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Summer Home Safety Tips to Keep Kids Safe
5 Tips from The Home Safety Council
By Melinda Copp
Other precautions include installing a grab bar in the bath tub. Always use a step ladder for climbing, rather than a chair or stool. And provide a soft landing area around outdoor play equipment. Grass and dirt do not provide sufficient cushion.
According to Meri-K Appy, the Home Safety Council president, you should use wood or rubber mulch 12 inches deep and 6 feet around the equipment in all directions.
2. Poison"One of the reasons for this, we believe, is they have access," says Appy, who explains that any product with the word "caution," "warning," "danger" or "poison" written on the label in all capital letters should be locked away, up high and out of reach of children. You should also keep all medications and vitamins out of reach. And always keep products in their original containers with the labels intact.
Yo should also keep the number for Poison Control – 1-800-222-1222 – near each phone or on your refrigerator. This is their national hotline that you can call for emergencies and non-emergencies, and if necessary they can connect you with local emergency help.
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