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3. Electrical 4. Candles 5. Matches and Lighters

Candles look and smell nice but they are • Matches and lighters are tools for
It would be very hard to live without
electricity in our homes, but we still need ‘mini fires’ and care needs to be taken grownups and should NEVER be
to be careful. near them. More than five fires a day are played with.
started by candles. • If you see matches and/or lighters
Fires due to faulty electrics cause around Candles should be: lying around always tell a grownup!
7,000 fires in the home every year. • Matches and lighters are very
• In proper candle holders.
Switch off and unplug electrical items • Away from materials like curtains. dangerous: they can burn you and
that are not being used at bedtime. • Not put on plastic surfaces like TVs. cause a fire.
If there is no connection to the • Put out when there are no adults in • Fire spreads very quickly and gets
electricity it cannot catch fire. the room. out of control.
• Do not leave the TV on stand-by. Remember: • If someone suggests you play with
• Do not use electrical items if the • Never play with candles; the hot matches or lighters, just say NO!
lead or plugs are damaged or worn wax can hurt you.
at all. • Only grown-ups should touch candles.
• Do not plug too many items into
an extension lead.

Different electrical items use different
amounts of power. Each plug will say
how many ‘amps’ it uses. For example
a television may use a 3-amp plug and
a vacuum cleaner use a 5-amp plug.

An extension lead will show how many
amps you can plug into it. Be careful
not to overload the extension lead.

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