With Easter fast approaching, the holidays can be a tricky time for toddlers who want to explore and get their fingers into everything.
AMDEA (The Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances) have put together a list of top safety tips to help toddler-proof your home:
- Keep appliance cords out of reach, especially those connected to hot items such as kettles.
- Cook on the oven’s back burning hobs and keep pan handles turned away from the counter’s edge.
- Move all glassed items in the refrigerator to the higher shelves, or secure the refrigerator door with an appliance latch.
- Never run a fan on the floor – a toddler’s fingers are small and can enter the grill area.
- Unplug appliances that get hot such as irons and hair straighteners immediately after use, and store out of reach.
- Don’t leave a free standing heater where a child can touch or accidentally knock it over.
- Put safety plugs or outlet covers over unused sockets to stop young children plugging in appliances.
- Restrict access to unsafe areas with safety gates, door locks, or cupboard latches.
- Register your appliances at www.registermyappliance.org.uk and be the first to know about any safety repairs or recalls
For additional peace of mind AMDEA recently launched an online safety initiative www.registermyappliance.org.uk. The new portal is designed to make it easier for people to register all of their domestic appliances, to ensure that manufacturers know where to find them if a safety repair is needed.
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