The kotats are ignited and death accidents are alerted to incorrect usage

BySakura_chihaya

Although air conditioners and fan heaters have become widespread, it seems that some people use "kotatsu" as a heating appliance in winter, but in response to ignition accidents caused by incorrect usage etc., "NITE (Independent Administrative Agency Product Evaluation Technology Infrastructure Organization) "cautioned.

There are examples that lead to fatal accidents in some cases, so it might be a good opportunity to check if you are doing wrong usage.

Details are as below.
About prevention of a kotatsu accident (aroused)

According to the alert issued by NITE (National Evaluation and Technology Infrastructure Organization), among the product accident information notified to the NITE Product Safety Center of the same organization, electric kotatsu, kotatsu code, coal kotatsu, briquettes kotatsu , Accidents caused by "kotatsu" such as charcoal kotatsu seems to have occurred 179 cases during the five years from FY2005 to FY2009.

The damage situation was 22 cases of fatal accidents, 3 cases of serious injury accidents, 85 cases of "fire of one room or more", the number of deaths reached 27 people, of which 70 people over 70% It is said that it occupies.

Number of accidents not attributable to products out of 179 accidents that occurred during the five years from fiscal 2005 to fiscal 2009. It is concentrated in January and February, and the total number is 59. Incidentally, death / serious injury accidents are all "accidents not caused by products" or "unknown causes".


Damage situation. It seems necessary to be aware that not only death and serious injury accidents, but also many fires occurred.


The age bracket of the victim. It is still common in elderly people over 60 in the case of death.


As a typical example of "accidents not attributable to products", fire occurred as a result of the case where the futon was burned by pushing the quilt inside the electric kotatsu and drying as a result of putting clothes in the kotatsu Examples of cases where families passed away are cited and they are urged to pay attention to the following points.

◆ Electric Kotatsu
1. Do not dry clothes in the electric kotatsu
2. Take care not to place the chair, chair, top cover etc. close to the heater unit cover inside the electric kotatsu
3. Do not use the electric kotatsu power cord with the kotatsu underlay
4. Do not bend or twist the power cord of electric kotatsu
5. Do not modify or repair electric kotatsu and heater units, etc.
6. When you are away from home, turn off the electric kotatsu and unplug the power cord

◆ Coal kotatsu, briquettes kotatsu, charcoal kotatsu
1. Never dive in a kotatsu and ventilate the room because it may become carbon monoxide poisoning if it is used for a long time in the closed place
2. Do not put clothes etc inside the kotatsu or push the kotatsu futon
3. Turn off the kotatsu fire when you do not use it, or close the temperature control lever and open the futon's hem. When throwing out the ash, make sure that the fire has completely disappeared