Yard
The safety of the home yard can be improved by ensuring sufficient lighting, cleanliness and winter gritting.
The safety of the home yard can be improved by ensuring sufficient lighting, cleanliness and winter gritting. The yard is safe for children when the toys and equipment are intact and sturdy and sharp objects do not protrude out of them. Any water containers in the yard should be emptied and hot tubs covered after use.
In an emergency situation, it’s crucial that pathways are clear.
In a children’s playground in the yard, pay attention to the possibility of them falling out of swings. The children’s equipment should not have parts where children may get stuck. The safety of the playground should be inspected regularly, and particularly in spring after winter. Remember that adult supervision is needed even in the safest playground.
Even a safe playground does not reduce the need for adult supervision.
If there are poisonous plants, such as lily of the valley, growing in the yard, learn to identify them and teach children that the plants are not to be touched. It is important for the safety of the home yard that the paths are unobstructed and there are no objects that block the emergency access roads, such as plants or snow piles in the winter.
Save the Poison Information Centre’s number, 0800 147 111 (free and available 24/7), in your phone, or download the 112 Suomi mobile app, which also includes the Poison Information Centre’s number.
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Slipping and falling
Most home and leisure time accidents are falls or low-level drops. Falls occur to people of all ages, but the risk and severity of the consequences increase with age.
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Safety Checklists
Home, cabin, and child safety can be improved with small changes. Using safety checklists, you can assess how safe your environment is. You can also share the results of the tests on social media.
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