Holiday Safety - Safety Education series

Dec. 11, 2014

Safety education: holiday safety 

With the hustle & bustle of the holidays here, safety

sometimes takes a backseat. Now is a good time to

think about how your family will be celebrating this

year and discuss how you might handles some of these 

common safety issues.

Will there be small children in your home over the 

holidays?  is your home still "childproof"?

Will older relatives be visiting? check for tripping

hazards, and remember, they may be carrying 

prescription medication with non-child proof caps.

Are your decorations flame retardant if there will 

be open flames nearby?  Will you have a real tree

that will need watered?  While decorating, be sure

to not overload electrical outlets and check for frayed

wires/cords.  

Will you be using open flame candles? Have you 

tested your smoke alarms this month? 

Will your family be cooking the holiday feast?

be sure to review our Kitchen Safety tips class. 

Traveling with the family over the holidays, be safe

on the road and while staying away from home.

Decorating with live plants this holiday? Do you 

have pets in your home?  

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This is certainly not an exhaustive list, but it

should start some discussion. 

Mom notes:

We had the children create a holiday safety checklist 

years ago, we kept it with the Christmas decorations

and go over it each year.  

Thanks for joining us for class this week.

We will not be having safety class in our

home over the next few weeks due to the

holidays, however there will be a review

posted next week.

Our next new class will be Jan. 8, 2015

scroll down to see where I'll be sharing today's post.