Safety outside the house

Safety precautions taken in the yard ad in the street will also prevent many accidents.

Steps leading to the house should be kept in good condition. Handrails should be sturdy, and rotted wood should be replaced. Loose stones and broken concrete in paths should be repaired. Ice and snow in the winter are hazardous, especially to elderly people. Steps and paths should be sanded or sprinkled with rock salt if the ice and snow cannot be completely removed.

Old furniture no longer in use and no longer wanted should be removed from the grounds or building. A discarded refrigerator is a tempting place to hide in a game of hide and seek, but the door opens only from the outside. Old refrigerators have become deathtraps for many children who shut themselves in and could not get out. Doors should be removed from discarded or stored refrigerators.

Electric wires brought down by a storm are very dangerous. Do not go near them, but notify the electric company and the police immediately.

See also : CPSC warning | Refrigerator Safety Act