• Install grab bars in the tub and shower.  Use non-slip mats.

• Have bright lights over stairs and steps and on landings.  Keep stairs clear of clutter.

• Keep cleaners, medications and beauty products in a place where children can’t reach them.  Use child safety locks.

• For Poison Help call 1-800-222-1222.  Call if you need help or want information about poisons.  Call 9-1-1 if someone needs to go to the hospital right away.

• Have working smoke alarms and hold fire drills.  If you build a new home, install fire sprinklers.

• Stay by the stove when cooking, especially when you are frying food.

• Keep your hot water at 120?F degrees to prevent burns.  Use back burners and turn pot handles toward the back of your stove.  Use a travel mug when you drink something hot.

• Things that can fit through a toilet paper tube can cause a young child to choke.  Keep coins, latex balloons and hard round foods, such as peanuts and hard candy where children cannot see or touch them.

• Place babies to sleep on their backs, alone in their crib.  Don’t put pillows, blankets, comforters or toys in cribs.  These things can sometimes keep a baby from breathing.

• When your children are in or near water, watch them very carefully.  Stay close enough to reach out and touch them.  This includes bathtubs, toilets, pools and spas – even buckets of water.

For more safety tips, visit our website at http://www.xpressprotection.com.  Call us for a FREE, no obligation safety review for your home or business at 480-213-7856.  Your safety is our priority!