Tips around the home
Tips around the home
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Fire safe behaviour is reliant on the awareness of risk and knowing what to do to reduce the risk. Adequate supervision and positive role modelling for young children is very important. Parents and carers can help reduce this risk by controlling or removing possible fire hazards around the home.
Safety tips for the kitchen
• Keep children out of the kitchen when cooking, or educate them on the dangers of hot surfaces
• Separate children from hot foods and liquids
• Water can still burn up to 30 minutes after boiling
• Beware of cords that hang down below the bench level as they can be grabbed
• Use non-slip tablemats instead of tablecloths
• Never drink hot drinks with the child on your lap
Safety tips for the bathroom
• General home hot water temperatures should be around 50oC
• Always use cold water first and last
• Never leave children alone in the bathroom. If you have to answer the door or telephone take the child with you
• Keep the door shut when the bathroom is not being used
• Swirl water to mix hot and cold water – this helps prevent hot spots in the bath
• Test the water with a thermometer first. The ideal temperature should be between 36oC and 38oC
Product safety
Bathroom
Bathmats
Bath thermometers
Cabinet locks
Tap caps
Toilet locks
Kitchen
Cabinet locks
Fire blankets
Magnetic lock sets
Multi-purpose latches
Oven locks
Stove guards
Stove and knob covers
General household
Cord wind ups
Fire extinguishers
Magnetic lock
Multi-purpose latches
Outlet covers
Protection strips for doors
Security gates
Smoke alarms
VCR / DVD locks