Children are burned by spilled coffee, tea, soup, grease and in sinks, showers and bathtubs. Water at 140 degrees Fahrenheit, which is far below boiling, will badly burn a child in two seconds.
- SET WATER HEATER TEMPERATURE BELOW 130 DEGREES
- TEST BATH WATER WITH ELBOW, NOT WITH HAND
- NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN ALONE IN TUB, SHOWER OR SINK
- DONT BATHE CHILD UNDER RUNNING WATER - WATER TEMPERATURE CAN CHANGE
- KEEP HANDLES ON COOKING POTS TURNED IN
- KEEP CUPS AND BOWLS WITH HOT CONTENTS OUT OF REACH
- DONT HOLD OR PASS HOT LIQUIDS OVER CHILDREN
- KEEP RADIATOR VALVES SECURED-STEAM CAN SCALD ALSO
Children are burned by hot pipes, radiators, floor heaters, stoves, irons, curling irons and hot plates. They sometimes pull electrical cords causing hot things to fall on them.
- NEVER PLACE CRIBS AND BEDS NEAR RADIATORS
- ALWAYS KEEP OVEN DOOR CLOSED
- IRON ON COUNTER OR IRONING BOARD, NOT ON BED OR FLOOR
- IRON WHEN CHILDREN ARE ASLEEP- ITS MUCH SAFER
- NEVER LEAVE IRON UNATTENDED
- NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN ALONE IN A ROOM
- KEEP SAFETY BARRIER AROUND HEATER
- BETTER YET, AVOID USE ALTOGETHER
- KEEP OUT OF REACH
- SUPERVISE CHILDREN AT ALL TIMES
- KEEP CORDS OUT OF WAY
- COOL AND STORE IN A SAFE PLACE