Christmas Safety

This article come from Parents.com.  Most of the safety tips deal with lighting and making sure your lighting is safe.  For example you should check your lights, turn them off when you are not home or when you go to bed.  Attempt to use fresh trees and boughs, and water when you can.  Connect no more than one extension cord, and make sure cords are certified.  Use a timer on your lights and do not turn on until after 7 p.m. to avoid peak usage times.  Outdoors keep electrical connectors off the ground.  In using a ladder use them safely and make sure the ladder is working properly.  Keep fireplace fires behind glass.  Keep clutter picked up and keep flammables away from water heaters and other heat sources.