Home Safety

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Install smoke detectors throughout your home, at least one on every floor and outside bedrooms. Check them monthly to be sure they are working.
Every home should have a carbon monoxide detector installed.
Develop a fire escape plan and practice it so you’ll be prepared if an emergency does occur.
Put safety plugs that are not a choking hazard in all electrical outlets so your child can’t stick their finger or a toy into the holes.
Check your home for furniture with hard edges and sharp corners that could injure your child. You can buy cushioned cornerand edge-protectors that stick onto the furniture.
Test the stability of large pieces of furniture, such as floor lamps, bookshelves, and television stands. Deaths and injuries can occur when children climb onto, fall against, or pull themselves up on large pieces of furniture. It is very important to secure heavy or tall furniture to the wall so it cannot tip over.
If you need to open a window, use a window guard which will prevent a child from falling out.
Never put chairs, sofas, low tables, or anything else a child might climb on in front of a window.