Prevent Falls:

• Ensure a smooth floor surface with firmly laid carpet. Avoid throw rugs and runners. If you do use them, be sure they're firmly secured with double-faced carpet tape.
• Keep floors tidy; toys, books and even clothes are potential tripping hazards.
• Keep doors at the top of stairs closed.
• Gate stairs with a sufficiently high, child-proof rail.

Prevent Poisoning:

• Lock all household products, such as kitchen and bathroom cleansers, in a cupboard.
• Store medicines and vitamins on an upper shelf in a closet or in a locked medicine cabinet.
• Remove any toxic plants from the house. A list of these plants is available from your local Poison Control Centre.
• Be aware that even though a product may be "Green" or "Organic" it can still be highly toxic to children.

Prevent Choking, Suffocation and Strangulation:

• Keep small objects out of reach of children. They learn by putting things in their mouths, and small objects can get lodged in their airways.
• Keep blind and curtain cords tied up and out of reach.
• Keep electrical cords tucked behind appliances.
• Do not allow babies to sleep with pillows until they are old enough to sleep in their own beds, as they could roll onto them and suffocate.

Prevent Cuts:

• Board up low-level glass that wobbly toddlers can trip and fall into.
• Avoid using frosted or decorative glass that shatters easily.
• Lock all kitchen utensils in drawers.

Prevent Drowning:

• Keep the toilet bowl lid closed at all times.
• Never leave a sink, bathtub or bucket filled with water; always drain them when leaving the room.
• Never leave a child unattended near water; a child can drown in 1" of water.
  

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