HSE AT HOME
Home is the place where people have valuables and loved-ones for

which they live their life, so taking care of Health, Safety and

Environment of home should be the first and the most important

thing for a person. There are some significant steps related to HSE at

home, by following these steps one can able to reduce risk and

injuries at home.
Health:
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Always use boiled or mineral water.

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Children must be vaccinated on proper intervals at their birth

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Always go through a complete family medical check-up at least once a year.

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Implement measures of kitchen hygiene in the kitchen

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Periodically perform the spring cleaning of the kitchen including refrigerator.

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Synthetic carpets are centers of germs accumulation and have been found to cause asthma like

allergies to children. Therefore preferably use woolen carpets.

:Safety
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Always keep first-aid box at home.

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Check regularly any frayed wires, wires under carpets, loose plugs or gas smells around pipes or

appliances.

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Place handrails and slip-resistant floor coverings on staircases

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Install an Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker (ELCB) at home to mitigate electrical hazards.

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Discard old and outdated medicines and chemical products.

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Always kept household cleaning products and medications out of children’s reach.

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Keep numbers of local emergency medical and police centers near every phone.

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Always keep flammable materials, such as gasoline or oil-soaked rags in appropriate containers.

Environment:

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Always lined kitchen waste bins with plastic bags

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Disposed off waste properly from home.

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Proper ventilation system must be in rooms to avoid suffocation