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HOMEOWNER
TIPS: BEDROOM
Speaker
of the House Inspection Services offers the following tips about bedroom
safety.
Bedroom
- Lamps or switches
located close to each bed will enable people getting up at night to
see where they are going. Rearrange furniture closer to switches or
move lamps closer to beds. Install night-lights.
- Use electric blankets
according to the manufacturer's instructions. Don't allow anything
on top of the blanket while it is in use. (This includes other blankets
or comforters, even pets sleeping on top of the blanket.) Don't set
electric blankets so high that they could burn someone who falls asleep
while they are on. Never go to sleep with a heating pad if it is turned
on because it can cause serious burns even at relatively low settings.
- In case of an emergency,
it is important to be able to reach the telephone without getting
out of bed.
- Do not smoke in
bed. Smoking in bed is a major cause of accidental fire deaths in
homes.
- Locate heaters
or other fire sources three feet from the bed to prevent the bed from
catching on fire.
(NOTE:
All information comes courtesy of the U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission, Washington, D.C. 20207)
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