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Get Rid Of Household Hazards

Posted: 6/8/2011

Protect your children and pets by using only cordless window products.

(NAPSI)--Make safety a priority in your home when you clean. Here are tips to help:

Living Room/Dining Room

• Secure all bookcases, shelving and heavy furniture. Place heavier items on lower shelves and in bottom drawers.

• Many houseplants are poisonous and pots are heavy, so keep them out of reach of little hands.

• Use plug protectors for all unused wall outlets.

Bathroom

• To prevent bathwater scalds, set the thermostat of your hot water heater no higher than 120 degrees F. It takes just three seconds for a child to sustain a third degree burn at 140 degrees F.

• Always request child-resistant packaging for medicine, but go a step further by making sure medicine cabinets are locked at all times. Even items that may seem harmless can be dangerous to a child.

Kitchen

• Keep sharp knives and other utensils well out of reach and make sure that knife blades are pointing down when placed in a dishwasher’s cutlery basket.

• When cooking, always use the back burners, turn pot handles toward the back of the stove and keep hot foods and liquids away from young children.

• And make sure microwaves are out of reach of children as well; the vast majority of microwave burns among children are serious scald burns.

Bedroom

• Make sure cribs are properly assembled and meet current safety standards, and that crib mattresses fit snugly.

• According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, infants and young children can die from accidentally strangling in window cords. The Window Covering Safety Council reminds parents and caregivers of potential window-cord dangers and urges them to make the right choice and use only cordless window products in homes with young children. Owners and renters should replace all corded window coverings made before 2001 with today’s safer products. Visit www.windowcoverings.org for a free retrofit kit or call (800) 506-4636.

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