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MN DMV

Tips for teen drivers

Auto tips

Installing a car seat

OSHA

DNR

Guide for home owners

Safety tips for home owners

Helpful Tips

• Review your family’s fire safety plan this summer.
  
  • Have emergency numbers and an escape plan, and make sure every one understands what to do in case of an emergency.
  • Make sure you have fire extinguishers at hand before you use barbecues, outdoor grills or fire pits.
  • Go over fire safety rules with children if they are old enough to understand.
  • Don’t leave matches, candles, fireworks or grill lighters unattended where small children can get to them. It is a good idea to erect barriers to prevent small children from getting too close to barbecues or fire pits.
  • If you buy any new upholstery, make sure it has the Upholstered Furniture Action Council (UFAC) hang tag, which ensures it was manufactured to meet the industry’s voluntary fire safety standards.
     
• Fall is a good time to really look around your property and take care of those maintenance problems which could cause a slip and fall in the winter months.
  • Be sure outdoor lighting is adequate.
  • Repair porches , steps and walk ways.
  • Put summer items away from porches and lawns so that someone won’t trip and fall.
  • Have a sand/salt supply ready for the soon to be icy walks and driveways.