Outdoor Environments would like to wish you a very happy holiday weekend!
If you’re having guests for the weekend, here are some last minute safety tips from the Home Safety Council:
- Check the lights over all stairways, hallways, porches and entries to ensure all bulbs are working and are bright enough.
- Stick to the maximum safe wattage, which is printed inside the fixture.
- Put non-slip strips or rubber mat in all tubs and showers.
- Place nightlights inside bathrooms and in the hallways leading to them.
- If your guests will include a baby or toddler, get safety gates. Place them at the tops and bottoms of stairways.
- If you have an attached garage and/or fuel-burning heat or appliances, you need a carbon monoxide (CO) detector. Install one on every level of your home, especially near the bedrooms.
- Look for products in your home that have these words on the label: “Caution,” “Warning,” “Danger,” “Poison” or “Keep Out of Reach of Children.” Lock these products away.
- Put emergency numbers by every phone. These include 9-1-1 and the National Poison Control Hotline 1-800-222-1222.
- Stay in the kitchen when anything is cooking on the stove.
- Matches and lighters can be deadly in the hands of children. Keep all matches and lighters in a safe, locked place.
- If you light candles, make sure there is an adult in the room. Blow them out before you leave the room or go to sleep.
- Make sure there is at least one smoke alarm on every level of your home.
- Push the test button to make sure all smoke alarms work.
- If you have not put a new battery in each alarm yet this year, do it now.
- Keep hot drinks away from the edge of tables and counters. Do not use tablecloths or placemats because young children can pull them down.
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