1. Prevent creation of the hazard in the first place:
Not allowing the manufacture of hazardous gas and kerosene stoves.
2. Reduce the amount of hazard brought into being:
Require that safety features be present in these stoves to prevent burst injuries and burns.
3. Prevent release of the hazard that already exists:
Prevent manufacture of ground level stoves that can be less easily toppled over.
4. Modify the release of the hazard:
Promote the use of flame retardant fabrics to reduce burning rates.
5. Separate in time or space:
Use cooking units that children cannot reach or keep children out of the kitchen when cooking.
6. Separate with a physical barrier:
Use insulated firewalls in buildings.
7. Modify basic relevant qualities of the hazard:
Eliminate use of liquid kerosene in stoves.
8. Make what is to be protected more resistant to damage from hazard:
Improved general health condition of South Asian women, allowing for improved immunity to fight secondary bacterial infections from stove related burns.
9. First aid and emergency response:
Improve availability of first aid and emergency response teams for burn victims.
10. Stabilize, repair, and rehabilitate the object of the damage:
Improved access to burn centers, rehabilitation and community support.
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