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The Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association website is dedicated to promoting and informing consumers, the industry and our membership about the safe use of juvenile products, industry issues and the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association. The excerpt below is from their Safe and Sound for Baby Brochure, a guide to baby product safety, use and selection. This brochure is available for free at www.jpma.org! |
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Household Dangers
The first step in keeping baby safe is careful selection of baby products. To help with your decisions, the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA) developed a unique certification program that has been guiding parents and caregivers for more than 20 years.
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As a concerned parent or caregiver, your job is to childproof your home carefully so baby can safely explore his or her world. It’s a good idea to get down on your hands and knees and look around from baby’s perspective. This really helps spot potentially dangerous objects. For example, an ordinary plant can be poisonous if a curious baby decides to taste it. Even toddler toys left lying around by an older sibling should not be in baby’s reach. The most important place to have a safe environment is in your home. When checking your home, it is also a good time to be sure baby does not have access to swimming pools, toilets, diaper pails, cleaning buckets, bathtubs, showers or hot tubs. It is possible for baby to drown in as little as two inches of water. Medicines, bleaches, oven and drain cleaners, paint solvents, polishes, waxes, matches, cigarettes and lighters are also dangerous to baby. These should always be kept out of baby’s reach. Childproof safety locks for cabinets can be helpful. Use child-resistant packaging as it can help save baby’s life. Keep the number of the poison control center near your phone so you can call for emergency first-aid advice.
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Contact the following government agencies and non-profit organizations for more information:
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