With cold winter weather already upon us, families without a home heating system or who are struggling to pay their heating bills may try to find creative ways to stay warm, ways that could put their safety at risk.
CPSC is urging friends, family and neighbors to share a few safety tips with those who are using space heaters to heat their home. If not used properly, space heaters can quickly create a deadly fire. Just search the Internet for “space heater news” and you’ll find dozens of (…)
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Jan 13
Protect Young Children from Burns on Glass Fronts of Gas Fireplaces—Use Protective Barriers
by CPSC Blogger burn Childproofing children firepla fireplace safety gas fireplace glass fireplace screen glass front fireplace home home safety injuryBlog en español
If you have one of these
and one of these in your house,
you need to hear about a new way to protect the safety of you and your family.
Starting on January 1, 2015, all new gas fireplaces, and fireplace heaters that vent to the outside, will come with a protective barrier. This barrier will be there to prevent your child and others from coming into direct contact with the glass front of the fireplace.
Why should you care?
You should care because (…)
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Dec 19