A Safe Home

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