Safety checklist

• 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.

• 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)

• 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.

This is not a complete checklist. See the safety document for more tips.

For more detailed information about falls, fires and burns, poisonings, suffocation, firearms, drowning, electricity, toys, and recreational activities, please see recommendations by the National Safety Council at www.nsc.org.