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Make Your Home Safer
Take a few minutes to make your home healthy and safe.
• Remove hazards that increase the chance for falling, such as rugs, loose cords, and objects on the floor.
• Check or change the batteries on your carbon monoxide alarm at least twice a year.
• Test smoke alarms monthly to ensure they work properly. For smoke alarms that use regular alkaline batteries, replace the batteries at least once a year. For smoke alarms that use lithium (long-life) batteries, replace the entire alarm unit every ten years or sooner if it chirps or stops working.
• Keep candles, medicines, household cleaners, and other chemicals out of children’s reach, in locked or child-proof cabinets.
• Don’t use a gasoline or charcoal-burning device near a window, door, or vent, or inside your home, basement, or garage.
• Test your home for radon (a radioactive gas linked to lung cancer). You can purchase a kit at any local hardware or home improvement store. If testing shows levels higher than 4pCi/l, seal or vent your basement, and monitor your radon levels to make sure they lessen.
• Make your home smoke-free.
Information Source: CDC www.cdc.gov
Additional information resources: Healthy Homes,
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