HomeSafetyStaySafeatHomeHomesafetyisanimportanttopicthatneedstobe“topofmind”ineveryhousehold.Learnandfollowimportantsafetytipstohelpkeepyourselfandyourfamilymembersassafeaspossibleatalltimes.HouseholdChemicalSafetyMosthomeshavecleaningsolutionsandotherhouseholdchemicalsthathavethepotentialtobeharmfultohumansand/orpetsifingestedorasaresultofexposure.HouseholdChemicalSafetyContinued•Keepallchemicalsolutionstightlysealed.•Donotremovechemicalsolutionsfromtheiroriginalcontainers.•Donotstorechemicalsinthesameareaswherefood,beveragesormedicineisstored.•Storechemicalsinasecureareathatcannotbeaccessedbychildrenorpets.•Keepthepoisoncontrolphonenumberhandyincaseofproblems:1-800-222-1222.•KeepMaterialSafetyDataSheets(MSDS)formsonhandforthechemicalsinyourhomesoyouknowwhattodoasaresultofexposure.•Manycanbeaccessedonlineathttp://hazard.com/msds/,http://www.msds.com/andhttp://www.msdssearch.com/.•IfyouneedMSDSformsthatyoucannotfind,contactthemanufacturer.FireSafetyEveryfamilyshouldbeconcernedaboutthedangersoffire.Takestepstomakesurethatyouarepreparedifsuchasituationoccurs.FireSafetyContinued•Installsmokedetectorsinyourkitchen,garage,allbedroomsandotherareasofthehomewhereappropriate,beingsuretheyareinstalledoneachlevelofyourhome.•Testsmokedetectorsregularlyandchangebatterieswhenyousettheclockforwardandbackeachspringandfall.•Placefireextinguishersinkeyareasthroughoutyourhome(kitchen,bedrooms,garage,otherareasasdictatedbyyourhabits)andensurethathouseholdmembersknowhowtousethem.•Establishafireevacuationplanandbesurethateveryoneinyourhouseholdknowswhatitis;practiceviaperiodicfiredrills.•Ifyouhaveatwo-orthree-storyhome,besurethatportablefireescapeladdersareaccessiblefromupstairsrooms.•Makesureyourstreetaddressisclearlyvisiblefromthestreetincasefirefighters(orotheremergencyserviceproviders)needtobeabletofindyourhome.FirePreventionItis,ofcourse,alsoimportant,totakestepstominimizetherisksoffireinyourhomebyfollowingappropriatefirepreventiontips.FirePreventionContinued•Donotleavethestove,oven,iron,grillorothersimilaritemsunattendedwhentheyareturnedon.•Avoidplacingspaceheatersorcandlesnearfabric,bedding,oranythingflammable.Keeptheseitemsawayfromareaswheretheycanbereachedorknockedoverbychildrenorpets.•Onlyusespaceheatersinareasthatareproperlyventilated.•Storematchesandlightersinsecureareasoutofreachofchildren.•Storefilledgasolinecontainers,firewoodandanyotherexplosiveorcombustibleitemsawayfromyourhomeorattachedgarage.•Haveyourheatingsystemandfireplaceservicedattheendofeachsummersoyoucanbesuretheyaresafetooperatebeforethetemperaturesdip.•Keepyouryardfreeofdeadvegetation,twigs,straw,leaves,etc.,astheseitemscanposefirerisks.•Besuretokeepthelidonyourtrashcanclosed.ElectricalSafetySafetyconcernsassociatedwithelectricityarerelatedtobothfiresafetyandpersonalsafety.Takecaretoavoidelectricalproblemsthatcouldresultinfiresorcauseinjurytomembersofyourhousehold.ElectricalSafetyContinued•Useextensioncordsonlyasdirected,beingcarefulnottoexceedrecommendedwattage•Donotplacepowercordsunderrugsorcoilthemupwhileinuse.•Makesurethatalloftheoutletsusedbyyourappliancesaregrounded.•Regularlycheckgroundfaultcircuitinterrupters(GFI)•Placecoversoverelectricaloutletsthatarenotinuse.•Nevercutoralterapluginordertogetittofitintoanelectricaloutlet.KitchenSafetyMostpeoplespendmoretimeinthekitchenthanin...
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