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Child Proofing Your Home ~ Part 3

March 15, 2009 Written by Robert Robillard Leave a Comment

Child Proofing and Kid Safety

Many houses these days have laundry rooms on the main floor or bedroom level floors. These rooms are usually designed to accommodate the washer, dryer, maybe a sink and counter top or ironing area. This post will address childproofing the laundry room.
Proper supervision is the best thing you can do to keep your child safe; to minimize hazards, it’s necessary to use a combination of securing items, supervision, and common sense.
The best mechanical protection you can do to a laundry room is to put a lock on the laundry-room door, keep it closed and use doorknob sleeves. [See photo]

In these rooms is usually an abundant supply of poisonous substances such as detergents, starches, bleaches, cleansers, fabric softeners, and stain removers lying around. Other cleaning supplies are also found in these rooms. Keep all of these items in a closet or cabinet and install cabinet latches. [see photo]

Extra Child Safety Precautions:

 

  • Unplug the washer and dryer  and keep the lips and doors closed to avoid a small child from crawling inside.
  • Store cleaning chemicals up high or in a locked and secure area.
  • Use care when using an iron.  Never leave an iron on top of the ironing board.   A child could reach up and burn themselves or pull the cord and smash themselves in the head.
  • Utilized a secure playpen to keep your child safe
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