A Safe Home Home is a place to feel safe and secure. To reduce the risk of unintentional home injuries, empower yourself by taking actions to make your home safe.
Prevent Falls:
- Have bright lights over stairs and steps on landings.
- Have handrails on both sides of steps and stairs.
- Use a ladder for climbing instead of a stool or furniture.
- Use baby gates at the top and bottom of the stairs if babies or toddlers live in, or visit, your home.
Prevent Poisonings:
- Use medications carefully. Follow the directions. Use child resistant caps.
- Lock poisons, cleaners, medications and all dangerous items in a place where children and pets can’t reach them.
- Keep all cleaners in original containers.
- Install carbon monoxide detectors near sleeping areas. If someone takes poison, call the Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222.
Prevent Fires & Burns:
- Have working smoke alarms.
- Stay by the stove when cooking.
- Keep space heaters at least three feet away from anything that can burn. Turn them off when you leave the room or go to sleep.
- If you smoke, quit! If you haven’t quit, smoke outside, use a deep ashtray and fill with water before emptying. Lock matches and lighters away from children. NEVER smoke in bed.
- Don’t leave candles unattended.
"Carelessness doesn't bounce, it shatters." Jule Hartman