The Safe House PDF

Post date: Feb 19, 2014 2:45:01 AM

The Safe Home - Ottawa Home Inspection

Check out this latest PDF of useful home safety information prepared by InterNACHI.

Here is a taste of the infomation available in this 226 page PDF:

CHILD SAFETY

12 SAFETY DEVICES TO PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN

CRIB SAFETY

FURNITURE AND TV TIP-OVER HAZARDS

ANTI-TIP BRACKETS

WINDOW FALLS

SAFETY GLASS

CHILD-PROOFING WINDOWS AND STAIRS

GARAGE DOORS AND OPENERS

TRAMPOLINE SAFETY

TREE SWINGS

TREEHOUSES

LADDERS AND STAIRWAYS

LADDER SAFETY

ATTIC PULL-DOWN LADDERS

STAIRWAYS

DECK SAFETY

SWIMMING POOL SAFETY

HOME POOLS

SWIMMING POOL BARRIERS

POOL ALARMS

POOL DRAIN HAZARDS

POOL WATER PATHOGENS

SAUNAS

HOME SECURITY

BURGLAR-RESISTANT HOMES

BUMP KEYS

THE 10 BEST PLACES TO HIDE VALUABLES IN YOUR HOME

WINDOW BARS

SAFE ROOMS (PANIC ROOMS)

FIRE SAFETY

DRYER VENT SAFETY

PILOT LIGHTS

HEARTHS AND HEARTH EXTENSIONS

HOLIDAY SAFETY

FIRESTOPS

CLOTHES CLOSET LIGHTING

BARBEQUE (BBQ) SAFETY

KEROSENE HEATERS

ATTACHED GARAGE FIRE CONTAINMENT

NON-CONFORMING BEDROOMS

WINDOW WELLS

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

SMOKE ALARMS

FIRE SPRINKLERS

HOUSE NUMBERS

ELECTRICAL SAFETY

ALUMINUM WIRING

KNOB-AND-TUBE WIRING

UNGROUNDED ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLES

GROUND-FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTERS (GFCIS)

ARC-FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTERS (AFCIS)

ELECTRIC FENCES

GENERATORS

ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

ASBESTOS

ASBESTOS CEMENT SIDING

LEAD FACTS

FORMALDEHYDE

CARBON MONOXIDE

BACKDRAFTING

FIREPLACE FUEL

VENTLESS FIREPLACES

MOLD

CENTRAL HUMIDIFIERS

BATHROOM VENTILATION

SEWER GASES

PESTICIDES

PET ALLERGENS

GREYWATER

BACKFLOW PREVENTION

CARPETED BATHROOMS

CHINESE DRYWALL

HOME HEATING OIL TANKS

UNDERGROUND FUEL STORAGE TANKS

COMPOST PILE HAZARDS

HANTAVIRUS

PLANTS AND INDOOR AIR QUALITY

MOTHER NATURE

EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS

TORNADO INSPECTIONS

WIND MITIGATION

WINDBREAKS

TREE DANGERS

LIGHTNING

POISON IVY, OAK AND SUMAC

RODENTS

BED BUGS

VENOMOUS PESTS

SNOW GUARDS

DEFENSIBLE SPACE

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

ELDERLY SAFETY

AGING IN PLACE

AGING-IN-PLACE CHECKLIST

ANTI-SCALD VALVES

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