HIDDEN HAZARDS IN YOUR HOME

The Most Painful Burn is the One you Could Have Prevented! 


Among the hidden hazards in your home, there are two especially harmful to children:  flammable liquids like gasoline and paint thinner.  The other is ordinary household tap water that's too hot for a child's skin.  Protecting your loved ones from flammable liquids and extremely hot water should come down to common sense.  However, with so many accidents, injuries and deaths every year it's easy to see that common sense is sometimes overlooked. 

As parents & grandparents, we become preoccupied or distracted in going about our daily lives and that's where the problems lie.  All it takes is a split second to change the course of your life and/or the life of a much-loved child.


Gasoline is a Motor fuel - that is the only thing gasoline is for.  It is not a solvent, not a cleaning fluid and should never be used that way.   Dangerous flammable vapors are released in your home or garage every time there is a spill or when the gasoline or other flammable liquid is not properly sealed in its storage container.  Silent, invisible vapors can travel; and, if these vapors reach a source of ignition, like a faulty electric outlet, the spark from a running motor or the pilot light of home appliance (hot water heater is a biggie), the vapors can ignite....and blow you clean out of the house.

Are These Products Around Your Home?  
GASOLINE, propane, kerosene, lighting liquids, cleaning liquids, oil-based paints, fertilizers, mineral spirits, nail polish remover, furniture polish, floor polish, disinfectants, pesticides, weed killers, turpentine, hair spray, adhesives and/or glues.