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CPSC publishes Safety Publications. Click on Order Safety Publications to order printed copies. Quantities are limited. CPSC Safety Alerts and Neighborhood Safety Network posters are not available to order.
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Water Beads
Water Beads: A Danger to Young Children & Can Be Deadly if Swallowed
Button Batteries
Dangers with Button Cell or Coin Batteries
Hoverboards
Hoverboard Safety Alert
CPSC recommends that consumers, who own or use hoverboards, take these steps to reduce the risk of fire.
Toys & Crafts
Water Beads: A Danger to Young Children & Can Be Deadly if Swallowed
Outdoors
Beware! Airborne Beach Umbrellas Can Kill
Snowmobile Safety
Stay safe when riding a snowmobile. Follow these snowmobile safety rules.
ATV
All-Terrain Vehicle Safety
Ride safe, ride smart. Wear a helmet, keep kids off adult ATVs, and take a hands-on training course. CPSC's tips for ATV safety.
Home & Indoors
Range and Oven Safety
Dangers with Button Cell or Coin Batteries
Kitchen
Range and Oven Safety
Range Tipover Safety Alert
Install an anti-tipover bracket on your range. This helps prevent the range from tipping over and can save your family from serious injury or death.
Freezer, Dryer, Cooler and Refrigerator Entrapment Deaths to Children
Children can become entrapped and suffocate in older, latch-type freezers, refrigerators, dryers and coolers.
Electrocution Hazard with Do-It-Yourself Repairs of Microwave Ovens
Did you know you can be electrocuted trying to repair your microwave oven? This is one job that’s best left to a professional.
Hobbies
Trampoline Safety
Trampoline injuries are no fun. There are thousands reported each year. Here are the steps you can take to prevent serious trampoline injuries and deaths.
Snowmobile Safety
Stay safe when riding a snowmobile. Follow these snowmobile safety rules.
Skateboarding Safety
Vehicle traffic, trick riding and excessive speed can lead to collisions, loss of control and falls. Even experienced skateboarders and longboard riders have been injured or killed. Follow these important tips for safer riding.
Movable Soccer Goals Can Fall Over On Children
Follow these safety suggestions to help prevent deaths and injuries associated with moveable soccer goals.
Lawn Darts Are Banned
Pointed, metal lawn darts can cause serious or fatal injury. Lawn darts have been banned since 1988.
Skate Safely – Always Wear Safety Gear
When skating, always wear safety gear, skate on a smooth, paved surface away from traffic and don’t skate at night.
Arts and Crafts Safety Alert
This safety handbook gives guidelines for selecting and using arts and crafts materials and explains the hazards associated with arts and crafts materials.
General Information
Who We Are - What We Do for You
CPSC is a federal agency that protects the public against unreasonable risks of injuries and deaths associated with consumer products. If you've had a safety problem with a consumer product, contact us at SaferProducts.gov or our Hotline.
School Chemistry Laboratory Safety
Keep students safe in chemistry laboratories.
An Update on Formaldehyde
Concerned about formaldehyde in your home? Learn how to reduce your exposure.
Prevent Child In-Home Drowning Deaths
Children drown in bathtubs, buckets and pails, not just in pools or spas. Stay within arm’s reach when baby is in the bathtub and keep children away from buckets and pails you use for household chores.
Baby Monitor Cord Safety Alert
Children can strangle in baby monitor cords. Keep all cords out of arm’s reach of babies and toddlers.
CPSC Cautions Caregivers about Hidden Hazards for Babies on Adult Beds
Babies can suffocate, get trapped in or fall from adult beds.  The safest place for baby is a crib or play yard.
CPSC Resources Menu
Choose from a menu of free resources to get connected, share and save a life!
CPSC Hotline
Call CPSC's Hotline to report an unsafe product, to report a product-related incident or injury, or to find out whether a product has been recalled.
Smoke Alarms: Why, Where, Which?
Make sure to install smoke alarms in your home. Why? Because they can save your life. Which type of alarm? Both types -- ionization and photoelectric. And don't forget to develop and practice a family escape plan.
Halloween Safety In 3 Steps
Prevent fires and burns. See and be seen. And make sure costumes are fit for safety.
Halloween Safety Alert
Don’t say “boo” to safety on Halloween. Make sure your child’s costume is flame resistant, fits well and doesn’t obstruct his or her view.
Surviving the Aftermath of a Hurricane
Deadly dangers exist after a hurricane strikes. Safety tips on portable generators, candles, gasoline, charcoal and appliances.
Furniture, Furnishings and Decorations
Tempered Glass Safety Alert
Tempered glass is a technology that is designed to fail safely. Consumer products that use tempered glass should rupture into small, fragmented pieces, and not into larger shards if shattered.
Preventing Window Falls
Screens are meant to keep bugs out, not kids in. Use window guards or stops and keep furniture away from windows so little ones can’t climb near windows.
CPSC Warns That Tubular Metal Bunk Beds May Collapse
Check your tubular metal bunk beds for warning signs that have caused beds to collapse.
Prevent TV and Furniture Tip-Over Deaths
One child dies every two weeks when a TV, piece of furniture or an appliance falls on him or her. Anchor furniture to the wall or floor and place TVs on sturdy, low bases.
Warning! TV/Audiovisual Cart Tipover Hazard!
Attention teachers: don’t let your students move or play near TV-audiovisual carts. They can tip over and kill or seriously injure kids.
Children in Shopping Carts
Each year thousands of children are injured when they fall from shopping carts. Use the cart’s seatbelt to keep your child safe.
Children Should Not Move or Play With Mobile Folding Tables
Keep kids away from mobile folding tables often found in school cafeterias. They can tip over and seriously injure or kill children.
Electronics and Electrical
Overheated Clothes Dryers Can Cause Fires
Prevent dryer fires by cleaning the dryer vent, exhaust duct and lint screen/filter periodically.
Download the Overheated Clothes Dryers Can Cause Fires safety alert in Spanish
Don't Swim with Shocks: Electrical Safety In and Around Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs
Protect yourself and others from shock or electrocution in and around pools, hot tubs and spas.
Portable Electric Heater Safety Alert
Do you use a portable electric space heater to warm a room? Make sure it’s at least three feet away from beds, sofas, curtains and other items that can burn. Turn the space heater off before you go to bed.
GFCI Fact Sheet
GFCIs (ground fault circuit interrupters) in your home protect you from severe electrical shock.
Electrocution Hazard with Do-It-Yourself Repairs of Microwave Ovens
Did you know you can be electrocuted trying to repair your microwave oven? This is one job that’s best left to a professional.
AFCI Fact Sheet
Installing AFCIs (arc fault circuit interrupters) in your home can provide enhanced protection from fires resulting from unsafe arcing and sparking in home wiring.
Ladders and Electricity Don't Mix
Never use a ladder near overhead wires.  You can be electrocuted if the ladder contacts the electrical wires.
Paper Shredder Safety Alert
Keep kids away from paper shredders. Shredders can pull kids' little fingers into the shredder mechanism and cause severe injuries.
Preventing Home Fires: Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters (AFCIs)
Installing AFCIs (arc fault circuit interrupters) in your home can provide enhanced protection from fires resulting from unsafe arcing and sparking in home wiring.
Repairing Aluminum Wiring
Some aluminum wiring in older homes can be a fire risk. There are several permanent repair methods for this problem.
Household Extension Cords Can Cause Fires
Do not overload or used damaged extension cords. They could cause a fire.
Containers and Packaging
School Chemistry Laboratory Safety
Keep students safe in chemistry laboratories.
Single-Load Liquid Laundry Packets: Toxic, Harmful to Children
Children who are exposed to the chemicals in single-load liquid laundry packets are at risk of serious injury.
A Parent's Guide to Preventing Inhalant Abuse
Inhalant abuse is deadly. It can kill suddenly.
Clothing and Accessories
Strings and Straps on Toys Can Strangle Young Children
Toys with strings and straps can strangle kids. Don’t give them to young children.
Drawstrings Can Catch and Kill Children - Warning!
Remove hood and waist drawstrings from children’s jackets, sweatshirts and hoodies. Drawstrings can catch on items and cause a child to strangle.
Children's Sleepwear Safety Alert
Make sure your child’s sleepwear is flame resistant or snug fitting. This helps prevent burn injuries.
Outdoors and Garden
Never Put Children’s Climbing Gyms On Hard Surfaces, Indoors Or Outdoors
Kids can fall from climbing equipment and get hurt. Never put climbing equipment inside or outside on hard surfaces such as wooden floors, cement or asphalt.
Don't Swim with Shocks: Electrical Safety In and Around Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs
Protect yourself and others from shock or electrocution in and around pools, hot tubs and spas.
Hunting Treestands and Harnesses
Every hunting season, hunters are killed or seriously injured from falls from treestands. Proper use of a full-body harness can prevent most incidents.
BB Guns Can Kill
BB guns, especially high-velocity guns, can cause death.
Snow Thrower Safety
Most snow thrower injuries happen when trying to clear snow from the discharge shoot or debris from auger/collectors. Always stop the engine before trying to clear the shoot or auger.
Riding Lawnmowers
Riding mowers should meet the latest voluntary safety standards. But take extra precautions to prevent the most common hazard scenarios, blade contact and loss of mower stability. Make sure to keep children away while you are mowing.
Power Lawn Mowers
Walk-behind power mowers must meet federal safety standards. They are designed to prevent hand and foot contact with the blade. Make sure to keep children away while you are mowing.
Playgrounds
Never Put Children’s Climbing Gyms On Hard Surfaces, Indoors Or Outdoors
Kids can fall from climbing equipment and get hurt. Never put climbing equipment inside or outside on hard surfaces such as wooden floors, cement or asphalt.
Public Playground Safety Checklist
Is your public playground a safe place to play? Use this simple list to check.
Burn Safety Awareness on Playgrounds
Keep your child from getting burned on hot playground equipment.
Strangulation Hazard with Playground Cargo Nets
Cargo nets are popular on children’s playgrounds. But kids can get trapped in them if the net openings are too big.
Soft Contained Play Equipment Safety Checklist
Follow these safety tips to prevent injuries to your child on play equipment often found in fast food restaurant play areas and elsewhere.
Pools and Spas
Don't Swim with Shocks: Electrical Safety In and Around Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs
Protect yourself and others from shock or electrocution in and around pools, hot tubs and spas.
Pool Safety Posters
Learn about simple steps that can save lives in and around the pool. Download and post this series of posters and share
Pool Safely
tips with others.
How to Plan For the Unexpected - Preventing Child Drownings
Safety tips on preventing child drownings.  Fences and gates, pool covers, barriers and alarms can play a key role.
Pool Safely Coloring Page
Although swimming pools are a lot of fun, they can be dangerous places if you don't
Pool Safely
.  Enjoy this pool safely coloring page.
Bicycles
Electric-Powered Scooters
CPSC Warns Consumers of Impalement Hazard with Exposed Bicycle Handlebars
CPSC Urges Bicyclists to Wear Helmets
Wearing a bicycle helmet while cycling can reduce your risk of head injury. If a crash happens, the odds of being able to get back on your bike favor riders who wear a helmet.
Sports, Fitness and Recreation
Electric-Powered Scooters
Movable Soccer Goals Can Fall Over On Children
Follow these safety suggestions to help prevent deaths and injuries associated with moveable soccer goals.
Carbon Monoxide
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning with Camping Equipment
Never use portable heaters or lanterns while sleeping in enclosed areas such as tents, campers and vehicles.
Surviving the Aftermath of a Hurricane
Deadly dangers exist after a hurricane strikes. Safety tips on portable generators, candles, gasoline, charcoal and appliances.
Carbon Monoxide Fact Sheet
Protect your family from carbon monoxide dangers.
Is Your Home Protected?
Install and maintain CO alarms in your home to protect your family against the "invisible killer."
Get to Know Carbon Monoxide Alarms
Carbon monoxide (CO) is called the "invisible killer." You cannot see or smell it, but a carbon monoxide alarm can detect CO. That is why it is so important to have CO alarms in your home.
Fire
Range and Oven Safety
Overheated Clothes Dryers Can Cause Fires
Prevent dryer fires by cleaning the dryer vent, exhaust duct and lint screen/filter periodically.
Download the Overheated Clothes Dryers Can Cause Fires safety alert in Spanish
Older Brass Connectors May Be Dangerous
Check your appliances' gas connectors. Some older brass connectors for appliances can come apart, causing fires, explosions, death and injuries.
Kerosene Heaters
Have a kerosene heater? Make sure to use only water-clear 1-K grade kerosene. Never use gasoline.
Gas Grills Fact Sheet
Safety check your gas grill to avoid a fire.
Flammable Liquids
Don’t get burned. Flammable liquid vapors are invisible, explosive and unpredictable.
Smoke Alarms: Why, Where, Which?
Make sure to install smoke alarms in your home. Why? Because they can save your life. Which type of alarm? Both types -- ionization and photoelectric. And don't forget to develop and practice a family escape plan.
Smoke Alarms Can Save Your Life
Don’t underestimate the value of smoke alarms. When it comes to a fire, your life may depend on them.
Smoke Alarms
Smoke alarms save lives. They can detect a fire early, and alert consumers, giving them valuable time to escape.
Household Extension Cords Can Cause Fires
Do not overload or used damaged extension cords. They could cause a fire.
Tempered Glass Safety Alert
Tempered glass is a technology that is designed to fail safely. Consumer products that use tempered glass should rupture into small, fragmented pieces, and not into larger shards if shattered.
Overheated Clothes Dryers Can Cause Fires
Prevent dryer fires by cleaning the dryer vent, exhaust duct and lint screen/filter periodically.
Download the Overheated Clothes Dryers Can Cause Fires safety alert in Spanish
Don't Swim with Shocks: Electrical Safety In and Around Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs
Protect yourself and others from shock or electrocution in and around pools, hot tubs and spas.
Avoiding Tap Water Scalds
Avoid tap water scalds. Lower your water heater temperature to 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
Renovate Right
Screens are meant to keep bugs out, not kids in. Use window guards or stops and keep furniture away from windows so little ones can’t climb near windows.
Preventing Window Falls
Screens are meant to keep bugs out, not kids in. Use window guards or stops and keep furniture away from windows so little ones can’t climb near windows.
Older Consumer Safety Checklist
Falls and fires are two leading causes of unintentional injuries and deaths among adults 65 and older. Make your home safer by following these tips.
Older Brass Connectors May Be Dangerous
Check your appliances' gas connectors. Some older brass connectors for appliances can come apart, causing fires, explosions, death and injuries.
Non-Reversing Garage Door Openers are a Hazard
Garage doors should have a sensor or electric eye that automatically reverses the door if someone steps into its path when it is closing. This is a federal mandatory standard.
Biological Pollutants in Your Home
How to deal with biological pollutants in your home.
Asbestos In The Home
What should you do about asbestos in your home? See our safety guide.
An Update on Formaldehyde
Concerned about formaldehyde in your home? Learn how to reduce your exposure.
Prevent Child In-Home Drowning Deaths
Children drown in bathtubs, buckets and pails, not just in pools or spas. Stay within arm’s reach when baby is in the bathtub and keep children away from buckets and pails you use for household chores.
CPSC Cautions Caregivers about Hidden Hazards for Babies on Adult Beds
Babies can suffocate, get trapped in or fall from adult beds.  The safest place for baby is a crib or play yard.
Prevent TV and Furniture Tip-Over Deaths
One child dies every two weeks when a TV, piece of furniture or an appliance falls on him or her. Anchor furniture to the wall or floor and place TVs on sturdy, low bases.
Smoke Alarms: Why, Where, Which?
Make sure to install smoke alarms in your home. Why? Because they can save your life. Which type of alarm? Both types -- ionization and photoelectric. And don't forget to develop and practice a family escape plan.
Household Extension Cords Can Cause Fires
Do not overload or used damaged extension cords. They could cause a fire.
Toys
Choking Hazard: Plastic Film on Toys and Other Children’s Products
Check toys and other children’s products for plastic film coverings and remove them. The film can be a choking hazard.
Strings and Straps on Toys Can Strangle Young Children
Toys with strings and straps can strangle kids. Don’t give them to young children.
Balloons Can be Suffocation Danger to Kids
Keep uninflated toy balloons and pieces of broken balloons away from young children. Kids can suffocate on them.
Caps for Toy Guns
Don’t let children put caps for toy guns in their pockets. They can ignite and burn your child.
Electric Toy Safety
Be selective when buying an electric toy. Follow age recommendations on packages, make sure the child is mature enough to operate the toy and supervise the toy’s use.
CPSC Warns Consumers of Dangers with Toy Chest Lids
The lids on toy chests or other types of chests can fall and trap, injure or kill kids. Lids with hinges that keep the lid open are much safer.
Button Battery Safety Quiz
How much do you know about the dangers that button batteries pose to children? Take the button battery safety quiz.
Trampoline Safety
Trampoline injuries are no fun. There are thousands reported each year. Here are the steps you can take to prevent serious trampoline injuries and deaths.
Movable Soccer Goals Can Fall Over On Children
Follow these safety suggestions to help prevent deaths and injuries associated with moveable soccer goals.
Lawn Darts Are Banned
Pointed, metal lawn darts can cause serious or fatal injury. Lawn darts have been banned since 1988.
Skate Safely – Always Wear Safety Gear
When skating, always wear safety gear, skate on a smooth, paved surface away from traffic and don’t skate at night.
BB Guns Can Kill
BB guns, especially high-velocity guns, can cause death.
Arts and Crafts Safety Alert
This safety handbook gives guidelines for selecting and using arts and crafts materials and explains the hazards associated with arts and crafts materials.
Cribs
Baby Monitor Cord Safety Alert
Children can strangle in baby monitor cords. Keep all cords out of arm’s reach of babies and toddlers.
Soft Bedding May Be Hazardous to Babies - “Bare is Best”
Remove pillows, quilts, comforters, stuffed toys and other soft products from the crib.
Crib Sheets
Keep baby safe from suffocation and strangulation by making sure that the crib sheet fits snugly on the crib mattress.
CPSC Launches New Effort to Find Recalled Simplicity Cribs Still In Use
Check to see if you or someone you know has a recalled Simplicity crib at home.
Kids and Babies
Choking Hazard: Plastic Film on Toys and Other Children’s Products
Check toys and other children’s products for plastic film coverings and remove them. The film can be a choking hazard.
Strings and Straps on Toys Can Strangle Young Children
Toys with strings and straps can strangle kids. Don’t give them to young children.
Balloons Can be Suffocation Danger to Kids
Keep uninflated toy balloons and pieces of broken balloons away from young children. Kids can suffocate on them.
Child Safety Protection Act Fact Sheet
Keep marbles, small balls and uninflated balloons away from young children, who can choke on them.
Button Battery Safety Quiz
How much do you know about the dangers that button batteries pose to children? Take the button battery safety quiz.
Never Put Children’s Climbing Gyms On Hard Surfaces, Indoors Or Outdoors
Kids can fall from climbing equipment and get hurt. Never put climbing equipment inside or outside on hard surfaces such as wooden floors, cement or asphalt.
Movable Soccer Goals Can Fall Over On Children
Follow these safety suggestions to help prevent deaths and injuries associated with moveable soccer goals.
Skate Safely – Always Wear Safety Gear
When skating, always wear safety gear, skate on a smooth, paved surface away from traffic and don’t skate at night.
Prevent Child In-Home Drowning Deaths
Children drown in bathtubs, buckets and pails, not just in pools or spas. Stay within arm’s reach when baby is in the bathtub and keep children away from buckets and pails you use for household chores.
Babies Can Strangle on Strings, Cords and Necklaces
Never tie string, cords, necklaces, toys or anything around a child’s neck. They can strangle. Kids and cords of any kind don’t mix.
Baby Monitor Cord Safety Alert
Children can strangle in baby monitor cords. Keep all cords out of arm’s reach of babies and toddlers.
CPSC Cautions Caregivers about Hidden Hazards for Babies on Adult Beds
Babies can suffocate, get trapped in or fall from adult beds.  The safest place for baby is a crib or play yard.
Infants in Strollers Must Be Properly Secured at All Times Serious Risk of Entrapment and Strangulation
Use the safety harness whenever your child in a stroller. If not secured with the safety harness, your baby can slip through the opening between the seat and the tray and strangle.
Air Mattresses are Not For Infants
Air mattresses aren’t for babies. They are too soft and could cause babies to suffocate.
Falls from Shopping Carts Cause Serious Head Injuries to Children
Did you know that thousands of kids are injured every year by falling from shopping carts? Safety tips for injury-proofing your child in a shopping cart.
Prevent TV and Furniture Tip-Over Deaths
One child dies every two weeks when a TV, piece of furniture or an appliance falls on him or her. Anchor furniture to the wall or floor and place TVs on sturdy, low bases.
Halloween Safety In 3 Steps
Prevent fires and burns. See and be seen. And make sure costumes are fit for safety.
Halloween Safety Alert
Don’t say “boo” to safety on Halloween. Make sure your child’s costume is flame resistant, fits well and doesn’t obstruct his or her view.
Drawstrings Can Catch and Kill Children - Warning!
Remove hood and waist drawstrings from children’s jackets, sweatshirts and hoodies. Drawstrings can catch on items and cause a child to strangle.
Children's Sleepwear Safety Alert
Make sure your child’s sleepwear is flame resistant or snug fitting. This helps prevent burn injuries.
Water Beads
Water Beads Can Be Deadly If Swallowed
Military Consumer Safety
Military Consumer Safety at Home
Micromobility: E-Bikes, E-Scooters and Hoverboards
E-Scooter Injuries
Micromobility Fire Reports
Fuel Container, Gasoline and Other Liquid Fuel Safety
Safe Experiments: Flammable Liquids Checklist
Fireworks Safety
Sparkler Safety
Fireworks Injuries & Deaths
COVID-19
Working from Home Safely
Home Safe with Seniors
Home Safe with Young Children
Home Safe with Everyone
Home Safe Doing Yardwork
Home Safe Doing Outdoor Repairs
Home Safe Playing Outdoors
Consumer Product Injuries during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Spring into Safety With the “New Normal”
Magnets
Holiday Toy Safety
Magnet Dangers
Holidays: Shop Smart, Shop Safe
Buckyballs Recall
Toys & Crafts
4 Keys to Holiday Toy Safety
National Consumer Protection Week
It’s National Consumer Protection Week!
Safety at Home: Art Supplies
Safety at Home: Product Registration
Water Beads Can Be Deadly If Swallowed
Outdoors
National Consumer Protection Week
It’s National Consumer Protection Week!
We Need Your Help: Report Fireworks Injuries
ATV
ATV Safety
ATV Safety Comic: Off-Road Only
ATV Safety: Children Should Never Ride Adult ATVs
ATV Safety: No Young Children Allowed
ATV Safety: Helmets Are Not for Wimps
ATV Safety: Take a Safety Course
ATV Safety: Take Knowledge to the Extreme
2024 Report: OHV Injuries & Deaths
Home & Indoors
Child Safety Tips for Grandparents
Got Kids? Go Cordless!
National Consumer Protection Week
It’s National Consumer Protection Week!
Baby Safety Month
Prevent Child Strangulation
Get On Top of It Before They Do!
Prevent TV & Furniture Tip Overs: Learn How at AnchorIt.gov
Secure Furniture and TVs: Protect Children
Hidden Hazards Around the Home for 65+
When Hurricanes Happen
Smoke Alarms Save Lives
Kitchen
Stand By Your Pan
Let your Thanksgiving Day be full of thanks
Hobbies
Trampoline Safety Tips Poster
General Information
SaferProducts.gov
Practice Fire & Carbon Monoxide (CO) Safety During Cold Weather
Halloween Safety
Resale/Thrift Stores
Check the Halls
Yard Sales
Back to School Safety Checklist
Check Your Child Care Center: Inside & Out
Choking Hazards
Safe Travels
Button Battery Safety
Fireworks Injuries & Deaths
Older Consumer Safety
Are You Destined for a Fall?
#HauntedHazards: Safety tips for Halloween costumes and decor.
Halloween Safety By The Numbers 2018
Gobble Up Safety!
Make Safety a Family Holiday Tradition
National Consumer Protection Week
Think Safety First As Kids Head Back to School
Provide a Safe Home Away from Home
Halloween Safety By The Numbers 2019
Winter Safety
It’s National Consumer Protection Week!
Home Safe with Seniors
Daylight Saving Time: Spring into the New Season with Safety
Chemistry Experiments
Hidden Hazards Around the Home for 65+
Poison Prevention
Survival After the Storm
When Hurricanes Happen
Furniture, Furnishings and Decorations
1 Child Dies Every Two Weeks: Tipover Dangers
Anchor It and Protect a Child: Tipover Dangers
Holiday Home Decorating Safety Tips
Decorate Safely This Holiday Season
Got Kids? Go Cordless!
Make Safety a Family Holiday Tradition
Prevent Child Strangulation
Get On Top of It Before They Do!
Prevent TV & Furniture Tip Overs: Learn How at AnchorIt.gov
Secure Furniture and TVs: Protect Children
Electronics and Electrical
Electrical Safety
Electrical Safety
Plug Into Safety!
Safety at Home: Extension Cords
Safety at Home: Hair Dryers
Get On Top of It Before They Do!
Secure Furniture and TVs: Protect Children
Dangers with Button Batteries
Survival After the Storm
When Hurricanes Happen
Containers and Packaging
Candy or Poison?
Loads of Temptation
National Minority Health Month
Poison Prevention
Clothing and Accessories
#HauntedHazards: Safety tips for Halloween costumes and decor.
Think Safety First As Kids Head Back to School
Halloween Safety By The Numbers 2019
Outdoors and Garden
Inflatable Pool Safety Warning
Pool Safely
Avoid Mower Mishaps
National Water Safety Month - Always Pool Safely
Summer Grill Safety
Winter Activity Safety
We Need Your Help: Report Fireworks Injuries
Let your Thanksgiving Day be full of thanks
Playgrounds
Playground Safety
Safer Playgrounds, Safer Play for Kids
Defeat the Villains of Playground Safety
Think Safety First As Kids Head Back to School
Pools and Spas
Prevention of Drowning
In-Home Drowning
Inflatable Pool Safety Warning
Pool Safely
Stop In-Home Drowning Deaths
National Minority Health Month
National Water Safety Month - Always Pool Safely
Bicycles
Bicycle Helmets: Use Your Head
Helmets: Play Safe
Think Safety First As Kids Head Back to School
Safety at Home: Bike Helmets
Micromobility Safety
Head Towards Safety, Wear a Helmet
Sports, Fitness and Recreation
Helmets: Play Safe
ATV Safety
ATV Safety: Children Should Never Ride Adult ATVs
National Consumer Protection Week
It’s National Consumer Protection Week!
Helmets Save Lives
Play Safe. Wear a Helmet
Micromobility Safety
Head Towards Safety, Wear a Helmet
Winter Activity Safety
E-Scooter Injuries
Carbon Monoxide
Portable Generator Carbon Monoxide Emissions vs Car Carbon Monoxide Emissions
Practice Fire & Carbon Monoxide (CO) Safety During Cold Weather
See It Before You Sign It
When Hurricanes Happen
It’s Time. Check and Change Your Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Batteries
What to Know: Generators and CO (with Demographic Chart)
Carbon Monoxide - The Invisible Killer
Survival After the Storm
When Hurricanes Happen
Fire
Practice Fire & Carbon Monoxide (CO) Safety During Cold Weather
Halloween Fire Safety
Stand By Your Pan
Fireworks Injuries & Deaths
See It Before You Sign It
This is Fire Prevention Week: Look, Listen, Learn
Gobble Up Safety!
Take Safety with You!
Serve up Fire Safety in the Kitchen
Sound the Alarm! Fire Prevention Tips for Seniors
Keep Safe during Wildfire Season
Happy Holidays Start with Safety!
Survival After the Storm
Summer Grill Safety
When Hurricanes Happen
Smoke Alarms Save Lives
Let your Thanksgiving Day be full of thanks
Practice Fire & Carbon Monoxide (CO) Safety During Cold Weather
Top 5 Hidden Home Hazards
Window Safety
Button Battery Safety
Are You Destined for a Fall?
See It Before You Sign It
Inflatable Air Mattresses
Stop In-Home Drowning Deaths
Got Kids? Go Cordless!
Gobble Up Safety!
Make Safety a Family Holiday Tradition
National Consumer Protection Week
Prevent Child Strangulation
Get On Top of It Before They Do!
Secure Furniture and TVs: Protect Children
Have a Safe and Happy Halloween
Happy Holidays Start with Safety!
Seven Highly Effective Portable Heater Safety Habits
Summer Grill Safety
Let your Thanksgiving Day be full of thanks
Don’t Be Left Out in the Cold This Holiday Season with Unsafe Presents: Buy from Trusted Sources
Toys
Toy Safety
ABC's of Toy Safety
Holidays: Shop Smart, Shop Safe
4 Keys to Holiday Toy Safety
Trampoline Safety Tips Poster
Toy Safety NSN Poster 2018
Safety at Home: Toys
Safety at Home: Product Registration
Happy Holidays Start with Safety!
Cribs
Crib Safety
Safe Sleep/Bare is Best
Safer Spaces for Baby
Inflatable Air Mattresses
Top Tips for Baby Safety Month
National Minority Health Month
Baby Safety Month
Whether At Home or Traveling, Make Sure Baby Has a Safe Sleep Space
Make Room for Baby
Kids and Babies
Halloween Safety
Resale/Thrift Stores
Child Safety Tips for Grandparents
Safe Sleep/Bare is Best
Back to School Safety Checklist
Check Your Child Care Center: Inside & Out
New Play Yard Standards
New Stroller Standard
Button Battery Safety
Inflatable Pool Safety Warning
Safer Spaces for Baby
Holidays: Shop Smart, Shop Safe
Safe Sleep for Babies
Inflatable Air Mattresses
4 Keys to Holiday Toy Safety
Defeat the Villains of Playground Safety
Top Tips for Baby Safety Month
#HauntedHazards: Safety tips for Halloween costumes and decor.
National Minority Health Month
Got Kids? Go Cordless!
Halloween Safety By The Numbers 2018
Think Safety First As Kids Head Back to School
Baby Safety Month
Halloween Safety By The Numbers 2019
Baby Safety Month
Get On Top of It Before They Do!
Secure Furniture and TVs: Protect Children
Whether At Home or Traveling, Make Sure Baby Has a Safe Sleep Space
Poison Prevention
Make Room for Baby
Military Consumer Safety
Repairing Aluminum Wiring
Home & Indoors
Childproofing Your Home - Several Safety Devices to Help Protect Your Children from Home Hazards
Use these safety devices to protect your children.
Resellers Guide to Selling Safer Products
This guide helps you identify the types of products that are affected and to understand how to comply with the law so that you can keep unsafe products out of the hands of consumers. Consumers who regularly buy used products may also find this information helpful in avoiding products that could harm them or their family.
Kitchen
Recipe for Safer Cooking
Stay in the kitchen when cooking. Unattended cooking is the #1 cause of home fires.
Charcoal Grill Safety guide
Make sure to use charcoal grills outside only. Follow these safety tips to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning from charcoal grills.
Hobbies
Art and Craft Safety Guide
Spray Polyurethane Foam Insulation: Health and Safety Recommendations for Consumers
Methylene Chloride and Paint Strippers: Health and Safety Recommendations for Consumers
4 Quarters of Football Helmet Safety
Coaches and Parents: Heads up! To avoid brain injuries, make sure your athletes wear their football helmets properly and use them safely. Watch for signs of concussions. Inspect football helmets for damage. Recondition football helmets periodically and replace them no more than 10 years after they are manufactured.
Nine Innings of Brain Safety in Baseball
A helmet that fits well and is in good condition can help protect a baseball player from the most serious kinds of brain or head injuries. But, NO helmet or other form of head protection is concussion proof. That’s where smarter play comes in!
Which Helmet for Which Activity?
There are different helmets for different activities. Each type of helmet is made to protect your head from the impacts common to a particular activity or sport. Be sure to wear a helmet that is appropriate for the activity.
General Information
Directory Of State Amusement Ride Safety Officials
Register Your Child's Products
Register your child's products so the manufacturer can contact you if there is a recall.
4 Quarters of Football Helmet Safety
Coaches and Parents: Heads up! To avoid brain injuries, make sure your athletes wear their football helmets properly and use them safely. Watch for signs of concussions. Inspect football helmets for damage. Recondition football helmets periodically and replace them no more than 10 years after they are manufactured.
Guidelines for Retrofitting Bleachers
Prevent falls from bleachers. Use CPSC’s guidelines when retrofitting.
Nine Innings of Brain Safety in Baseball
A helmet that fits well and is in good condition can help protect a baseball player from the most serious kinds of brain or head injuries. But, NO helmet or other form of head protection is concussion proof. That’s where smarter play comes in!
Guide for Small Business: Product Safety Compliance with Federal Laws
If you own a small business that manufactures, imports, distributes, or sells a consumer product, your business must comply with all federal consumer product safety laws.
Buying Promotional Products: A Guide to Federal Safety Laws
Buying promotional products that comply with federal safety laws is important because compliant and safe products protect American children and families from harm.  And by distributing only products certified as compliant, you protect your company’s brand, your customers, and your corporate identity.
Public Safety Officials and SaferProducts.gov
Public safety officials regularly see injuries associated with consumer products. Any safety problem involving consumer products can be reported at SaferProducts.gov. Alert CPSC and others about your concerns.
Local, State and Federal Government Agencies and SaferProducts.gov
The information CPSC receives from local, state, and federal agencies at SaferProducts.gov helps CPSC protect the public from unreasonable risks of injuries or death associated with consumer products.
Keep Your Family Safe; Visit Safer Products.gov
Keep your family safe. Report and search for incidents with consumer products at SaferProducts.gov.
Health Care Professionals and SaferProducts.gov
Health care professionals regularly see injuries associated with consumer products. Any safety problem involving consumer products can be reported at SaferProducts.gov. Alert CPSC and others about your concerns.
Child Care Professionals and SaferProducts.gov
Child care professionals are in a unique position to learn about and report safety problems with children’s consumer products. Use SaferProducts.gov to report and search for incidents with consumer products.
Resellers Guide to Selling Safer Products
This guide helps you identify the types of products that are affected and to understand how to comply with the law so that you can keep unsafe products out of the hands of consumers. Consumers who regularly buy used products may also find this information helpful in avoiding products that could harm them or their family.
Furniture, Furnishings and Decorations
Holiday Decoration Safety Tips
Deck the halls safely this year. Dried out trees, holiday candles left unattended and old, worn or defective holiday lights can spark fires.
Sleep Safer: A Fire Resistant Mattress Can Save Your Life
Mattresses have increased fire resistance due to federal standards. That means more escape time for your family if there's a fire.
Download the Sleep Safer: A Fire-Resistant Mattress Can Save Your Life Safety Guide in Spanish
Electronics and Electrical
Home Wiring Hazards
Find electrical dangers in your home before they cause fires or electrical shock.
Home Electrical Safety Checklist
Spot possible safety problems with electrical products in your home before they occur.
Containers and Packaging
Stop Child Poisonings Brochure
Bright colors and sweet smells appeal to children. Here’s how you can keep them safe from poisons in your home.
Poison Prevention Packaging: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals
Learn what the Poison Prevention Packaging Act means for you in your job as a healthcare professional.e
Lock Up Poisons safety guide
Young children will eat or drink almost anything. Keep medicines and household chemicals locked up, out of sight of children, and use child-resistant packaging.
Outdoors and Garden
Amusement Ride Safety Bulletin: Inflatable Amusement Devices - Residential and Commercial Guidance
Steps for Safety Around the Pool
Simple steps save lives at the pool.
Portable Pool Safety
Fence portable pools! Cover them! Put them away!
Guidance for Safety: The Pool and Spa Safety Act
Pool owners and operators take note!  CPSC offers guidance on complying with the Pool and Spa Safety Act.
Safety Barrier Guidelines for Home Pools
How do you keep children and others safe in your home pool, spa or hot tub?  Barriers help prevent drownings and near-drownings. These CPSC guidelines cover fences, gates, power safety covers and audible alarms for doors with access to pools.
Pool Safely Tip Card
Stay close, be alert and watch children in the water. Learn and practice water safety skills. Have the appropriate equipment, such as a fence around the pool, door alarm and other important safety measures.
Guidance for Outdoor Wooden Structures
Do you have CCA-treated wood in your playground, deck or picnic table? It can be harmful to your health. Find out what you need to know to protect your health.
Charcoal Grill Safety guide
Make sure to use charcoal grills outside only. Follow these safety tips to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning from charcoal grills.
Playgrounds
Public Playground Safety Handbook
Build a better and safer playground. CPSC's Playground Safety Handbook provides guidelines for constructing safer playgrounds so kids can spend more time playing and less time in the emergency room,
Guidelines for Movable Soccer Goals
These guidelines are intended to address the risk of movable soccer goal tipovers. The handbook is primarily intended for park and recreation personnel, school officials, sports equipment purchasers and coaches.
Outdoor Home Playground Safety Handbook
Falls are the biggest source of injuries to children on playgrounds. Learn how to find the right place in your yard for playground equipment, and how best to assemble and maintain the equipment.
Home Playground Safety Checklist
Make your backyard playground a fun and safe place for children to play. Follow these simple safety steps for your backyard playground.
Pools and Spas
Steps for Safety Around the Pool
Simple steps save lives at the pool.
Portable Pool Safety
Fence portable pools! Cover them! Put them away!
Guidance for Safety: The Pool and Spa Safety Act
Pool owners and operators take note!  CPSC offers guidance on complying with the Pool and Spa Safety Act.
Safety Barrier Guidelines for Home Pools
How do you keep children and others safe in your home pool, spa or hot tub?  Barriers help prevent drownings and near-drownings. These CPSC guidelines cover fences, gates, power safety covers and audible alarms for doors with access to pools.
Pool Safely Tip Card
Stay close, be alert and watch children in the water. Learn and practice water safety skills. Have the appropriate equipment, such as a fence around the pool, door alarm and other important safety measures.
Water Safety Tips
Young children are drawn to water. Keep them from drowning in pools and spas, buckets and bathtubs.
Simple Water Safety Steps Can Save Lives
Your greatest water safety assurance comes from adopting and practicing as many safety steps as possible. Adding an extra safety step around the water can make all the difference.
Pool Safely Steps
You  never know which safety step will save a life — until it does.
Stay close, be alert and watch.
Bicycles
Sprocket Man
Bicycle safety in a comic book.
Which Helmet for Which Activity?
There are different helmets for different activities. Each type of helmet is made to protect your head from the impacts common to a particular activity or sport. Be sure to wear a helmet that is appropriate for the activity.
Sports, Fitness and Recreation
4 Quarters of Football Helmet Safety
Coaches and Parents: Heads up! To avoid brain injuries, make sure your athletes wear their football helmets properly and use them safely. Watch for signs of concussions. Inspect football helmets for damage. Recondition football helmets periodically and replace them no more than 10 years after they are manufactured.
Nine Innings of Brain Safety in Baseball
A helmet that fits well and is in good condition can help protect a baseball player from the most serious kinds of brain or head injuries. But, NO helmet or other form of head protection is concussion proof. That’s where smarter play comes in!
Carbon Monoxide
Generators and Engine-Driven Tools
Hurricane Safety
You have the power to prepare
What to Know: Generators and CO
Using a generator indoors can kill you in minutes. Generator exhaust contains carbon monoxide. This is a poison you cannot see or smell. Only use a generator outside, far away from windows, doors and vents.
The Invisible Killer
Carbon monoxide (CO) is an invisible killer. Learn about the warning signs and how to prevent CO poisoning.
Responding to Residential Carbon Monoxide Incidents
Guidance for first responders about residential carbon monoxide incidents.
Portable Generators Pose a Serious Carbon Monoxide Hazard
Use portable generators outside only and far from your home. Never operate them indoors or in the garage.
Carbon Monoxide Doorhanger
Protect yourself from carbon monoxide when using portable generators.  Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas and can kill you.
Fire
Repairing Aluminum Wiring
Holiday Decoration Safety Tips
Deck the halls safely this year. Dried out trees, holiday candles left unattended and old, worn or defective holiday lights can spark fires.
Sleep Safer: A Fire Resistant Mattress Can Save Your Life
Mattresses have increased fire resistance due to federal standards. That means more escape time for your family if there's a fire.
Download the Sleep Safer: A Fire-Resistant Mattress Can Save Your Life Safety Guide in Spanish
Smoke Detectors Can Save Your Life
Only working smoke alarms can warn you in time!
Home Electrical Safety Checklist
Spot possible safety problems with electrical products in your home before they occur.
Repairing Aluminum Wiring
Generators and Engine-Driven Tools
Hurricane Safety
You have the power to prepare
Sleep Safer: A Fire Resistant Mattress Can Save Your Life
Mattresses have increased fire resistance due to federal standards. That means more escape time for your family if there's a fire.
Download the Sleep Safer: A Fire-Resistant Mattress Can Save Your Life Safety Guide in Spanish
Safety Barrier Guidelines for Home Pools
How do you keep children and others safe in your home pool, spa or hot tub?  Barriers help prevent drownings and near-drownings. These CPSC guidelines cover fences, gates, power safety covers and audible alarms for doors with access to pools.
The Inside Story: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality
Use this checklist to prepare for an emergency and to spot possible safety problems in your home.
Safety for Older Consumers - Home Checklist
Use this checklist to prepare for an emergency and to spot possible safety problems in your home.
Protect Your Family From Lead in Your Home
Lead from paint, chips and dust can pose serious health hazards if not taken care of properly.
Indoor Air Pollution: Introduction for Health Professionals
Learn about the signs and symptoms of indoor air pollution and remedial actions that can be taken.
Healthy Indoor Painting Practices
Are you planning to paint inside your home? Consider these safety tips to reduce potential problems for residents, painters and neighbors.
Care of Room Humidifiers
Dirty room humidifiers may cause health problems.
Playpens and Soft Bedding - Suffocation Risk
If you put your baby to sleep in a playpen, leave out the soft bedding.
Download the Playpens and Soft Bedding Suffocation Risk safety guide in Spanish
Baby Safety Shower How-to Kit
Throw a baby safety shower for your friend who’s expecting and help her make her house safe for the new arrival.
Home Playground Safety Checklist
Make your backyard playground a fun and safe place for children to play. Follow these simple safety steps for your backyard playground.
Home Electrical Safety Checklist
Spot possible safety problems with electrical products in your home before they occur.
Lock Up Poisons safety guide
Young children will eat or drink almost anything. Keep medicines and household chemicals locked up, out of sight of children, and use child-resistant packaging.
Resellers Guide to Selling Safer Products
This guide helps you identify the types of products that are affected and to understand how to comply with the law so that you can keep unsafe products out of the hands of consumers. Consumers who regularly buy used products may also find this information helpful in avoiding products that could harm them or their family.
The Invisible Killer
Carbon monoxide (CO) is an invisible killer. Learn about the warning signs and how to prevent CO poisoning.
Toys
For Kids' Sake, Think Toy Safety ...By knowing toy dangers
Think about your child’s safety when buying, maintaining and storing toys.
Think Toy Safety - Piense en Juguetes Seguros
Children have fun learning about toy safety as they use this coloring book.
Buying Toys for Children Ages 0-5
Help is on the way as you shop for a child ages 0-5.  Safety tips for buying the right toys for this age group.
Buying Toys for Children Ages 6-12
Kids change as they grow. This guide has helpful tips for choosing toys for children ages 6-12.
Cribs
Expecting a Baby?
Many young babies cannot lift their heads to pull away from soft objects that can pose a suffocation risk such as bumpers, blankets, pillows, and sleep positioners.
Soft Infant & Toddler Carrier Safety Tips
Follow these safety tips when choosing a soft infant and toddler carrier.
Childproofing Your Home - Several Safety Devices to Help Protect Your Children from Home Hazards
Use these safety devices to protect your children.
Baby Safety Checklist
Keep your baby safe in your home with these safety tips and use the growth chart to track your baby's progress.
Download the Baby Safety Checklist in Spanish
Playpens and Soft Bedding - Suffocation Risk
If you put your baby to sleep in a playpen, leave out the soft bedding.
Download the Playpens and Soft Bedding Suffocation Risk safety guide in Spanish
Crib Safety Tips
For infants under 12 months of age, follow these practices to reduce the risk of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) and prevent suffocation?
Hotels, Motels and the New Federal Crib Standards
The new federal crib standards apply to hotels, motels and other places of public accommodation.
Child Care Providers: Your Guide to New Crib Standards
Safe cribs are essential for child care providers. Cribs in child care facilities and home daycares must meet new and improved federal standards that became effective on December 28, 2012.
Kids and Babies
Amusement Ride Safety Bulletin: Inflatable Amusement Devices - Residential and Commercial Guidance
Expecting a Baby?
Many young babies cannot lift their heads to pull away from soft objects that can pose a suffocation risk such as bumpers, blankets, pillows, and sleep positioners.
Soft Infant & Toddler Carrier Safety Tips
Follow these safety tips when choosing a soft infant and toddler carrier.
Public Playground Safety Handbook
Build a better and safer playground. CPSC's Playground Safety Handbook provides guidelines for constructing safer playgrounds so kids can spend more time playing and less time in the emergency room,
Register Your Child's Products
Register your child's products so the manufacturer can contact you if there is a recall.
For Kids' Sake, Think Toy Safety ...By knowing toy dangers
Think about your child’s safety when buying, maintaining and storing toys.
Steps for Safety Around the Pool
Simple steps save lives at the pool.
Portable Pool Safety
Fence portable pools! Cover them! Put them away!
Guidance for Safety: The Pool and Spa Safety Act
Pool owners and operators take note!  CPSC offers guidance on complying with the Pool and Spa Safety Act.
Pool Safely Tip Card
Stay close, be alert and watch children in the water. Learn and practice water safety skills. Have the appropriate equipment, such as a fence around the pool, door alarm and other important safety measures.
Buying Toys for Children Ages 0-5
Help is on the way as you shop for a child ages 0-5.  Safety tips for buying the right toys for this age group.
Buying Toys for Children Ages 6-12
Kids change as they grow. This guide has helpful tips for choosing toys for children ages 6-12.
4 Quarters of Football Helmet Safety
Coaches and Parents: Heads up! To avoid brain injuries, make sure your athletes wear their football helmets properly and use them safely. Watch for signs of concussions. Inspect football helmets for damage. Recondition football helmets periodically and replace them no more than 10 years after they are manufactured.
Nine Innings of Brain Safety in Baseball
A helmet that fits well and is in good condition can help protect a baseball player from the most serious kinds of brain or head injuries. But, NO helmet or other form of head protection is concussion proof. That’s where smarter play comes in!
Protect Your Family From Lead in Your Home
Lead from paint, chips and dust can pose serious health hazards if not taken care of properly.
Childproofing Your Home - Several Safety Devices to Help Protect Your Children from Home Hazards
Use these safety devices to protect your children.
The Safe Nursery
This brochure gives you bright ideas for keeping your baby's nursery safe.
Baby Safety Checklist
Keep your baby safe in your home with these safety tips and use the growth chart to track your baby's progress.
Download the Baby Safety Checklist in Spanish
Playpens and Soft Bedding - Suffocation Risk
If you put your baby to sleep in a playpen, leave out the soft bedding.
Download the Playpens and Soft Bedding Suffocation Risk safety guide in Spanish
Baby Safety Shower How-to Kit
Throw a baby safety shower for your friend who’s expecting and help her make her house safe for the new arrival.
Simple Water Safety Steps Can Save Lives
Your greatest water safety assurance comes from adopting and practicing as many safety steps as possible. Adding an extra safety step around the water can make all the difference.
Pool Safely Steps
You  never know which safety step will save a life — until it does.
Stay close, be alert and watch.
Home Playground Safety Checklist
Make your backyard playground a fun and safe place for children to play. Follow these simple safety steps for your backyard playground.
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