t examine un-burst crackers. Leave them and ignite a new one

A Happy and Safe Diwali

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6 Responses to “Diwali 2008 Crackers – Safety Measures and Precautions”

NewssyLee Says:
September 5th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
Thanks to you
Khushboo Says:
October 14th, 2008 at 9:18 am
Please can you tell us about eco friendly crackers and where to find them in Kolkata, India.
Eugene Says:
October 22nd, 2008 at 11:54 pm
Nice article. Thanks. Eugene
JagdeeshKumarS Says:
October 25th, 2008 at 5:30 am
Why don’t we say no to crackers?

There are lot of children being used for manufacturing crackers in sivakasi!
pushkar soni Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
how are u wish u very very happy depawali
Lynda Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
Good post.

Diwali 2008 Crackers – Safety Measures and Precautions

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