ϭϵ
6 - SAFETY
tZE/E'
'ĂƐůŽŐƉĞůůĞƚƵŶŝƚƐŐĞƚŚŽƚǁŚĞŶŝŶƵƐĞ
ŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJ ŽǁŶĞƌƐŵƵƐƚ ĂĐƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƉƌĞĐĂƵƟŽŶ
ĂŶĚŬĞĞƉĂƚĂĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJŬĞĞƉĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ
ƚŚĞĞůĚĞƌůLJĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐƉĞĐŝĂů
ƐƵƉĞƌǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ƉĞƚƐ ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ
ĮƌĞƉůĂĐĞǁŚĞŶŝƚŝƐŝŶƵƐĞ
DĂŬĞ ƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ Žƌ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ
ĂƌĞŶŽƚ ĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŽǁ ƚŚĞ ĚĞǀŝĐĞ ǁŽƌŬƐ ĂƌĞ
ƐƵƉĞƌǀŝƐĞĚďLJƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚĞŶƚŚĞLJĂƌĞ
ŶĞĂƌƚŚĞĮƌĞƉůĂĐĞ
/Ŷ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚ ďƵƌŶƐ Žƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ Žƌ ŽƚŚĞƌ
ƉĞŽƉůĞĨƌŽŵĐŽŵŝŶŐŶĞĂƌƚŚĞĂƉƉůŝĂŶĐĞƵƐĞĂĮƌĞ
ŐƌŝůůĞŽƌƐĐƌĞĞŶ
ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ƌŝƐŬƐ ĂƌĞ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ǁŚĞŶ
ŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐ LJŽƵƌ ƐŽůŝĚ ĨƵĞů ƐƚŽǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĨƵĞů ŽĨ ĂŶLJ
ďƌĂŶĚ dŚĞ ƐĂŝĚ ƌŝƐŬƐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŵŝŶŝŵŝƐĞĚ ŝĨ ƚŚĞ
ŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚŝŶƚŚŝƐ
ŵĂŶƵĂůĂƌĞĨŽůůŽǁĞĚ
ͻ tŚĞŶ ŝŶƐƚĂůůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽǀĞ ŽďƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŚĞ
ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ ƐĂĨĞƚLJ ĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŽǀĞŶ ĂŶĚ
ĐŚŝŵŶĞLJ ĨƌŽŵ ĐŽŵďƵƐƟďůĞ ƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƐ ;ǁŽŽĚĞŶ
Žƌ ƉĂƉĞƌĞĚ ǁĂůůƐ ǁŽŽĚĞŶ ŇŽŽƌƐͿ ^ĂĨĞƚLJ
ĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ ŵƵƐƚ ďĞ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƚĞĚ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ůŝŶŝŶŐ
ŽŶǁĂůůƐŽƌŶĞĂƌďLJĂƌĞĂƐŵĂLJďĞĚĂŵĂŐĞĚ
ŽƌĚĞĨŽƌŵĞĚďLJƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞ;ǀĂƌŶŝƐŚƉĂŝŶƚ
WsͿ&ŝŐϲ
ͻ dŚĞ ďĂƐĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ LJŽƵĂƌĞ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝŶƐƚĂůů LJŽƵƌ
ŚĞĂƚĞƌ ŵƵƐƚ ďĞ ŇĂƚ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ Ă ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ
seat. The said base must also be capable of
ƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐƚŚĞǁĞŝŐŚƚŽĨƚŚĞŚĞĂƚĞƌdŚĞďĂƐĞ
must be built using heat resistant materials.
ͻ All the area around the heater should must be
heat resistant. If not, they must be protected
ďLJĮƌĞͲƉƌŽŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů
ͻ ƐŚƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĞŵƉƟĞĚŝŶƚŽĂŵĞƚĂůĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞƌ
ĂŶĚŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJƌĞŵŽǀĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŚŽƵƐĞ
ͻ ŽŶŽƚƵƐĞŇĂŵŵĂďůĞůŝƋƵŝĚƐƚŽůŝŐŚƚƚŚĞƐƚŽǀĞ
<ĞĞƉ ĂŶLJ ƚLJƉĞ ŽĨ ŇĂŵŵĂďůĞ ůŝƋƵŝĚ ;ƉĞƚƌŽů
ŐĂƐŽůŝŶĞ ĂůĐŽŚŽůͿ Ăƚ Ă ĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ
ĮƌĞƉůĂĐĞ
ͻ EĞǀĞƌ ƵƐĞ ĐŽĂů Žƌ ĨƵĞůƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ
ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ
product.
ͻ Periodically inspect the chimney and clean
ǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJůƐŽŝŶƐƉĞĐƚƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞŽĨ
ũŽŝŶƚƐŐůĂƐƐƐĐƌĞǁƐ
ͻ WƌŽƚĞĐƚ LJŽƵƌ ŚĂŶĚƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐůŽǀĞ Žƌ ŽƚŚĞƌ
ŝŶƐƵůĂƟŶŐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůďĞĐĂƵƐĞĚƵƌŝŶŐŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ
ƚŚĞŽƉĞŶŝŶŐĂŶĚĐůŽƐŝŶŐŚĂŶĚůĞǁŝůůďĞŚŽƚ
FIG. 6 - SAFETY DISTANCES