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6 tips to make your house safer
We all like to think our homes are a safe and secure
place to relax and enjoy time with our family. Even though we try to make our homes as safe as possible for our chil- dren, accidents and injuries can still occur in the home. Preventable injuries unfor- tunately happen more often than they should, and some occur because of hazards we may not even think of.
Summer is a great time for us to learn about differ- ent ways to make our homes safer for those we care about most. It is also a time for us to think about potential haz- ards in our homes and ways to prevent accidents and unintentional injuries from occurring. Keeping your family safe is a priority. Here are a few ideas to prevent accidents from occurring in
your home. The tips on this list are easy, inexpensive and can make your home safer in as little as a day.
CONVERT ALL CORDED WINDOW COVERINGS TO CORDLESS ALTERNATIVES
The Window Covering Safety Council recommends that parents and caregivers check for corded window coverings in all homes their child spends time in. Cord- ed window coverings pose a risk to small children, who can become accidentally entangled in the cord. It is best to use a cordless win- dow covering, or a window covering without an acces- sible cord. If you find your window coverings are cord- ed and purchase replace- ments, look for the Best for Kids label on the box of the
window coverings. This la- bel is present on the box of window coverings that have been tested by an indepen- dent third party and deemed safer for children than their corded counterparts.
PURCHASE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS FOR CABINETS
Some of your cabinets are where you store your ingre- dients to make your next home-cooked meal. Others are where you store poten- tially dangerous household cleaning objects.
Do not let your child have access to either. Purchase child safety locks to pre- vent messes and hazardous situations from occurring. Remember to store items like prescriptions in places children cannot reach, like high cabinets.
COVER ALL OPEN ELECTRICAL SOCKETS
If your child can crawl, they may become curious about objects around the house. Do not let them be- come curious around elec- trical sockets. Remember to purchase covers for any unused electrical sockets so children cannot place their hands in them. Additionally, tie down any cords that con- nect to an electrical socket from a household item, like a
television. Children may be- come curious about these cords and become acciden- tally entangled.
COVER SHARP OBJECTS AND EDGES ON FURNITURE
You can prevent an un- necessary injury to a child by covering corners on furniture, like coffee tables. Soft objects, such as tennis balls or foam pads, can be placed over these pieces of furniture to make them safer for children. If you have the budget, you can also replace this furniture with new items that do not have sharp or pointed corners.
TRASH CAN SAFETY
Young children can acci- dentally make their way into your trash can and ingest something they are not sup- posed to, or cut themselves on a sharp object, such as glass. You can prevent this by keeping your trash in a location a child cannot get into, such as a locked cabi- net, or by placing a locking lid that a child cannot open on the trash can.
CONSIDER USING
A TOY BOX WITHOUT A LID
A toy box is an easy way to make sure all your child’s favorite items are in one easy-to-find place. Howev- er, toy boxes with a lid can slam shut, potentially injur- ing your child’s hands, or even trapping a child inside. Remember to buy a toy box without a lid to prevent this. If your toy box does have a lid, make sure the lid is spring loaded, easy to open, and has holes in it.
For more childproof- ing tips check out WCSC’s safety blog.
This article is courtesy of Brandpoint.
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