Make Your Home Safe For Children
Here are some measures you can take in your home to make sure your children stay out of harm's way:
- Do not leave leave children on their own in a room where there is a fire risk
- Keep matches, lighters, candles and tea lights in a place where children cannot see or reach them
- Put a child-proof fireguard in front of an open fire or heater
- Do not let children play with toys near a fire or heater
- Put child locks on cupboards containing anything that could be used to start a fire (for example, matches, candles and flammable liquids)
- Keep portable heaters in a safe place where they cannot be knocked over when they are being used or stored
- Keep your fire escape route clear of toys and other obstructions
- Never leave children alone in the kitchen when you are cooking and never let them play near the oven and hob
- Put plug guards into sockets so children cannot stick anything into the holes