Kitchens & Bathrooms
- Install latches or locks on cabinet drawers and doors containing medicines, poisons and sharp or harmful objects.
- Use safety caps or lids on bottles and jars containing poisons. Move these items to a high shelf or cupboard for extra insurance.
- Do not place appliances near sinks, bathtubs or toilets.
- Install a stove guard to prevent your child from touching flames or hot burners. Make a habit of turning pot and skillet handles inward and away from the edge of the stove.
- If a stove has front controls, apply safety covers over the knobs to prevent your child from playing with them. Watch children carefully when you are cooking to prevent burns.
- Use latches or locks on refrigerators, microwave ovens, dishwashers, compactors, washers and dryers.
- Use padlocks on freezers to prevent a child from getting trapped inside and suffocating.
- Remove doors of refrigerators or freezers when not in use or when discarding.
- Apply a switch cover to your garbage disposal.
- Use locks on toilet seats to prevent a child from falling in headfirst and drowning.
- Keep sharp utensils and appliances out of your child’s reach.
- Keep all medications, cosmetics, mouthwash and cleaning products out of reach.
- Place a rubber mat or rubber strips on the bottom of the bathtub to prevent falls.
- Never leave a baby or child alone in the bathtub, even for a few seconds.
- After cleaning the kitchen or bathroom, empty buckets containing water to prevent accidental drowning.
Last Update
February 11, 2008
