technology has led to high levels of security environments where we live, but despite this, we always hear about serious accidents and fatalities, unfortunately, due to faulty equipment. It is estimated that 80% of household accidents is due to carbon monoxide.
This deadly gas has chemical and physical qualities that make it even more dangerous because it is odorless and painless in the sense that the primary cause loss of consciousness and then death. Survivors reported in the most severe cases brain damage.
This deadly gas has chemical and physical qualities that make it even more dangerous because it is odorless and painless in the sense that the primary cause loss of consciousness and then death. Survivors reported in the most severe cases brain damage.
law and technical regulations say clearly what are the criteria to be followed during the installation of any installation, be it gas, water, electricity or heating. And the equipment that says EC before being put strict controls on the market following approval. At this point remain dance in two cases: one is the fatality that occurs very rarely, the other we are installers, who too often do not fully know the rules or attended short training courses. Then we run into people who too often are improvised technicians, workers sent into the fray with little experience in construction, testing is not performed. Remember first that in case of accidents is configured for both the installer and the occupant of the apartment incident, the crime of responsibility and in the worst case of attempted manslaughter (or manslaughter) the attempted murder through negligence (or negligent killing) that provide rather severe fines and penalties. But is there a way to defend yourself from all this: The DM January 22 2008 n ° 37 art. 3 shows which firms are qualified for installation of a specific plant (see art. 1). So I suggest you follow these steps:
- Before starting work, for which certification is required pursuant to Ministerial Decree 37/08, ask a business profile of the company contacted, or you can request it yourself by going to the Chamber of Commerce and presented in the company's tax information (name, VAT).
- Check also the "Social Security Compliance" by the request of DURC (Document of Social Security) that will ensure that the company is regular with INAIL and INPS, so you are familiar with even the regularity of the employees of the firm.
- At the conclusion of the company is obliged to issue the "Declaration of Conformity" filling in the form corresponding to the MD 37/08 and its annexes where required and must declare that you have made all the tests required.
If you want to avoid mistakes I recommend you contact a technician to entrust the job of "Director of Works" and "Head of Security" released from any liability civil or criminal.
maintenance of
Like your car, your home also needs to make the cut. For example, the law obliges the tenant to the heating of a flat (apartment dwellers, not the owner) to have performed the periodic inspection of gas appliances. But if you read well the Declaration of Conformity issued by the installer, quotes a very precise:
DISCLAIMS
any liability for accidents to persons or property resulting from tampering with the system part of
third or to lack of maintenance or repair.
So, in case of an accident if it were found to be tampered (for tampering means any work performed by unqualified personnel under DM 37/08) or a lack of maintenance, the only the tenant remains liable for the accident of the system, ie you.
few tips for your safety:
- Track and inform all tenants of the place where you live, the general location of shutoff valves for gas, water and electricity, which in an emergency you can reach easily and as quickly as possible. Periodically make sure the proper operation of eavesdropping devices, as follows:
- Press the T (test) on the breaker (or fuse) on the electrical panel if the device does not shoot, do it immediately replace
- Open and shut off valves for water and gas. If the maneuver is defective (levers drive blocked) or inefficient (leaky valve or not close) leaks immediately replace
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- If you've never done, you do an audit of all facilities the dwelling where he resides and where do you correct all the differences found.
- Make check within the time frame required by law, your boiler like all gas appliances in the home where you reside, including those fuels other than gas
- You can do a periodic inspection of the seal plants, making you submit a declaration of compliance for the intervention and conducted on the test report.
- Each operation performed on the plants to them for certification, must be followed by the release of Declaration of Conformity pursuant to MD 37/08.
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