In the Philippines, LPG explosion has been ranked number 11 for causes of fire from 2008-2009. A total of 176 LPG explosions in 2008 and 126 in 2009. On 2010 LPG explosions has dropped to 80 but still ranked number 13 as indicated in the fire cause report by Bureau of Fire Protection, Investigation and Intelligence Division(BFP-IID). Half of the LPG fire -related cases in the Philippines from 2009-2010 were in the NCR region.
Records of the BFP and the LPG Industry Association(LPGIA) showed that 5 0ut of 10 tanks of liquefied petroleum gas in the market are defective and substandard.
But although the LPG tank has more benefits, it also poses danger to its users.
This is why the Bureau of Product Standards of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) stepped up efforts to advise the public of safety precautions, in cooperation with its authorized testing agency.
“Kailangang dumaan sa test ‘yung mga LPG para ma-ensure natin na kaya niyang i-handle ‘yung pressure nung LPG kapag ginagamit na siya sa household. ‘Yung pure LPG is walang amoy. So kaya nilalagyan ng foul odorant ‘yung mercaptan para malaman natin na nagli-leak na pala ‘yung LPG ,” said Ricky Catalan of Metal Industry Research and Development Center (MIRCD).
Safety tips
To ensure that the LPG tank you’re buying is safe and effective, follow these guidelines:
1. Buy LPG tanks only from authorized dealers. These dealers are required to post certificates and permits from the DTI and the Department of Energy (DOE).
2. Look for the product standard (PS) mark if the LPG tank is locally manufactured, or the import commodity clearance (ICC) mark if it is imported. This guarantees that the LPG tank has undergone safety and quality testing.
3. Check if the name of the original manufacturer is embossed on the collar of the tank. It should likewise contain the serial number and date of manufacture.
The manufacturing date is important because after 10 years, the LPG tank must be requalified to check if it is still safe to use. The tank should then bear the date of requalification. After that, the tank must be requalified every 5 years.
4. Verify if the seal of the LPG tank is original and intact.
5. Weigh the LPG tank in a DOE-required weighing scale found in the authorized dealer’s store to check if it weighs as claimed.
These safety tips can help keep your family safe. — Report from Winnie Cordero, ABS-CBN News
Better use Alvano Trio Cooktop
SAFETY
You may have heard of many unfortunate kitchen hazards in the news. Now with the induction cooker, these unfortunate events can be prevented. This has a cool stove top. The stove top hardly gets warm and is gentle to your hand even if you touch the stove top with your bare hand. You can forget about the days where you burned your fingers and worrying about your children in the kitchen.
Articles from http://theinductionsite.com/proandcon.shtml
Furthermore, because its energy is transferred only to relatively massive magnetic materials, you can turn an induction element to “maximum” and place your hand flat over it with no consequences whatever–it will not roast your non-ferrous hand! (Nor any rings or bracelets–the units all have sensors that detect how much ferrous metal is in the area that the magnetic field would occupy, and if it isn’t at least as much as a small pot, they don’t turn on.) And, while an element is actually working, all of its energy goes into the metal cooking vessel right over it–there is none left “floating around” to heat up anything else.
Moreover, gas–induction’s only real competition–has special risks of its own, not all of which are as well known as they perhaps should be. While the risk of a gas flame, even a pilot light, blowing out and allowing gas to escape into the house is relatively small, it does exist. But a much bigger concern is simply gas itself, even when everything is working “right”. Use any web search engine and enter the terms gas health risk cooking and see what you find (really: do try it right here); if, for example, you visit the Gascape web site, you may never again want to even enter a house with gas laid on (take some time to really poke around on this site–you may be shocked). And, of course, allcombustion releases toxic carbon monoxide.
articles from http://www.inductionstove.org/benefits.html
A major safety feature on the induction stove top is in the process of induction itself. Induction causes the vessel to become heated, and so when the cooking vessel is removed, you don’t have to worry about little hands getting burned if they touch a zone. Although the stovetop will be warm because of the heat transferred from the vessel to the zone, it will not be hot enough to cause harm. Plus, there is also the residual heat indicator which is basically a light that remains on when a cooking vessel has been removed but the zone is still warm.
With the pot recognition feature, zones are deactivated when they are not in use. Furthermore, zones cannot be accidently turned on or left on once a cooking vessel has been removed. Only a ferrous metal-based object of a specific weight and diameter can activate a zone, so even a hand with a metal ring cannot trigger it. Plus, due to the magnetic induction process, zones cannot be set off by non-magnetic kitchen items. For that reason, this is a safety feature as well as an economical one. Other safety features include a pan-overheat detection mode and a child-proof lockout.
ALVANO TRIO COOKTOP SAFETY DEVICES
Pot Sensor-automatically shut off when pot is removed.
Overheat Protection-when temperature is reached in the maximum pre-set temperature, it will automatically shut off so that it will not cause an empty firing.
High-Low Voltage Protection-when there is current fluctuation it will have a cut-off power, less than 170 volts and higher than 250 volts AC.
Automatic Off-when the unit is not in used for a period of time, main power will be cut off and you have to press the power button again.
view also https://alvanolife.wordpress.com/2012/01/08/alvano-induction-cooker/
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