Public Playground Safety Checklist

Is your public playground a safe place to play?
Each year, more than 200,000 children go to U.S. hospital emergency rooms with injuries associated with playground equipment. Most injuries occur when a child falls from the equipment onto the ground.
Use this simple checklist to help make sure your local community or school playground is [...]

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Poison Lookout Safety Checklist

The home areas listed below are the most common site of accidental poisonings. Follow this checklist to learn how to correct situations that may lead to poisonings. If you answer “No” to any questions, fix the situation quickly. Your goal is to have all your answers “Yes.”

THE KITCHEN
YES
NO

Do all harmful products in the cabinets [...]

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Motel/Hotel Crib and Playground Safety Checklist

CRIBS

Crib brand name and model #________________________
YES
NO

Crib has been recalled (check on CPSC’s web site)

Crib slats are more than 23/8 inches (60 mm) apart.

Slats are loose, missing, or cracked.

Mattress is too loose — more than two finger-widths between the edge of the mattress and the crib side.

Corner [...]

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Nursery Equipment Safety Checklist

From the beginning of a child’s life, products, such as cribs, high chairs and other equipment intended for a child must be selected with safety in mind. Parents and caretakers of babies and young children need to be aware of the many potential hazards in their environment – hazards occurring through misuse of products or [...]

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Childcare Facilites Safety Checklists

Child Care Safety Checklist for Parents and Child Care Providers
[  ] CRIBS: Make sure cribs meet current national safety standards and are in good condition. Look for a certification safety seal. Older cribs may not meet current standards. Crib slats should be no more than 2 3/8″ apart, and mattresses should fit snugly.
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Going to School Safety Checklist

When you drop off your child at school, use this checklist to make sure these hidden hazards aren’t waiting to cause injury or death.
1. [  ] Drawstrings on Jackets and Sweatshirts — There should be no drawstrings on hoods or around the neck. Drawstrings at the waist or bottom of jackets should extend no more [...]

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Lead Poisoning

Concern over the health risks of lead poisoning, especially for children, isn’t new. Lead is no longer used in paints, gasoline, water pipes and other products, but some lead-based products still exist and may pose a health hazard.
Lead is toxic to many of your body’s tissues and enzymes. Children particularly are susceptible to lead [...]

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Inhalant Abuse

Inhalant Abuse: It’s Deadly. Inhalant abuse can kill.
It can kill suddenly, and it can kill those who sniff for the first time.
Every year, young people in this country die of inhalant abuse. Hundreds suffer severe consequences, including permanent brain damage, loss of muscle control, and destruction of the heart, blood, kidney, liver, and bone [...]

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S.I.D.S – Sudden Infant Death Sindrome

A lack of answers is part of what makes sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) so frightening. SIDS is the leading cause of death among infants who are 1 month to 1 year old, and claims the lives of about 2,500 infants each year in the United States. It remains unpredictable despite years of research. Even [...]

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Suffocation

Because babies aren’t yet able to raise their heads, they need special protection from suffocation. But small children are at risk, too. Protect your child from the dangers of suffocation by following these rules:

Never place an infant face-down on soft surfaces such as a waterbed, quilt, sheepskin rug, or mattress cover.
Never put an [...]

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