At Home
Identify the
One of the most common risks at home is re. Just in the US, there are more than 300,000 res in homes every year. Fire can cause problems: anything from smoke damage to total destruction, even loss of lives. Sources of re can be electrical appliances, frayed wires, cooking equipment, heating equipment, candles, decoration lights, or smoking in the bedroom.
Are there any other risks in your own house?
Other sources of risk at home: • cuts • poisoning • burns • falls
frayed: adj. having loose threads on wires, ropes or cables because the material is old
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