Household Safety

Every room, every hazard, every age — in plain English.

Household Safety is a thorough, illustrated guide to making a home safer for the whole family, with especially deep coverage for babies and toddlers. 85 pages, 23 chapters in four parts.

Part 1 — Room by room: kitchen, bathroom, nursery and sleep spaces, living room and family areas, stairs, halls and doors, laundry room and garage, yard and outdoors.

Part 2 — The big hazards in depth: falls; choking, suffocation and safe sleep; drowning; burns and scalds; poisoning — medicines, cleaning chemicals, laundry pods, button batteries and magnets; electrical hazards; cords and strangulation; furniture and TV tip-over.

Part 3 — Recommended safety products, installed right: what each product does, what to look for when buying, step-by-step install guidance, and the common install mistakes — safety gates, cabinet locks, outlet covers, furniture anchors, smoke and CO alarms, and more.

Part 4 — Checklists and emergencies: room-by-room and by-age checklists, emergency basics including Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222, and how to check for product recalls.

PDF ebook, instant download after checkout. This book is educational information, not a substitute for professional advice; standards and recalls change, so check current guidance and supervise children as the first line of defense.