Family Living Focus Bucks Co. Extension Agent Kay Hastings Household Chemicals, Pesticides and Child Safety Although household chemi cals can be beneficial to society, they can be dangerous if used carelessly or if they are not stored properly and out of the reach of children. According to data collected from the American Association of Poison Control Centers, in 1997 alone, an estimated 72,590 young children and infants were involved in common household LOOKS BETTER LASTS LONGER ■28,99 54' i! 15' 5 55' ilyJj Mmil SjJUJ J S • 1-24’ x 14’6” AlumaSteel’ Sliding Double End Door • 2’ Gable Overhangs • 1-22’ 6” x 13’ AlumaSteel' Sliding Double Side Door • Continuous Ridge Ventilation System • 1-3’ x 6’B” 9100 9-Lite KYNAR 500’ Insulated Walkdoor • Exterior Hi-Rib Steel Wainscot with Interior Protective Liner • 2-4’ x3’ 9-Lite Insulated Sliding Windows with Screens and Shutters • Premium KYNAR 500* Roof Paint System • 4 Skylights • Premium KYNAR 500’ Sidewall Paint System 800-447-7436 • 2-3’6” x 3’6” Cupolas without fan topped with Morton Weather Vane • Morton Gutters and Downspouts • I’Vented Sidewall Overhangs • Full Morton Warranty nIVKTUII All warranties include material and tabor and art not prorated Special pricing includes taxes materials deliver) unloading and labor to erect within 40 miles of a Morton Buildings Inc construction center Customer must provide a site prepared to Morton Buildings Inc Site Specifications Form 153 a (i c a level site without underground obstruction) and participate in Morton s progressive payment plan. Prices mav vary because of local building codes Due to local price variations pricing does not include concrete Pnces may vary for every I 000 feet over 6 000 feet of elevation Offer expires April 30 2000 KYN AR 500' Trademark of Elf Atochem NA * * AlumaStcel* Trademark of Morton Buildings Inc Gettysburg, PA 717-624-3331 Meadville, PA 814-336-5083 Mt. Pleasant, PA 717-542-7930 Phillipsburg, NJ 908-454-7900 Centre Hall, PA 814-364-9500 pesticide-related poisonings or exposures in the United States. An additional 22,184 children were exposed to or poisoned by household chlorine bleach. Bathrooms and kitchens were cited as the areas in the home most likely to have improperly stored pesticides. Examples of some common household pesti cides found in bathrooms and kitchens include roach sprays; chlorine bleach; kitchen and bath disinfectants; rat poison; • 1-27’ x 14’6” AlumaSteel’ Sliding Double End Door • Premium KYNAR 500" Trim Paint System • 1-22’ 6” x 13’ AlumaSteel" Sliding Double Side Door • Morton Gutters and Downspouts • 1-3’ x 6’B” 9100 KYNAR 500" Insulated Walkdoor • Free Morton Weather Vane (no glass) • full Morton Warranty • White Polyester Roof and Sidewall Paint System . items not called out are not included nil jtaiig slJJj J iisij fijtlJjy te 3sJaui 75" 5.5. insect and wasp sprays, repel lents and baits; and, flea and tick shampoos and dips for pets. Other household pesticides include swimming pool chemi cals and weed killers. ERA has important regulato ry authority over pesticides in the United States under the pes ticide law (the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act). Since 1981, the law has required most residen tial-use pesticides with a signal word of “danger” or “warning” to be in child-resistant packaging. These are the pesticides which are most toxic to children. Child resistant packaging is designed to prevent most children under the age of five from gaining access to the pesticide, or at least delay their access. However, individuals must also take precautions to protect chil dren from accidental pesticide poisoning or exposures. . Recommendations for Preventing Accidental Poisoning: •Always store pesticides away from children’s reach, in a locked cabinet or garden shed. Child-proof safety latches may also be installed on cabinets and can be purchased at your local hardware store; •Read the label first and fol low the directions to the letter, including all precautions and restrictions; •Before applying pesticides (indoors or outdoors), remove children and their toys as well as pets from the area and keep them away until the pesticide has dried or as long as recom mended by the label; •If your use of a pesticide is interrupted (perhaps by a phone call), properly reclose the pack age and be sure to leave the con tainer out of the reach of chil dren while you are gone; •Never transfer pesticides to other containers that children may associate with food or drink; •Never place rodent or insect baits where small children can get to them; LOOKS BETTER LASTS LONGER WHS P. O. 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