Keeping warm and safe during colder months of the year also means being alert to indoor health hazards. These simple tips should help to keep you safe at home this winter.
Winter is here and that means products designed to keep you warm, like heaters, electric blankets, hot water bottles and heat packs are coming out of storage or being purchased. Remember that these products don’t just pose a safety risk if used or stored incorrectly, they can become unsafe when used together, or with other products.
Children’s clothing and nightwear with a ‘low fire danger’ label is still flammable, so always keep children away from open heat sources, like fireplaces and heaters. Multiple children are admitted to hospital every year with burns sustained from their clothing catching fire.
Other winter risks come from faulty electrical products which can overheat, give you an electric shock and could potentially cause a fire.
Each year, more than 50 people across Australia die from house fires and many more are injured.
More information is available at www.productsafety.gov.au/wellwinter
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