Safe at Home Resources
How safe is your home? You might be surprised by things that pose risks to your family. Check out the resources here on things like babyproofing, childproofing and buying and using safe products and toys. There's also great information what do in a storm, fires and disasters. You'll also find great safety checklist and so much more for you to explore.
Home safety checklists
Use these checklists to ensure that there are no hidden hazards that can harm members of your family.
- Kitchen safety checklist
- Bedroom safety checklist
- Bathroom, laundry, and garage checklist
- Doors, windows, stairways, and home furnishings checklist
- Electrical and equipment checklist
- Outdoor, pool, and other safety issues checklist
- After a flood: how families can stay safe
- Are infant walkers safe?
- Backyard and pool: household safety checklist
- Bathroom water safety
- Bathroom, laundry, and garage: household safety checklist
- Bedrooms: household safety checklist
- Being safe in the kitchen
- Button battery safety
- Childproofing and preventing household accidents
- Childproofing your home for poisons
- Choking
- Choosing safe baby products
- Choosing safe baby products: bathtubs
- Choosing safe baby products: carriers
- Choosing safe baby products: changing tables
- Choosing safe baby products: cribs
- Choosing safe baby products: gates
- Choosing safe baby products: infant seats & child safety seats
- Choosing safe baby products: playpens
- Choosing safe baby products: strollers
- Choosing safe baby products: toys
- Choosing safe toys
- Choosing safe toys for school-age kids
- Choosing safe toys for toddlers and preschoolers
- Cough and cold medicine abuse
- Crib safety
- Diabetes: getting comfortable with a new babysitter
- Do my kids need vaccines before traveling?
- Drowning Prevention
- Electrical, heating & cooling: household safety checklist
- Fire safety
- First-aid kit
- Flying and your child's ears
- Food poisoning
- Food safety
- Food safety: fruits & vegetables
- Gun safety
- Gun safety - protecting our children from firearm accidents
- Halloween candy hints
- Halloween safety tips
- Hand washing: why it's so important
- Household safety checklist
- Household safety checklists
- How can parents help prevent concussions?
- How to safely store and dispose of medicines
- Hurricanes: helping your family be prepared
- Keeping kids safe from the dangers of hot cars
- Keeping kids safe in cars
- Kitchen: household safety checklist
- Lead poisoning
- Leaving your child home alone
- Making the holidays safe
- Medication safety
- Medication storage
- Medicines: using them safely
- Poison Prevention
- Pool safety
- Preventing burns and fires
- Preventing choking
- Preventing cuts
- Preventing dog bites
- Preventing house fires
- Preventing injuries from electrical, heating, and cooling systems
- Preventing injuries from falling, climbing, and grabbing
- Preventing poisoning
- Preventing strangulation and entrapment
- Preventing suffocation
- Protecting kids from water and drowning hazards
- Road rules for kids
- Rules of the road for teen drivers
- Safe baby sleep
- Staying healthy while you travel
- Storm stress: helping kids stay calm
- Tornadoes: helping your family be prepared
- TV and furniture tip-overs
- Using car seats safely (video)
- What if my child was exposed to lead at school or daycare?
- When can a child switch to a regular seatbelt?