11 tips for a safe spring cleaning
The sun is shining - and it makes us realize how long it's been since we cleaned the windows or dusted the corners. But rushing around spring cleaning is not a good idea, and it can easily lead to an accident.
Around 250,000 people have accidents in their own homes in Switzerland every year. The most common cause of accidents is a fall - for example, tripping, misstepping on a ladder, stairs or a chair. Some of these accidents are caused by spring cleaning, because many people take on too much work for a single day and then have an accident in the rush.
To avoid an accident while cleaning as much as possible, the following tips should be taken to heart:
- Spread spring cleaning over several days and take breaks in between.
- Prepare plastering work; provide the necessary material before starting work.
- Wear comfortable but not too loose clothes and non-slip, closed-toe shoes.
- Use only stable ladders and do not improvise with chairs, boxes or stacks of books.
- When cleaning windows, do not get on the window sill and lean out, but use a squeegee with an angled handle.
- Place cleaning equipment so that you can not trip over it.
- Lift heavy objects from a squat position with a straight back.
- Because of the slip hazard, advise roommates of wet floors.
- Keep cleaning agents away from children.
- Before cleaning electrical equipment, always unplug it first.
- Avoid contact of electricity with water - it is life-threatening!
(Source: BFU)
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