Safety checklist

Alternative names

Checklist for safe homes

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How safe is your home? Use this checklist to test your home safety.

IN THE HOME

• Have smoke detectors and check the batteries regularly.
  
• Prevent falls from windows, stairs, furniture, and playground equipment.
  
• Keep household cleaners and medicines out of the reach of young children.
  
• Set the water heater no higher than 130 degrees Fahrenheit to prevent burns.
  
• Keep guns locked up and unloaded.
  

FAMILY MEMBERS

• Know escape routes from every room in the home.
  
• Know what to do in case of fire at home, at school, and elsewhere.
  
• Wear bike helmets when bicycling.
  
• Follow traffic laws when bicycling.
  
• Look both ways when crossing streets.
  
• Do not cross the street alone (young children).
  
• Supervise children when in or near water.
  
• Buckle seat belts (or ride in a car seat if under 40 pounds)
  

FIRST AID

• Know CPR and/or first aid techniques.
  
• Post emergency numbers near the telephone.
  
• Know how and when to call 911 or other emergency numbers.
  
• Keep a first aid kit available.