Checklist to Poison Proof Your Home

Use the following checklist to poison proof your home!

Kitchen

• Remove all household products such as detergents, furniture polish, drain cleaners, and dish washing soap from under the sink.
• Do not leave medicines or vitamins on counters, window sills, or the refrigerator top.
• Keep all cleaners, household products and medicines up high...out of sight and reach of children.
• Put child safety latches on drawers or cabinets containing potentially harmful products.
• Keep harmful products stored away from foods.

Bathroom

• Clean out medicine cabinets frequently.
• Dispose of old medications by flushing them down the toilet.
• Store all medicines in original safety top containers.
• Store all medicines out of reach or in locked cabinets.
• Keep all sprays and powders out of reach or in locked cabinets.
• Keep all cosmetics and nail, hair, and oral care products out of reach or in locked cabinets .

Bedroom

• Never keep medicines on or in a dresser or bedside table.
• Keep all perfumes, cosmetics, powders, and sachets out of reach of children.
• Make sure painted surfaces do not contain lead.
• Store baby products, including diaper pail deodorizer and baby powder, out of reach of children.
• Keep polishes and cleaners stored away from children.

Laundry Area

• Store bleach, soaps, detergents, fabric softener, and sprays out of reach of children.
• Store all cleaning products in a locked cabinet if possible.
• Keep all products in their original containers.
• Never use a laundry product container to store something else.

We encourage you to print this checklist
and take time to poison proof your home.
This is time well spent
and could save your child's life!