Poison Proof Your Home
With prevention you can sometimes be too late, but you can never be too early.
To poison proof your home, we recommend that you do a room-by-room check.
Use the printer-friendly Poison Safety Checklist.
Kitchen
- Move cleaning products from under the sink to upper shelves or locked cabinets.
- Remove medicines - including vitamins - from countertops, window sills and open areas.
- Store all household products away from food items.
- Make sure all harmful products in your home have child-resistant caps.
- Be sure all potentially harmful products are kept in their original containers.
Living Room
- Are plants kept out of reach of children?
- Are cigarettes and cigarette butts kept out of reach of children?
- Be careful about leaving children unattended around visitors' belongings.
Bathroom
- Keep all medicines, cosmetics, perfumes, mouthwashes, etc., out of sight and out of reach of children, or lock them up.
- Move drain and toilet bowl cleaners, etc., from under the sink to upper shelves of closets or locked cabinets.
- Flush old medicine down the toilet.
Bedroom
- Remove medicines from dresser or bedside table.
- Keep perfumes, nail polish removers and powders out of reach of children.
- Place a carbon monoxide detector outside or near sleeping area.
Laundry Area
- Keep all bleaches, soaps and detergents out of reach of children or in a locked cabinet.
Garage/Basement
- Keep insect sprays, weed killers and fertilizers in locked storage.
- Keep turpentine, paints, antifreeze, windshield washer fluid, rust removers and motor oils in locked storage.
- Keep products in their original container with original labels.
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