Home Rooms Safety

Basements, Garage, Storage

• Keep areas clear of newspapers, rubbish, and other combustible materials.
• Store oily, greasy rags in labeled, sealed non-glass containers.
• Keep flammable liquids away from pilot lights, power tools, workbench, furnaces, and vehicles.
• Store gasoline outside the home in safety cans.
• Use proper sized fuses/breakers. Make sure circuits are not overloaded.
• Limited extension cord use.

Living Room, Family Room, Den, Bedrooms

• Keep matches/lighters beyond the reach of young children.
• Use large, deep ashtrays, emptied often.
• Maintain air space around TV/stereo so they won’t overheat.
• Keep furniture, curtains, paper away from space heater, wood stove, and fireplace.
• Keep fireplace screened, cleaned.
• Use safe lighting, no candles.