June is Home Safety Month

I didn't even know there was a Home Safety Month, did you? Since this is a housing blog, we should at least mention this!


Basic Home Safety Tips (compiled by a co-worker from various websites below)

• Keep emergency numbers on every phone; include fire, police, your doctor(s), ambulance service and the poison control hotline (1-800-222-1222).
• Make sure your house number is visible from the street.
• Be sure to have at least one telephone in your house connected to a land-line, because cordless phones do not work in power outages. In addition, cell phones run out of power, and their service may be interrupted in an emergency situation.
• If there is more than one person in the household taking the same or similar medication, consider using color-coded medicine caps to prevent mixing the dosages.
• Remove clutter. Don’t leave objects on the stairs or on walkways.
• Arrange furniture to create clear pathways and reduce the risk of falling.
• Keep an emergency ladder for upper levels of your home.
  

National Association(s)/Helpful Websites
Home Safety Council
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
American College of Emergency Physicians

Take a few moments to review the information & tips at the links. Children & older adults are particularly vulnerable to injuries.