Make your home safe for children

Here are some measures you can take in your home to make sure your children stay out of harm's way:

• don't leave children on their own in a room where there's a fire risk
• keep matches, lighters, candles and tea lights in a place where children cannot see or reach them
• put a child-proof fireguard in front of an open fire or heater
• don't let children play or leave toys near a fire or heater
• put child locks on cupboards containing anything that could be used to start a fire (for example, matches, candles and flammable liquids)
• keep portable heaters in a safe place where they can't be knocked over when they are being used or stored
• keep your fire escape route clear of toys and other obstructions
• never leave children alone in the kitchen when you're cooking and never let them play near the oven and hob
• put plug guards into sockets so children can't stick anything into the holes