Simple Strategies for a Safer Home

Install smoke alarms on every level of your home. Test each smoke alarm every month.
Develop a fire escape plan for your family that shows two ways out of every room and a place to meet outside.
Always stay in the kitchen while food is cooking on the stove.
Keep all stairways and paths well-lit.
Install grab bars in bathtubs and showers. Use a nonslip mat or safety strips inside bathtubs and showers.
Put emergency numbers, including the Poison Control Hotline number (800-222-1222), next to every phone.
Keep child-safety locks on all cabinets used to store dangerous items.
Set your water heater at 120 degrees F or less.
Install four-sided fencing with self-locking and self-closing gates.
If you have a pool, install fencing that completely isolates the pool from the home and is at least 5 feet high.