CHILD SAFETY CHECKLIST

Safety Tips

• Keep candles, matches and lighters out-of-reach
• Teach your children that plugs and outlets are adults-only
• Keep combustible materials away from candles and space heaters
• Never sleep with candles or space heaters
• Never leave candles or space heaters unattended
• Use extension cords for temporary use only
• Reset circuit breakers only once
• Handyman plumbing can soak you
• Handyman wiring can kill you

•  Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Alarms (Replace batteries twice/year and test every month)
  • Battery alarms (good)
  • 120 Volt with battery backup (better)
  • 120 Volt interwired with battery backup (BEST)

Smoke alarms are best located inside and outside every sleeping area.
(Click here to view the recommendations of Crystal Lake Fire and Rescue.)

• Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCIs)
  • Bathrooms                    (Safety from electrocution)
  • Kitchens
  • Basements           
  • Garages
  • Outdoors
• Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters (AFCIs)
  • Bedrooms            (Safety from fire-starting arcs)
  • Living Rooms
  • Family Rooms
  • Finished Basement Rooms
• Tamper Resistant Outlets (Designed to keep children from pushing keys, paper clips and hair pins into outlets, even after they pull a plug out)
  • All Rooms
• Whole House Surge Protectors
  • For Electrical Service
  • For Phone
  • For Cable

DANGER SIGNS

• Flickering, dimming, or brightening lights
• Smoke smell
• Sizzling or crackling sound

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Electrical Home Safety Evaluation

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