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Tribune News Network
Doha
THE Ministry of Interior (MoI) has issued tips for the residents of Qatar to follow during the Holy Month of Ramadan to help ensure their safety at home, workplace, market and on roads.
The MoI has urged residents to ensure availability of functioning fire extinguishers in houses and workplaces and have the knowledge of its best use, have safe electrical and gas connections and not leave cooking pans on the stove for a long period without surveillance.
The MoI has further advised residents to switch off the stove immediately after cooking, switch on the exhaust fan, monitor children in kitchen and be on alert while cooking.
As for traffic safety measures, the ministry has urged drivers to strictly follow all traffic rules and regulations and not to over speed especially before iftar, not to park vehicles wrongly in front of Masjids during the night prayer, not to occupy parking dedicated to special needs people, to give way for the emergency vehicles and to guarantee safety of pedestrians.
The MoI has instructed heavy vehicle drivers to follow the no entry timings to the prohibited areas.
The MoI has advised residents to start early before the iftar time as most accidents take place during that hour.
It has cautioned residents against allowing children to play on the internal roads of residential areas, especially during night time to avert a mishap, requesting them to allow children to play only in designated areas.
The MoI has urged motorists to avoid wrong parking of vehicles obstructing traffic movement particularly during the night prayer Taraweeh, mid night prayer and iftar gatherings.
The MoI has also urged pedestrians to ensure that the road is completely free from vehicles from both sides before crossing the road.
Furthermore, the MoI has advised residents to avoid last day shopping for Ramadan and Eid to avoid heavy rush. It has also urged motorists to be extra cautious during Garangao night when children will be walking around residential areas to collect sweets and gifts offered by neighbours.
The MoI has alerted residents against food poisoning, asking them to check the validity of canned, frozen or preserved foodstuff and also make sure that there are no changes in the smell, colour or texture of the stuff.
The MoI has urged residents to ensure that the foodstuff are kept in a clean and closed place or in the refrigerator even when they dine out.
For, kitchen fire protection, the MoI suggests ventilating the place by opening all doors and windows to eliminate or reduce concentration of the leaked gas rather than switching on the exhaust fan.
It advises use of soap foam for locating the leakage of the gas and not to use a burning matchstick near a gas cylinder to locate the place of leakage.
The MoI has also urged residents not to put on flowing dresses or nylon mixed wears while in kitchen.
In case of emergency, residents are advised to contact hotline no. 999. The hotline for the deaf is 992.
The MoI has urged residents to mention their address in detail including building number, street number and zone number.
Meanwhile, the MoI has urged residents to report begging to the Anti-Begging Section at Criminal Investigation Department on 2347444 / 33618627.
Doha
THE Ministry of Interior (MoI) has issued tips for the residents of Qatar to follow during the Holy Month of Ramadan to help ensure their safety at home, workplace, market and on roads.
The MoI has urged residents to ensure availability of functioning fire extinguishers in houses and workplaces and have the knowledge of its best use, have safe electrical and gas connections and not leave cooking pans on the stove for a long period without surveillance.
The MoI has further advised residents to switch off the stove immediately after cooking, switch on the exhaust fan, monitor children in kitchen and be on alert while cooking.
As for traffic safety measures, the ministry has urged drivers to strictly follow all traffic rules and regulations and not to over speed especially before iftar, not to park vehicles wrongly in front of Masjids during the night prayer, not to occupy parking dedicated to special needs people, to give way for the emergency vehicles and to guarantee safety of pedestrians.
The MoI has instructed heavy vehicle drivers to follow the no entry timings to the prohibited areas.
The MoI has advised residents to start early before the iftar time as most accidents take place during that hour.
It has cautioned residents against allowing children to play on the internal roads of residential areas, especially during night time to avert a mishap, requesting them to allow children to play only in designated areas.
The MoI has urged motorists to avoid wrong parking of vehicles obstructing traffic movement particularly during the night prayer Taraweeh, mid night prayer and iftar gatherings.
The MoI has also urged pedestrians to ensure that the road is completely free from vehicles from both sides before crossing the road.
Furthermore, the MoI has advised residents to avoid last day shopping for Ramadan and Eid to avoid heavy rush. It has also urged motorists to be extra cautious during Garangao night when children will be walking around residential areas to collect sweets and gifts offered by neighbours.
The MoI has alerted residents against food poisoning, asking them to check the validity of canned, frozen or preserved foodstuff and also make sure that there are no changes in the smell, colour or texture of the stuff.
The MoI has urged residents to ensure that the foodstuff are kept in a clean and closed place or in the refrigerator even when they dine out.
For, kitchen fire protection, the MoI suggests ventilating the place by opening all doors and windows to eliminate or reduce concentration of the leaked gas rather than switching on the exhaust fan.
It advises use of soap foam for locating the leakage of the gas and not to use a burning matchstick near a gas cylinder to locate the place of leakage.
The MoI has also urged residents not to put on flowing dresses or nylon mixed wears while in kitchen.
In case of emergency, residents are advised to contact hotline no. 999. The hotline for the deaf is 992.
The MoI has urged residents to mention their address in detail including building number, street number and zone number.
Meanwhile, the MoI has urged residents to report begging to the Anti-Begging Section at Criminal Investigation Department on 2347444 / 33618627.
