9.3.3 Burns

Policies and Actions

 

1.

Guidance:

Develop or update policies on burn prevention, to cover for example the following points (32).

·       The placement of smoke alarms in all buildings.

·       Setting and enforcing regulations requiring fire-activated sprinklers in residential and non-residential buildings.

·       A set temperature of hot water for the prevention of scald burns.

·       The safety of cook-stoves in the domestic environment.

·       Child resistant lighters and flameretardant fabrics.

 

Sector principally involved in planning/ implementation:

Health, housing, other sectors

 

Level of implementation:

National

 

Instruments:

Regulation

 

ICHI code:

UAM.WJ.ZZ#ICD-11 NE2Z

Policy change in relation to design, construction and building products and technology of buildings, unspecified

Burns, unspecified

 

UAM.WI.ZZ#ICD-11 NE2Z

Restrictions through laws or standards in relation to design, construction and building products and technology of buildings, unspecified

Burns, unspecified

 

2.

Guidance:

Develop or update safety regulations to housing design and materials, including fire and electrical codes; develop or update industrial safety regulations (e.g. for products used in homes and other buildings such as schools, childcare settings and recreational facilities) (28, 31, 32).

 

Sector principally involved in planning/ implementation:

Housing, industry, health, other sectors

 

Level of implementation:

National

 

Instruments:

Regulation

 

ICHI code:

UAL.WJ.ZZ&VCC#ICD-11 NE2Z

Policy change in relation to design, construction and building products and technology of buildings for private use

Home safety behaviours

Burns, unspecified

 

UAL.WI.ZZ&VCC#ICD-11 NE2Z

Restrictions through laws or standards in relation to design, construction and building products and technology of buildings for private use

Home safety behaviours

Burns, unspecified

 

3.

Guidance:

Increase safety of construction materials, heating and lighting equipment at homes and public buildings such as schools, child-care settings and recreational facilities, and household materials such as upholstered furniture and mattresses (28).

 

Sector principally involved in planning/ implementation:

Housing, industry

 

Level of implementation:

National, community

 

Instruments:

Infrastructure, technology and built environment

 

ICHI code:

UAL.TM.ZZ&VCC#ICD-11 NE2Z

Environmental modification in relation to design, construction and building products and technology of buildings for private use

Home safety behaviours

Burns, unspecified

 

Awareness raising and capacity building

 

4.

Guidance:

Raise awareness on risks of burning and preventive interventions, especially for parents, and provide fire safety education programmes and training of communities in first aid (32).

 

Sector principally involved in planning/ implementation:

Health, education

Level of implementation:

Community, national

Universal health coverage

 

Instruments:

Information, education and communication

 

ICHI code:

UAL.VB.ZZ&VCC#ICD-11 NE2Z

Raising awareness in relation to design, construction and building products and technology of buildings for private use

Home safety behaviours

Burns, unspecified

 

UAL.PM.ZZ&VCC#ICD-11 NE2Z

Education in relation to design, construction and building products and technology of buildings for private use

Home safety behaviours

Burns, unspecified

 

5.

Guidance:

Discourage storage of flammable substances at home, schools and childcare settings, and promote the use of safe lamps and cook-stoves (28).

 

Sector principally involved in planning/ implementation:

Environment, health

 

Level of implementation:

Community, national

Universal health coverage

 

Instruments:

Information,  education and communication

 

ICHI code:

UAL.VB.ZZ&VCC#ICD-11 NE2Z

Raising awareness in relation to design, construction and building products and technology of buildings for private use

Home safety behaviours

Burns, unspecified

 

6.

Guidance:

Promote safer cooking practices in the domestic environment by enclosing fires and using safer cook-stoves. This may include installing cook-stove guards, and by separating cooking from living areas (28, 32).

 

Sector principally involved in planning/ implementation:

Health, housing

 

Level of implementation:

Community, national

Universal health coverage

 

Instruments:

Information, education and communication

 

ICHI code:

UAL.TM.ZZ&VCC#CPC Class 4482#ICD-11 NE2Z

Environmental modification in relation to design, construction an building products and technology of buildings for private use

Home safety behaviours

Domestic cooking and heating equipment, non-electric

Burns, unspecified

 

Selected tools:

·       WHO 2012: TEACH-VIP 2 (30) users’ manual

This is the second iteration of Training, Educating and Advancing Collaboration in Health on Violence and Injury Prevention (TEACH-VIP), a comprehensive injury prevention and control curriculum that has been developed through the efforts of WHO and a network of global injury prevention experts.

·       WHO/CDC 2001: Injury surveillance guidelines (24)

These are guidelines to assess data on injuries that will help to develop effective prevention strategies in countries.

·       WHO 2020: Global Burn Registry (33)

This registry is based upon a standardized data collection form developed by WHO and a global network of experts. Its aim is an improved, standardized and global data collection system of burns.