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Home Safety Checklist
- Are fueling-burning
space heaters and appliances properly installed and used?
- Are all
space heaters placed away from traffic? Are children and elderly
persons cautioned to keep their clothing away?
- Has the
family been cautioned not to use flammable liquids, like gasoline,
to start or freshen a fire (or for cleaning purposes)?
- Is the
fireplace equipped with a metal fire screen or heat-tempered
glass doors?
- Since
portable gas and oil heater in fireplaces use up oxygen as
they burn, do you provide proper ventilation when they are
in use?
- Are proper
clearances provided between space heaters and curtains, bedding,
furniture?
- Do you
stop members of your household from smoking in bed?
- Do you
check up after others to see that no cigarette butts are lodged
in upholstered furniture where they can smolder unseen at
night?
- Are matches
and lighters kept away from small children?
- Do you
dispose of smoking materials carefully (not in waste baskets)
and keep large, safe ashtrays wherever people smoke?
- Do you
have a qualified electrician install or extend your wiring?
- Are there
enough electrical outlets in every room and special circuits
for heavy-duty appliances such as space heaters and air conditioners?
- Are all
electrical cords out in the open—not run under rugs,
over hooks, or through door openings? Are they checked routinely
for wear?
- Is the
right size fuse in each socket in the fuse box and do you
replace a fuse with one the same size?
- Children
get burned climbing on the stove to reach an item overhead.
Do you store cookies, cereal, or other "bait," away
from the stove?
- Do you
keep your basement, closets, garage, and yard, clear of combustibles
like papers, cartons, old furniture, or old rags?
- Are gasoline
and other flammable liquids stored in safety cans (never glass
jugs, discarded bleach bottles, or other makeshift containers)
and away from heat, sparks, and children?
- Is paint
kept in tightly-closed metal containers?
- Are furnace,
stove, and smoke pipes far enough from combustible walls and
ceilings, and in good repair?
- Is the
heating equipment checked yearly by a serviceman?
- Is the
chimney cleaned and checked regularly?
- For safety
against chimney and other sparks, is the roof covering fire
retardant?
- Do all
your appliances carry the seal of a testing laboratory?
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