This document provides an overview of safety education and first aid topics to be covered in a Saturday morning class. It discusses common home hazards like fires, slips and falls, electricity, and hazardous materials. For fire safety, it recommends having a home escape plan and practicing it with your family. It also covers home security, firearm safety, and drowning prevention. The goal is to raise awareness of hazards found in the home and how to control risks through proper precautions.

1. Safety Education and First Aid
Saturday AM 7:30-10:30
Prepared by:
Imelda C. Grado
Bachelor of Secondary Education
Major in Music,Arts,Physical Education and Health

2. What is Safety at Home?

3. Refers to the hazards
that can commonly be found
around the home and to the
means of controlling of
them.

4. More accidents happen off the job than on the
job.
You should have a home escape plan and
practice it with your family.
Most home fires involving gas grills are
caused by unattended cooking.
Household cleansers and other chemical
products pose no safety or health risks.
Prequiz:
True or False?

5. • More serious injuries happen at
home than on the job
• Precautions aren’t
always taken
• Safety should
be 24/7

6. •Wiring and appliances
•Fireplaces and stoves
•Furnace/electrical
•Kitchen
•Workshop
•Smoke detectors
Fire Safety

7. Home Escape Plan
•Don’t stop—just get out!
•Move quickly but calmly
•STOP, DROP,
and ROLL!
•Don’t open
hot door
•Stay as low as
possible

8. Home Escape Plan (cont.)
 Call 177 or fire department
from outside
 Go to chosen meeting place
 Tell firefighters if
pets are inside

9. •Install grab bars
and use bath mats
•Hold handrails
•Turn on lights
•Use ladders and
step stools
Slips, Trips and Falls

10. Place “wet Floor” signs
out when areas are drying as
a result of being mopped or
having something spilled on
them.

11. Electrical Safety
Don’t overload outlets
Check cords/plugs routinely
Don’t use faulty appliances
Keep electricity away from water

12. •Always read labels
•Keep hazardous materials away from children
•Use caution with flammable substances
•Never mix household cleaning products
Hazardous Materials

13. Home Hazards
• In the previous slides, we identified
four basic home hazards:
Fires
Slips, Trips,
And Falls
Electricity
Hazardous
Materials

14. •Install dead bolts
• Secure sliders
• Lock windows
•Trim shrubs
• Light property
• Participate in
neighborhood
watch
Home Security
•Hide keys
•Put address on key
chain
•Leave house keys with
attendants
•Trust door chains
•Open doors to strangers

15. •Keep locked
•Clean carefully
•Don’t point
•Treat as
loaded
Firearms Safety

16. •Keep pools fenced in
•Don’t let children
swim alone
•Don’t leave child
unattended in the
bathtub
•Install grab bars in
bathtubs
Drowning Prevention

17. END
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God bless