Home Safety Checklist Prevents Accidents and Injuries

One of the more comprehensive Home Safety Checklists I have come across recently is featured in Real Simple magazine:

>See the Full Checklist Here

While performing a home safety check may not be on your top 10 list of fun things to do this weekend, there’s no questioning the importance. Oftentimes we feel so comfortable in our homes that we forget about the potential for accidents and injuries to occur.

Still need convincing?

According to the Center for Disease Control’s August 2009 Injury Information Publication, 47 percent of injuries are sustained in or around the home- the largest percentage of injuries from any one place.

Find out for yourself how safe your home is by printing out the checklist. See if you can check off every safety tip.  If you can’t, work on correcting the areas where you are lacking in home safety.