Are your kids safe with the sitter?

Article Abstract:

One can get the most of a babysitting service by proper planning. Hiring babysitters should be preceded by a thorough search through inquiries from acquaintances or even the local church. Applicants must also be interviewed personally and introduced to the children beforehand. They must be acquainted not only with the kids but the house as well. First-aid cabinets and safety devices must be located and explained. Likewise with the child's habits. Instructions as what to do in case of emergencies must also be detailed along with the prohibitions of the job.

Private households, All Other Personal Services, Babysitters, Children, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Babysitting

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20 items no home should be without

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A list of 20 essential safety items that every home should have is presented. The items are smoke detectors, carbon-monoxide detectors, radon-detector kit, night lights, sturdy one-step stool, rubber suction bath mats, grab bars, hand rails, child-resistant locks, baby gates, electrical socket protectors, child-safety seats, anti-scald devices, deadbolt locks, sensor lights, ground fault circuit interrupters, fire extinguishers, first-aid kit, flashlights and fire-safe window guards.

Home accidents

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Safe home heating from A to Z

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There are several ways to avoid home fires and gas carbon monoxide poisoning caused by heating equipment. These include the use of safety devices such as smoke detectors and automatic shut-off switches, proper care of heating appliances, vents and gas pipings and regular visits from qualified technicians. Heating equipment-related fires in 1992 resulted in 489 deaths while 210 people are victimized yearly by gas carbon-monoxide poisoning.

Methods, Carbon monoxide poisoning, Fire prevention, Heating, cooling and ventilation, Heating

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