Indigenous Community Home Safety Best Practices

Indigenous household scene with a woman and a child in their living room. The TV is anchored to the wall. The text reads: Always anchor TVs and furniture to the wall. Furniture tip-overs can happen even when you’re in the same room as your child. If you’re buying a new TV, dresser or other furniture that may tip over, make sure you buy furniture straps, too. Always Anchor It!

Indigenous household scene with a woman and a child in their living room. There is a fire and carbon monoxide alarm on the wall and a portable generator outside, at least 20 feet away from the house. The text reads: Carbon monoxide alarms save lives. Carbon monoxide is a deadly gas that can’t be seen or smelled and can kill within minutes. Make sure you have a working carbon monoxide alarm on every level of your home.

Indigenous household scene with a woman and a child in their living room. The windows coverings are cordless. The text reads: Cordless window coverings save lives. Go cordless! Window coverings with cords strangle and injure children every year. Cordless window coverings are safer for kids and available in most stores. If buying online, make sure you see “cordless” in the product description.

Indigenous household scene with a woman putting a baby in a crib. The sleep space in the crib is free of blankets, pillows, and toys.

Coloring page of an Indigenous household scene with a woman putting a baby in a crib. The sleep space in the crib is free of blankets, pillows, and toys.

Indigenous household scene with a woman putting a baby in a crib. The sleep space in the crib is free of blankets, pillows and toys. The text reads: Safe and sound. The safest way for your baby to sleep is flat on their back without any pillows, blankets or toys in their crib.

Indigenous household scene with a woman and a child in a kitchen. The woman is making dinner. There’s a smoke alarm at the right bottom corner. The text reads: Smoke alarms save lives. Make sure you have working smoke alarms on every level of your home, outside sleeping areas and inside bedrooms.

Coloring page of an Indigenous household scene with a woman and a child in a kitchen. The woman is making dinner. There’s a smoke alarm at the right bottom corner.

Indigenous household scene with a woman and a child in a kitchen. The woman is making dinner. There’s a smoke alarm at the right bottom corner.

Coloring page of an Indigenous household scene with a woman and a child in their living room. The TV is anchored to the wall, the windows coverings have no cord and there is a portable generator outside, at least 20 feet away, from the house.

Indigenous community supper scene with people sitting around a fire pit. They are singing, playing instruments and talking.

Coloring page of an Indigenous community supper scene with people sitting around a fire pit. They are singing, playing instruments and talking.

Indigenous community supper scene with people sitting around a fire pit. They are singing, playing instruments and talking. The text reads: Protect your community. Report and search for unsafe products on SaferProducts.gov.

Outdoor scene with an indigenous person riding an ATV. They are wearing a helmet, using a long sleeve shirt, long pants, goggles and gloves. The text reads: Ride ATVs Safely. Wear the right gear. Always wear a helmet, long-sleeve shirt, long pants, goggles and gloves. Stay off paved roads to stay alive.

Coloring page of an outdoor scene with an indigenous person riding an ATV. They are wearing a helmet, using a long sleeve shirt, long pants, goggles and gloves.

Outdoor scene with an indigenous person riding an ATV. They are wearing a helmet, using a long sleeve shirt, long pants, goggles and gloves.

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