Do you ever stand on a chair to change a light bulb? Do you have small children in the home and cleaning products accessible via a kitchen sink cabinet?
Did you know these home safety facts:
More serious injuries occur at home than at work!
#1 cause of accidental fatalities in the home with children is poisoning!
#1 cause of accidental fatalities in the home with adults is slips and falls!
Costs of home-related injuries are higher for employers than work-related injuries through payouts of employer-provided health plans, lost productivity, and absence from work!
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Home-related injuries adversely affect family and personal quality of life. Maybe you knew some of these DIY safety tips and maybe you are guilty of doing things that jeopardize your safety or your families. So every year we are reminded things can go wrong at any time.
Just today I was walking down a spiral staircase in my home in a new pair of socks. And don’t you know my feet came out from under me and I skipped two stairs, banged up my feet, but, smartly, not luckily, was holding onto a railing which prevented me from crashing down. I tell my kids every time they go up or down the stairs to hold on.
For years I’d plead…OK, yell at my wife, to not get on a kitchen chair to water the plants. I even bought a step ladder and put it in the kitchen closet for her to use. And it was only when I threatened to throw away the plants if she did it again that she started to use the stepstool.
Don’t take home safety for granted. A constant vigilance is essential to keep your family safe.
