Home Safety

Did you know that 9 out of 10 poison accidents occur in the home? Most of these poisonings occur in the kitchen, bathroom and bedroom. That’s why it is important to use this home safety checklist to make sure potential poisons are stored up, away and out of sight.

Kitchen

1. Medication (prescription, over-the-counter, vitamins)
2. Drain cleaner
3. Furniture polish
4. Cleansers and scouring powders
5. Oven cleaner
6. Alcoholic beverages
7. Powder, liquid and pod detergents
8. Carpet and upholstery cleaners
9. Bug and pest control products

Bathroom

1. Medicine (prescription, over-the-counter, vitamins)
2. Drain cleaners
3. Toilet bowl cleaners
4. Personal care products
5. Cosmetics
6. Shampoo, dye and hair care products
7. Nail polish and remover
8. Hair remover
9. Rubbing alcohol
10. Mouthwash
11. Aftershave lotion
12. Air fresheners, deodorizers
13. Camphor-containing products (cough and cold rubs, muscle pain creams, itch relief, cold sore gels, fungal creams, etc.)

Bedroom

1. Medicine (prescription, over-the-counter, vitamins)
2. Jewelry cleaner
3. Perfume, cologne

Laundry Room

1. Soaps, detergents, pods
2. Stain removers
3. Bleach

Living Room

1. Button batteries
2. Cigarettes, liquid nicotine and tobacco products
3. Plants
4. Home fragrance oils (plug-ins and diffusers)

Garage, Basement, Workshop, Outside Storage

1. Rust removers
2. Cleaning supplies
3. Bug and pest control products
4. Mothballs
5. Windshield washer fluid
6. Motor oil
7. Weed killer
8. Fertilizers
9. Garden chemicals
10. Gasoline
11. Kerosene
12. Lighter fluids
13. Turpentine
14. Paints, pain removers and thinners
15. Pool chemicals

Purse/Diaper Bag

1. Medication (prescription, over-the-counter, vitamins)
2. Hand sanitizer
3. Cigarettes, liquid nicotine, nicotine gum/patches
4. Eyedrops
5. Teething gel
6. Sunscreen
7. Insect repellant