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Home safety for families with children: safety test and checklist

6 questions, 1 of which is based on law. Answer and get your score and a list of fixes straight away.

1. What do you need a safety test for?

Checklist

  1. Are medicines and detergents out of children's reach or in a locked cabinet? Recommendation
    The Poison Information Centre (0800 147 111) gives advice in suspected poisonings around the clock.
  2. Are there safety latches or screens on the windows and balcony? Recommendation
    Falls are the most serious home accidents for small children.
  3. Are furniture items that could tip over (chests of drawers, shelves, television) fixed to the wall? Recommendation
    A falling piece of furniture can seriously injure a climbing child.
  4. Are the children travelling in the car in a restraint suited to their height? Statutory
    The Road Traffic Act requires a suitable safety device in the car for children under 135 cm.
    Road Traffic Act 729/2018
  5. Is water, a pool or a well near the home protected? Recommendation
    A small child can drown even in shallow water.
  6. Do you know child first aid, such as removing a foreign object and resuscitation? Recommendation
    A children's first aid course lasts a few hours.

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