ACCIDENT PREVENTION
| Cause | Solution |
| Stairs are cluttered | clear stairwell, check railing to make sure it is not loose, check carpet/floor for protruding areas or loose carpet or boards. |
| Poorly lit stairs | If you use a 40 watt bulb change it to 100 watt or purchase one of the lifetime warranty type energy saving bulbs. I haven't changed light by my desk since 2-04 and that was because the bulb accidentally got broke. If not that you may want to consider some of those florescent easy mount lights. |
| Household clutter or too much furniture, free movement is impeded. | Ok, I am guilty here, it is hard to keep a 10 foot wide mobile uncluttered. Of course the obvious solution would be to clean/remove some of the items. |
| Wet surfaces or floors (bathroom and Kitchen) | make sure he shower curtain is long enough and used properly. I believe they even sell weighted curtains now which would really help. Of course a tile floor with a drain would help but unless you are going to remodel the house this isn't too feasible. Leave a mop handy <G> |
| extension cords stretched across pathways | Reroute them to a more safe location. |