By: Jennifer Wagner, Yahoo Contributor Network
Dangers exist all around your home, and unless safety
precautions are in place, you leave yourself, your family, and your guests in
danger. Aside from the kitchen, the bathroom is one of the most dangerous rooms
in your home. This list of bathroom safety tips should be read by all.
Recognizing these dangers, and making some common sense decisions, will go a
long way in protecting your family. The first step is to follow these important
bathroom safety tips to follow.
Bathroom safety tip # 1
Electrical items in the bathroom are sometimes necessary, but
they can lead to deadly accidents or injury. NEVER plug in an electrical
appliance near an area where water is present. This includes the bathtub,
toilet, and even sink. One false move could plunge a plugged-in electrical item
into water, causing electrocution.
Bathroom safety tip # 2
Use slip
resistant mats or materials in and around wet areas. Purchase mats with a
non-slip backing, or gritty surface, to help in preventing bathroom slips and
falls.
Bathroom safety tip # 3
Mop up
any accumulated water from the floor. If children are in the home, always
inspect the floor surface after bath time, hand washing, or teeth brushing.
This will ensure there aren't any water puddles on the floor. Not only can this
water cause slips and falls, but it also goes back to bathroom safety tip # 1;
electrocution.
Bathroom safety tip # 4
Protect
electrical outlets with a ground-fault circuit interrupter. An electrician can
install this for you, and it will protect you from being shocked, in the event
that water and electricity come together.
Bathroom safety tip # 5
Install
grab bars in or around the bathtub and shower area, and also by the toilet.
When installed properly, grab bars make it easier to get out of the bath, and
are good to have in case you loose your footing in the tub or shower. Senior
citizens, in particular, can benefit from having grab bars installed in the
home. NEVER use a soap dish or towel rack as a grab bar.
Bathroom safety tip # 6
Don't
store your medications in the medicine cabinet if there are children in the
home. Even child-proof lids can be opened by a determined child, so it's best
to eliminate their presence all together. This includes both prescription
medications and over-the-counter medicines.
Bathroom safety tip # 7
Cleaning
supplies should be kept out of reach of children, as well. Children are very
curious, and may be attracted to the bottles of liquid. Poisonous material of
any kind should be kept under lock and key, and out of sight from small
children.
Bathroom safety tip # 8
If there
are small children in the home, a lock should be installed outside the bathroom
door. This lock should be installed high on the door, out of reach of children,
and should remain locked at all times. Small children have drown in toilets, or
even as little as an inch of water. There are too many dangers in the bathroom
to take chances.
Bathroom safety tip # 9
To
prevent burns, set hot water heaters at, or below, a temperature of 120 degrees
Fahrenheit. Also, select anti-scald faucets. It's also a safe idea to keep a
bathroom window ajar to prevent overheating. If there is no bathroom window, an
exhaust fan can be helpful in keeping air circulated.
Bathroom safety tip # 10
There
should be adequate lighting in your bathroom during the day, and a low light
(such as a nightlight) to illuminate the way at night.
Be sure
to keep manicure scissors, tweezers, nail polish remover, etc. out of the reach
of children. Common sense is the key to keeping yourself, and your family, safe
in the bathroom and other rooms of the home.
SOURCE:
Personal
knowledge & experience
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