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INNOVATION IN NOT ALWAYS ABOUT INVENTING SOMETHING

NEW, SOMETIMES ITS ABOUT ADDING VALUE TO WHAT ALREADY

EXISTS.

SO HOW CAN WE ADD VALUE TO A

MATCHBOX?

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ONE WAY OF ADDING VALUE TO A MATCHBOX WOULD BE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF OUR MATCHSTICKS POURING TO THE GROUND EACH TIME WE FORGET WHICH SIDE IS THE RIGHT WAY UP.

THIS CAN BE EMBARASSING, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU OFFER TO LIGHT SOMEONES CIGARETTE OR WHEN YOU’RE

COOKING… I CAN THINK OF SO MANY OTHER WAYS THIS PROBLEM MIGHT HAVE EMBARASSED US.


SO WHAT IS THE SOLUTION?


SOLUTIONI BELIEVE WE CAN USE SIMPLE SIGNS TO INDICATE

THE RIGHT WAY UP (GREEN) AND THE RIGHT WAY DOWN [RED].


PLACING THE LUMINESCENT MARKERS ON A MATCHBOX SOLVES THE PROBLEM OF HAVING OUR MATCHSTICKS SPILLING OVER WHEN WE OPEN THEM IN THE WRONG WAY.

CUSTOMERS WILL FEEL THE ADDED VALUE OF A MATCHBOX MANUFACTURER THAT IMPROVES THE USABILITY OF ITS PRODUCTS.

THE SECOND SECTION PRESENTS A CHEAP, EASILY IMPLIMENTABLE AND SAFE IDEA ON HOW TO PREVENT

FIRES WHILE USING MATCHSTICKS.


ARE THERE ANY RISKS ATTACHED TO LIGHTING A MATCHSTICK?


WHAT DO YOU DO AFTER YOU LIGHT A MATCH?

DO YOU JUST THROW THEM TO THE GROUND ? DO YOU JUST TUSS THEM INTO YOUR BIN?

OR


RISKS ATTACHED TO LIGHTING A MATCHSTICK

• IF NOT EXTINGUISHED PROPERLY MATCHES FLARE UP AGAIN WHEN DROPPED IN BINS OR ON THE

GROUND. BURST FLAMES ARE LIKELY ( APPROXIMATELY 1/10 TIMES) TO DEVELOP IF DROPPED ON

FLAMMABLE MATERIALS AND ACCELERANTS (DAEID, 2004, P.27). SOME OF THE HAZARDS ATTRIBUTED

TO FIRES CAUSED BY MATCHSTICKS ARE:

• LOSS OF LIFE. CHILDREN ARE MORE AT RISK TO FIRES CAUSED BY MATCHSTICKS (EAST SIDE FIRE

DEPARTMENT, 2016; THE CITY OF MARSHALL TEXAS, 2016; GOVERNMENT OF WEST SUSSEX, 2016).

• LOSS OF PROPERTY (DAEID, 2004, P.27-28; EAST SIDE FIRE DEPARTMENT, 2016).

• ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (DAEID, 2004, P.28).


SOLUTION : STEPS TO RISK MITIGATION


WHEN WE DO NOT HAVE AN ASHTRAY , WE COULD

FORM THE HABIT OF PLACING OUR BURNT- OUT

MATCHSTICKS IN AN EMPTY MATCHBOX.

WE CAN TAKE THIS A STEP FURTHER BY PLACING AN

EMPTY SMALLER MATCHBOX INTO A BIGGER MATCHBOX,

AND THEN DROP OUR USED MATCHSTICK(s) INTO THE

SMALLER MATCHBOX.



DEVELOPING THE HABIT OF PLACING THE SMALLER MATCHBOX – FILLED WITH BURNT-OUT MATCHSTICKS - INTO

THE LARGER MATCHBOX, SAVES YOU FROM MISPLACING THE SMALLER MATCHBOX AND AT THE SAME TIME

OFFERS YOU A CLEAN AND EASY WAY TO TEMPORARILY STORE AND CARRY USED MATCHSTICSKS.



AFTER SOME TIME, THE SMALLER MATCHBOX WOULD GET FILLED UP WITH BURNT-OUT MATCHSTICKS . THIS

TIME-LAG GIVES YOU THE ASSURANCE THAT YOUR USED MATCHSTICKS ARE SAFE FOR DISPOSAL AND ARE LESS

LIKELY TO BE A SOURCE OF COMBUSTION.



THE DESCRIBED METHOD OF MATCHSTICK DISPOSAL IS SAFE, EFFICIENT, EASILY REUSABLE AND COST EFFECTIVE. I BELIEVE

THAT LEARNING NEW WAYS TO ADD VALUE TO OUR LIVES IS A CONTINUOUS PROCESS THAT REQUIRES CONTINUOUS

DEVELOPMENT. I HOPE THAT THESE IDEAS BECOMES AN ACCEPTED NORM. THANK YOU FOR PARTCIPATING AND SHARING

THESE IDEAS.

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REFERENCES


Daeid, N. N., 2004. Fire Investigation, s.l.: CRC Press.East Side Fire Department, 2016. Matches & Lighters. [Online] Available at: http://www.esfd.org/index.php/facts-and-safety-tips/fire-safety/matches-lighters[Accessed 25 02 2016 ].Government of West Sussex , 2016. Fire Prevention Handbook. [Online] Available at: https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/media/2174/fire_prevention_handbook.pdf[Accessed 25 2 2016].The City of Marshall Texas, 2016 . Fire Safety Tips. [Online] Available at: http://www.marshalltexas.net/residents/fire-safety-tips[Accessed 25 02 2016].

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