Child Safety

Article by: New Jersey Home , Magazine Ads A New Decorating Idea Inspector Michael Del Greco

Child Safety

Submitted by: Michael Del Greco
Accurate Inspections, Inc

Safety measures for every room:
Install child-resistant covers on all electrical outlets.
Keep dangerous chemicals out of children\'s reach.
For strings and ribbons, follow the six-inch rule.
Always use a safety , Urban Farming Even in Quakertown Pa belt on your baby when she is sitting in a bouncy seat or a swing.
Shorten curtain and blind cords.
Place furniture , Some Practical Ideas For Designing You Own Landscape well away from windows. , Garden Gnomes to add whimsey to your garden
Use corner bumpers on furniture , How to Select the Proper Pond Pump and fireplace-hearth edges.
Place houseplants , Native Trees and Plants For Adams County, PA out of children\'s reach.
Know the names of all plants , Re-Define What "Clean" Means for You and Your Home in case a child eats one of them.
Keep cigarettes, matches, and lighters out of children\'s reach.
Safeguard heating and gas , Pruning Basics systems against accidents.
Be sure that furnaces, fireplaces, wood-burning stoves, space heaters, and gas , Tips on Planting the Eastern White Pine appliances are vented properly.
Place screened barriers around fireplaces, radiators, and portable space heaters.
Install carbon-monoxide (CO) alarms outside , How to Select the Proper Pond Pump bedrooms to help prevent CO poisoning.
Install smoke alarms outside , How to Select the Proper Pond Pump each bedroom and on every level of your home. , Plants For Establishing a Hedge in Newtown Township Pa.
Remove the plastic , Baby Quilts – Traditional or With A Twist end caps on doorstops or replace the stops with a one-piece design , Decorating around the garden to prevent choking.
Consider placing plastic , Front Load Washers – some facts before purchase Part 2 guards along the hinge side of frequently used interior doors , Plants For Establishing a Hedge in Newtown Township Pa. to prevent the doors , Locating Flower Delivery Services in Los Angeles from pinching fingers.
Safety-proof windows , 10 Types of Hammers...Which One Is Right For You? and fire , How To Attract Hummingbirds exits.
Make a fire , Front Load Washers – some facts before purchase Part 2 evacuation plan , Mini Roses Are Going To Change The Look Of Your Home and practice fire , Soil Basics - Creating Fertile, Healthy Soil escape routes at least twice a year.
Keep firearms and ammunition safely locked away.
Secure unsteady furnishings.
Avoid household water , The Bathroom…The Forgotten Area Of Your Home? hazards.
Test homes , What is the Right Plant and Where Do I Put It? built before 1978 for lead paint. , Bonsai Tree care
Learn first aid , Pruning Basics and CPR.

Hallways and staircases:
Avoid dark hallways and rugs , COMPUTER COURTESY that slip.
Safety-proof stairs.
If possible, install carpeting on stairways to protect from falls. , Easy Tips On How To Care For Your Plants

Kids\' rooms:
Position your child\'s crib away from all drapery, electrical cords, and windows. , What Makes a Hammock a Quality Hammock?
Make sure the crib meets national safety , Planning Next Year's Garden standards.
Make sure the mattress fits snugly.
Be sure the crib sheet fits snugly.
If you use a crib bumper, make sure it\'s firm (not fluffy) and secured tightly with at least six ties.
Remove mobiles and other hanging toys from the crib as soon as your child can reach up and touch them.
Place infants under one year on their backs to sleep.
Never use an electric , Re-Define What "Clean" Means for You and Your Home blanket in the bed , Choosing the Right Garden Furniture or crib of a small child or infant.
Place night-lights at least three feet away from the crib, bedding, , Caring for a Living Christmas Tree and draperies to prevent fires. , How to plan and successfully grow your tulip garden.
Always use a safety , Learn Some Feng Shui Guidelines For Your Children's Room belt on your infant when you have her on a changing table, and never leave her unattended.
Provide padding for falls. , Plants For Establishing a Hedge in Newtown Township Pa.
Check age labels for appropriate toys.
Be vigilant about choking hazards.
Use side railings for children just getting used to \"big kid\" beds. , Be An Exhibitionist: How to Show Your Roses
If bedrooms are on second or third stories, be sure to have a fire-escape ladder in each room. , How to plan and successfully grow your tulip garden.

Bathroom:
Put a lock , Real Estate Investing: Beware Of "Subject To" Promises on the medicine cabinet.
To prevent poisoning, lock , COMPUTER COURTESY away all vitamins and medicines.
Install toilet-lid locks , Real Estate Investing: Beware Of "Subject To" Promises to prevent drowning.
Lower the household water , Easy Tips On How To Care For Your Plants temperature.
Always test the water , Garden Gnomes to add whimsey to your garden first before bathing a child.
Make sure bathtubs and showers , Planning Next Year's Garden aren\'t slippery.
Use electrical appliances carefully.
Install ground-fault circuit interrupters on outlets near sinks and bathtubs.
Never leave a young child alone in the bathroom. , The Benefits of Luxury Duvet Covers

Kitchen:
Keep knives, cleaning supplies, and plastic , Plants For Establishing a Hedge in Newtown Township Pa. bags out of children\'s reach.
To avoid fires , Caring for a Living Christmas Tree and burns, never leave cooking food , Keep Your Home Happier unattended.
If stove knobs are easily accessible to children, use protective covers to prevent kids from turning them.
Teach your kids how to , Alarm Controls Are The Brain Of Your Security System, Use Yo respond to fire. , Garden Sculpture & Garden Fountains in Roman Gardens
When they\'re not in use, unplug electrical appliances.
Replace any frayed cords and wires.
Keep chairs , How to plan and successfully grow your tulip garden. and step stools away from counters and the stove.
Keep activated charcoal (helps absorb some poisons) and syrup of ipecac (used to induce vomiting) on hand.
Beware of foods , What is the Right Plant and Where Do I Put It? that children can choke on.

Yard:
Store tools, , Replace the White Birch With River Birches In The Warrington Pa. Area garden, , How to Select the Proper Pond Pump and lawn-care equipment and supplies in a locked closet or shed. , Septic System Maintenance Secrets
Don\'t use a power mower , Learn Some Feng Shui Guidelines For Your Children's Room to cut the lawn , How to Select the Proper Pond Pump when young children are around.
Don\'t allow children to play on a treated lawn , Common Garden Flower Diseases for at least 48 hours following an application of a fertilizer or a pesticide.
Know the types of trees , Emerald Green Arborvitae for Sellersville Pa. on the property , Keep Your Home Happier in the event children ingest berries, leaves, or other plant , How to Select the Proper Pond Pump life.
If you have a swimming pool, install a fence (with an automatic childproof gate) that separates the house , Real Estate Investing: Beware Of "Subject To" Promises from the pool.
When you barbecue outdoors, , Septic System Maintenance Secrets never leave kids unattended around the grill.
Store propane grills where children cannot reach the knobs.

Other resources for childproofing your home:
To find outlet covers, cord shorteners, cabinet latches, and toilet-lid locks, , Common Garden Flower Diseases check with your local , Tips on Planting the Eastern White Pine hardware store.
For consumer-product and home-safety information, , Front Load Washers – some facts before purchase Part 2 contact the U.S. Consumer Product , Common Garden Flower Diseases Safety Commission.
For details about child and home , Build a Rain Garden safety, contact the National Safe , Caring for a Living Christmas Tree Kids Campaign.
For information , What is the Right Plant and Where Do I Put It? about child lead poisoning, read the \"Lead Hazard Information\" pamphlet from the department of Housing and Urban Development.
For information , Garden Gnomes to add whimsey to your garden about safe , Bonsai Tree care drinking water, , Build a Rain Garden contact the Environmental , Vegetable Gardens & Organic Matter Protection Agency\'s Office of Water. , Learn Some Feng Shui Guidelines For Your Children's Room

Information provided by Michael Del Greco, New Jersey Home , Selling Your Own – Pet Issues Inspector Lic. GI 0121, American Society of Home , Build a Rain Garden Inspectors Member 102273, Pesident of Accurate Inspections, Inc. A West Paterson New Jersey Home , Summer Heathers Inspection firm.

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