Holiday decorations: fire prevention; keep children and pets safe in all

Holiday decorations: fire prevention; keep children and pets safe in all -

As you decorate your home this holiday season, safety should be your first and foremost guiding principle. Without your hard fluffy holiday, but this is a big season for home fires and accidents. A little advance planning and a quick review of best practices experts can keep your holidays safe and fun.
The Yahoo network provides a good list of 20 safety tips for decorating with toddlers and infants in mind. And for your pet, consult the advice of the Humane Society to keep your pets safe during the holiday season
According to the US Fire Administration, home fires claim the lives of over 400 people, injure 1,650 more, and cause more than $ 90 million in damage. They offer a listing of quick holiday safety tips fire.
The National Fire Protection Association offers a toolkit Project complete holiday, including tip sheets, videos and reports on the safety of the tree, candle safety, food safety and the decoration of global security. Below we have posted their videos, a demonstration of how flammable a dry Christmas tree can be as opposed to a tree watered regularly.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission of the United States offers the following 10 tips on safety to prevent fires and injuries related to holiday-decoration:
1. When purchasing a live tree, DO check for freshness . A fresh tree is green, needles are hard to pull from branches, and its needles do not break when bent between your fingers. The bottom of a fresh tree is sticky with resin, and when tapped on the ground, the tree should not lose many needles.
2. When setting up a tree at home, DO place it away from heat sources, such as fireplaces, vents and radiators. Because heated rooms dry quickly on living trees, be sure to monitor water levels and keep the tree stand filled with water. Place the tree out of the traffic lane, and do not block doorways.
3. When purchasing an artificial tree, not look at the label "Fire Resistant." Although this label does not mean the tree will not catch fire, it indicates that the tree is more resistant to fire.
4. In homes with small children, do not take special care to avoid decorations sharp, weighted or breakable. Keep trimmings with small removable parts out of the reach of children who could swallow or inhale small pieces, and avoid trimmings that resemble candy or food that may tempt a child to eat.
5. Inside or outside, DO use only lights that have been tested for safety by a recognized testing laboratory at national level.
6. Check each set of lights, new or old, for broken or cracked sockets, frayed or bare to son, or loose connections. Discard damaged sets. DO NOT use electric lights on a metallic tree.
7. If using an extension cord, DO make sure it is designed for the intended use.
8. When using lights outdoors, DO check labels to be sure that the lights have been certified for outdoor use and only plug them into a residual current circuit breaker (GFCI) protected receptacle or Portable GFCI.
9. Keep burning candles within sight. Do extinguish all candles before going to bed, leave the room or leave the house.
10. Do not keep candles on a resistant surface heat stable where children and pets can not reach them or knock them. Lighted candles should be away from items that can catch fire and burn easily, such as trees, other evergreens, decorations, curtains and furniture.

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