Smoking
If you're a smoker or you have a smoker living in your house, make sure you follow our advice to stay safe at home.
Advice for staying safe when smoking:
- Make sure your cigarette is fully extinguished
- Take extra care when you’re tired, taking any kind of drugs or if you have been drinking alcohol. It’s very easy to fall asleep while your cigarette is still burning
- Never smoke in bed - you could doze off and set your bed on fire
- Never leave lit cigarettes unattended - they can easily overbalance as they burn down
- Use a proper, heavy ashtray that can’t tip over easily and is made of a material that won’t burn
- Tap your ash into an ashtray, never a wastebasket containing other rubbish, and don’t let the ash or cigarette ends build up
- Use child safe matches or cigarette lighters and keep them safely out of the reach of children
- Fit and maintain a smoke alarm - a working smoke alarm can buy you valuable time to get out, stay out and call 999
Advice for staying safe when using refillable lighters:
- Never smoke while re-fuelling your refillable lighter
- Always refill your lighter in an open or well-ventilated space with sufficient air circulation
- Keep all butane containers away from any source of heat, spark, or direct sunlight
- Cool down the lighter to room temperature before refilling
- Keep it away from skin or clothes
- Any clothing that has come in contact with butane should be washed thoroughly
- Read and understand refilling instruction before refuelling your lighter
Using E-Cigarettes?
- Never leave e-cigarettes on charge unattended for long periods
- Do not mix components of different e-cigarettes
- Only use the charger supplied
- Make sure you purchase your e-cigarette from a reputable source
- Check the e-cigarette carries CE certification
- Test your smoke alarm regularly
- Contact Trading Standards over any e-cigarette safety concerns