Child Safety Checklist

Accidents are one of the biggest killers of children in the UK.  Our goal at Ezra Safety Group is to help you to ensure that everyone is safe in the home. Discussing home fire safety allows you to keep yourself and your families safe.    

Here are some actions that you can advise and carry out to help reduce the risk.

  • Keep matches, lighters and lit candles or tealights well out of the reach of young children. Teach children not to play with them.
  • Socket safety – Take care not to plug lots of chargers and equipment into an extension lead from one electrical socket – the socket could be dangerously overloaded.  Teach children not to poke anything, including fingers, into sockets.
  • Store items like hair straighteners or wands safely – avoid leaving them switched on or accessible for a child to turn on (They can still burn after 15 minutes of using them).
  • Fit fireguards around fires.
  • Move cots away from heaters and radiators.
  • Keep safe in the kitchen – Make sure your children know that the kitchen is not a play area. Never leave younger children alone in the kitchen when you’re cooking and never let them play near the oven and hob.
  • Fit and maintain a smoke alarm.  Have a working smoke alarm on every level of your home – Test it weekly.
  • Work out your escape route in case of a fire and practice it with your family.
  • Regularly role-play escape routes and give children the responsibility to keep escape routes clear.
  • Try and encourage your children to check that keys are in the correct place. Ensuring that keys for windows and doors are accessible, so you can get out quickly in the event of a fire.
  • Tell them that if they see smoke or flames to tell a grown-up straight away and to get out the building as soon as possible.  If there’s smoke, crawl along the floor (the air will be clearer down there).
  • Make sure children know which number to call in an emergency. They should also know their address. Explain the importance of only calling 999 in a real emergency.
  • In the event of a fire ‘Get out, Stay out, Call 999!’ – Don’t go back for pets or toys