On July 11th, 2019, there were new designs implemented for the safety of freezers. The birth of the new safety features for the freezer was implemented due to a campaign that took place against fire risk freezers. All the latest fridge designs were inspected and the devices with plastic designs were banned from being sold and produced. If the machines are already made before the law came in, the sellers still have a chance to sell them and it is not considered illegal. You should know the safety of your fridge because it is a device that is constantly on working mode.

1. Research work behind materials used for a freezer back safety

• Proper insulation to keep the refrigerator cool. This insulation material should be inflammable. Current materials used are metal, plastic, and aluminum laminate.
• Plastic is highly flammable and is not a great insulation material.
• Chilling and freezing tests should be done on every unit sold by the quality test and quality assurance team.
• A new code of conduct under the name Office for Product Safety and Standards which was passed in 2017 has been implemented. Fire testings and refrigerator backing are thoroughly tested before selling.
• After the new regulation was introduced in July, around 80 refrigeration units were tested from each franchise. If the refrigerator can withstand only a 30 seconds flame burst then the product is sealed as an unsafe product.

2. How to check your current refrigeration units?

• People in the country who already have a plastic back refrigerator are less likely to have a safety fire event because only 8% of products had a call back in 2018.
• It could not be a fire caused by refrigerator itself, but any other fire could spread through this plastic backing because they are not insulators of other kinds of fire.
• For freezer safety, you should check your current refrigeration units. Check reviews on that particular brand on the Internet as well as books, and advertisements.
• Technical specifications given by these journals, articles and research papers on freezer safety can be of great help to check if the particular unit has to be returned or replaced.
• Check the tools mentioned in the freezer safety review section and check the tools used for your unit.
• If your refrigeration unit comes under the top unsafe units to buy reviews, research papers or journals, then there is no harm in removing it soon out of your house.

3. Tips to freezer and refrigerator safety

• Cross-check with the appliance manual to check the distance between the backside of the refrigerator and wall or door.
• Make sure there are no obstructions for airflow at the back of the refrigerator.
• Make sure the area near the vent is always clean.
• Check for grease, dust web build-up around the refrigerator.
• Keep a tab on the freezer’s temperature.
• Avoid the use of extension plus for the freezer safety of cords.
• Always place a heat alarm in the kitchen area to check an increase in temperature.
• Do not defrost your refrigerator with tools like knife, screwdrivers, blades, ax, among other tools.
• Check for room size, if the kitchen is small and you have a big refrigerator there is a huge chance of heating up.