The work that you completed today has made your Home or Business a safer place. But keeping bookcases upright and glass in its frame is just the beginning. Take these extra precautions to protect your charges as fully as possible.

• Make certain your building has smoke detectors on each floor. Check them monthly.
  
  
• If your facility has gas, oil or wood heat, install a carbon monoxide detector in each separate area.
  
  
• Train your family or employees in what to do during an emergency. Make certain all know where the extinguisher is located and how to use it

• Know where utility connections are located. Learn how and when to turn them off. Don't try to turn them back on yourself, however. Have the fire department or gas and electric companies turn the utilities back on when the area is secure.
  
  
• Dispose of paint cans, caustic substances and chemicals, or store them in a safe place away from children. Be sure all of these substances have current and accurate labels. Keep basic information, including poison control information, on hand for each substance.
  
  
• Reinspect your facility on a regular basis to ensure continued adherence to these recommendations.
  
  
• Prepare a disaster kit that includes the following:
  
  • A first aid kit
    
  • A portable NOAA weather radio with batteries
    
  • A flashlight with batteries
    
  • Waterproof plastic bags
    
  • Extra batteries
    
  • Three-day supplies of:
    
    • Water
      
    • Baby formula
      
    • Food requiring no refrigeration or cooking
      
    • Diapers
      
      
• Check your disaster kit two times a year (when the clocks change is a good time) to replace old batteries and change the water and food supplies.
  

 

Necessary Tools and Materials

	Smoke detectors	______	quantity
	Fire extinguishers	______
	Portable NOAA weather radio	______
	Carbon monoxide detectors	______
	Disaster kit materials	______