Safety Tips for Children      

Give your children a proper understanding of the power of electricity by taking them on a tour through your home to illustrate all the appliances and conveniences they enjoy which are powered by electricity.  

• Start with electrical outlets and determine with your child what they are to be used for. Emphasize to your children that the only thing meant to go into an electrical socket is a proper plug. Play it safe by putting plug covers throughout your home to discourage curious fingers.
   
  
• Together with your child, examine cords to appliances with which the children may come in contact. Teach them to never tie cords in knots and never run cords under carpet. Never yank the cord form the wall. Rather, take hold of the plug and pull it from the socket. If the cord has a “break” or “tear,” take the time to immediately replace or repair the cord.
  
  
• If an electrical socket looks like an octopus, you’re in trouble. Too many cords make a socket work too hard, possibly causing it to blow a fuse or worse. Explain to your children that too many plugs in one socket are very dangerous. 
  
  
• Water and electricity don’t mix. This is a rule never to forget. If any electric item – hair dryer, toy, radio, etc. – does happen to fall into water, do not touch it, the water, or anything the water touches. Instruct your children to tell an adult immediately. 

Never reach out and touch anything that uses electricity while you are standing in water. Never throw anything electric into a bathtub, sink or swimming pool. Always dry your hands before using anything electric.