Monday, July 1, 2013

Child safety at home - Protecting children from the dangers of the house

According to statistics from the house is, unfortunately, a place full of pitfalls and often the victims are children . Behind the accident , in most cases, there is no fatality but there is a system or a faulty device, insecure, or misused.
Ways to avoid accidents there are. Let us see what to do because the house is a safe place for exploration of our children. In a previous article, we already gave tips for home security , but when you have kids at home is required take extra precautions.Here are sixteen rules to follow to prevent children from suffering a domestic accidents with equipment and installations. Why the "home sweet home" is really that let's make it safe for our children.

Protecting children from the dangers of electricity

  1. Make install power outlets Italian, are proline in order to prevent ii child takes the shock even if he tried to introduce a metal tip.
  2. Before changing a bulb, always remove the 'switch and socket do not leave empty, even for a few minutes: the child MAY BE infiltrator a finger and catch
    shock.
  3. The electrical systems with external wires are prohibited. If he were still sostuitelo of this type, because the children could not resist the temptation to rip the wires.
  4. Beware of extension cords, children often you stumble sometimes with serious consequences such as dragging in Fallen TV or damage to cables with shock hazard.
  5. Never forget unattended electrical appliances in operation, when there are children in the house
  6. Never leave small appliances plugged into the wall after use.
  1. Accustomed children since the children not to touch iron, stove, toaster. Even after the light is turned off and may be hot.
  2. Teach barbarian not to use the radio, hair dryer, electric heaters close to the sink or the bathtub, because water is an excellent conductor of electricity.
  3. For the same reason explained them to use the electric equipment only with dry hands and never walk barefoot.
  4. Not cover lamps with cloth, cardboard and sheets of newspaper if the light disturbs the sleep of the child. The bulb may overheat and cause a fire.
  5. Put the TV at a safe distance to avoid damaging the sight multiplied by 5 to calculate the length of the diagonal of the screen.

Protecting children from the dangers of gas and stoves

  1. Choose gas cookers with thermoplastic (safety devices that block the escape of gas if the flame goes out),
  2. Use the fires less accessible, that is, toward the wall, and do not let stick pan handles. Preferably purchased the appropriate protective screen to be mounted on the hob to prevent the children to reach the pots and tip him.
  3. Do not leave children unattended with fire or oven on.
  4. Make sure that the gas taps, including general, are out of the reach of children. Taking no chances just fix taps at the top.
  5. Accustom the children to not touch the oven and stove, and when they grow up, do it with caution: often approach to browse and you will burn your hands and lips.

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