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- Because of the varied causes of fire and flame injuries, diverse interventions are required which target those at highest risk: children, especially those living in poverty.
Therefore, to address this important public health problem the following recommendations are needed:
Legislation
- For the European Commission to adopt legislative measures that require smoke detectors to be installed in new and existing dwellings.
- For the European Commission to adopt legislative measures that require a safe pre-set temperature (54°C) for all water heaters and as a presetting on new water heaters.
- For Member States to amend building codes for new dwellings to require instalment of thermostatic mixing valves on all boilers or water heaters, as well as the use of fire-retardant housing materials.
- For the European Commission to enforce the use of child resistant cigarette lighters throughout Europe.
- For the European Commission to make selling fireworks to children under 18 years of age illegal in all Member States (presently only some countries have enacted this law).
- For the European Commission to implement mandatory flame retardant standards for mattresses, bedding, upholstered furniture and children’s clothing, which are environmentally friendly.
- For the European Commission to require all tobacco manufacturers in the European Union to sell reduced ignition propensity cigarettes.
This information has been taken from the Fact sheet on Burns and Scalds published by the Alliance in October 2006. This fact sheet is available here.
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