MESSAGE TO ADULTS: Some evening, during meal preparation, look around your kitchen for hazards. Do any of the following exist?
- Dangling electrical cords
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- Pot handles not turned inwards
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- Coffee cups on tablecloths when toddlers are in the house
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- Overloaded electrical sockets
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- Stove coils left on accidentally
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What about the not so obvious things?
- Carrying hot pans/dishes with children under foot
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- Having long hair or loose sleeves and reaching over stove burners
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- Hurried meal preparation, when haste makes hurt
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- Fire extinguisher(s) stored in spot(s) that's hard to reach
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