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11 February 2020

What’s in Your House? Family Room Edition

  • Emily
  • Alcohol, Button Batteries, Carbon Monoxide, Cigarettes, E-cigarettes, Home, Plants
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A blog series showing rooms of a house with different products highlighted in each.

Welcome to the second edition of our home safety series. More than 90% of poisonings happen in the home. Keep an eye out for these potential poisons in your family room, and make sure you use and store them safely.

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29 January 2020

What’s in Your House? Kitchen Edition

  • Emily
  • Alcohol, Cleaning Products, Food Poisoning, Home, Medicine
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A blog series showing rooms of a house with different products highlighted in each.

Welcome to the first edition of our home safety series. More than 90% of poisonings happen in the home. Keep an eye out for these potential poisons in your kitchen, and make sure you use and store them safely.

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13 August 2019

Understanding Safe Storage

  • Angel
  • child-resistant packaging, Home, Safe Storage
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Collage with a bathroom, cabinet latch, outdoor shed, and garage

Safe storage is one of the best ways to help prevent poisonings and overdoses. This seemingly simple idea includes many layers. Let’s explore these layers to help ensure your home is poison safe for your family, visitors, and pets.

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15 June 2018

Take Steps to Make Your Home Poison-Safe

  • Angel
  • Carbon Monoxide, Cleaning Products, Home, Medicine, Plants, Poison Safety, Swimming Pools
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June is National Healthy Homes Month. Learn what you can do to help protect your family against some common household hazards.

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