Home Safety
Session Objectives
Understand the importance of home safety
Identify hazards in your home
Eliminate or minimize recognized hazards
Keep your home and your family safe
and secure
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Prequiz:
True or False?
More accidents happen off the job than
on the job.
You should have a home escape plan
and practice it with your family.
Most home fires involving gas grills are
caused by unattended cooking.
Household cleansers and other chemical
products pose no safety or health risks.
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Why Talk About
Home Safety?
• More serious injuries
happen at home than
on the job
• Precautions aren’t
always taken
• Safety should
be 24/7
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Fire Safety
• Wiring and appliances
• Fireplaces and stoves
• Furnace/electrical
• Kitchen
• Workshop
• Smoke detectors
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Home Escape Plan
• Don’t stop—just get out!
• Move quickly but calmly
• STOP, DROP,
and ROLL!
• Don’t open
hot door
• Stay as low as
possible
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Home Escape Plan (cont.)
• Call 911 or fire
department from
outside
• Go to chosen
meeting place
• Tell firefighters if
pets are inside
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Slips, Trips, and Falls
• Install grab bars and
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use bath mats
Hold handrails
Turn on lights
Use ladders and
step stools
Salt or sand icy spots
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Ladder Safety Tips
Always:
• Inspect
• Lock
• Hold on
Never:
• Go too high
• Set up on uneven surface
• Overreach
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Electrical Safety
• Don’t overload outlets
• Check cords/plugs routinely
• Don’t use faulty appliances
• Keep electricity away from water
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Hazardous Materials
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Always read labels
Keep hazardous materials away from children
Use caution with flammable substances
Never mix household cleaning products
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Home Hazards
In the previous slides, we identified
four basic home hazards:
Fires
Slips, Trips,
And Falls
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Electricity
Hazardous
Materials
Review
Do you understand:
• Fire safety?
• Preventing slips, trips,
and falls?
• Ladder safety?
• Electrical safety?
• Hazardous materials?
• Preventing poisoning
in the home?
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Backyard Safety
• Mowing
• PPE
• Labels
• Hoses
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Barbeque Safety
• Check connections
• Keep grill away from
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house
No loose clothing
Supervise kids
Dispose of coals properly
Never grill indoors
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Home Security
• Install dead bolts
• Secure sliders
• Lock windows
• Trim shrubs
• Light property
• Participate in neighborhood
watch
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Home Security (cont.)
• Hide keys
• Put address on key chain
• Leave house keys with
attendants
• Trust door chains
• Open doors to strangers
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Firearms Safety
• Keep locked
• Clean carefully
• Don’t point
• Treat as loaded
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Choking Response
Stand behind victim
Place fist against stomach
Pull in and up
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Drowning Prevention
• Keep pools fenced in
• Don’t let children
swim alone
• Don’t leave child
unattended in the
bathtub
• Install grab bars in
bathtubs
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Holiday Safety
• Use fire-resistant decorations
• Keep away from heat sources
• Avoid lighted candles
• Keep natural trees moist
• Use your fireplace safely
• Use only UL-approved
cords and lights
• Use only approved
waterproof lights outside
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Fireworks Safety
• Never use indoors
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or near dry grass
Have water nearby
Keep clear
Read directions
and warnings
Supervise kids
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Radon Hazards
• Lung cancer
or death can occur
• Be sure to test your home
• If high levels are detected,
act promptly
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Matching
Home security
Bucket of water
Barbeque safety
Keep locked up
Fireworks
Heimlich maneuver
Choking
Light property
Firearms
PPE
Backyard safety
No loose clothing
Holiday safety
Fire-resistant materials
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Review
Do you understand:
• Backyard safety?
• Barbecue safety?
• Home security?
• Firearms?
• Choking and drowning?
• Holiday and fireworks
safety?
• Radon hazards?
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Key Points to Remember
There are many hazards in most homes.
Take same safety precautions at home.
Routinely check your home for hazards.
Eliminate hazards right away.
Develop a home escape plan and
practice it.
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