| 1) Install working smoke detectors on each floor and in the basement. |
| 2) Install cabron monoxide detectors with audible alarms near sleeping areas. |
| 3) Check furnaces and fireplace flues with each seasonal change. |
| 4) Place fire extinguishers in all areas with open flames. |
| 5) Set the temperature of your hot water heater at 120 degrees or lower. Check with your management if you have no control. |
| 6) When cooking, keep handles on cookware turned inward. |
| 7) If you use a space heater, make sure it is unobstructed, and not used in the bedroom or nursery. |
| 8) Keep matches and lighters out of reach of children. |
| 9) Store household cleaners only in the original containers and out of reach of children. |
| 10) Use cabinet latches. |
| 11) Store chemicals our of reach of children. |
| 12) Many plants are toxic. Check with local poison control. |
| 13) Install child-proof latches on cabinets. |
| 14) Equip windows with stops to maintain small openings. |
| 15) No window opening should be wider than four inches. |
| 16) Make sure all rugs are slip proof. |
| 17) Do not use infant walkes with wheels. Think bouncers! |
| 18) Keep cribs and beds of small children away from windows. |
| 19) Cribs should have bars no more than 2-3/8 inches apart so that children should not be able to entrap their heads. |
| 20) Crib matresses should be firm and snug fitting. |
| 21) Do not leave small children unattended in a tub or near any body of water. |
| 22) Do not use latex balloons areound small children. |
| 23) Make sure someone in your home knows C.P.R. |
| 24) Choose toy chests carefully. Heavy lids can fall and injure or trap a child. |
| 25) Keep hair dryer, curling irons and other electric appliances away from sinks, bathtubs and toilets. |
| 26) Use covers for electrical plugs less than three feet from the floor. |
| 27) Keep curling irons out of reach of small children. |
| 28) Keep power tools, yard tools and lawn mowers out of reach of small children. |
| 29) Automatic garage doors should have a mechanism to automatically re-open when striking an obstruction |