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"Checking for home safety hazards should be routine.  However, with busy lives this may not always happen. Since June is National Home Safety Month, this is a good time to review what should be done to protect families from unforeseen dangers," says Florida Defective Products Attorney, Randall Spivey of Spivey Law Firm Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A.

A Home Safety Checklist is a good place to start.  Real Simple - Life Made Easier provides a checklist which covers areas such as:

• Electrical Cords and Outlets
• Home Heating
• Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors
• Fire Extinguishers
• Escape Plans
• In Homes with Small Children
• Burglar proofing

USA.gov has made it easier to keep informed about recalled products and safety hazards with a cell phone app Recalls.gov. 

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that the threat of strangulation from window blind cords and heavy furniture tip-over are two of the top hidden dangers in the home for small children.

In Time - Business & Money - "10 Dangerous Products You Might Have In Your Home" May, 2012 lists the following recalled products which many homes may still have:

1. LG Humidifiers - Goldstar and Comfort Air Brands - 2007 - 2008 were blamed for numerous house fires.
2. Drop Side Cribs - Sold under many different brands have been recalled since 2007. Any crib with a side that lowers is no longer considered safe.
3. Family Dollar Store Toy Dart Guns - Two boys, one 9 and one 10 died of asphyxiation when a dart got stuck in their throat.
4. Gel Fuel - Used in outdoor fire pots were recalled in 2011 after numerous people were burned.
5. Shades and Blinds - Every Roman blind shade and roll-up blinds made in 2009 and before have been recalled after strangulation, or near strangulation, of  more than 20 children.
6. Magnetic Building Sets - The small magnets in these sells can be swallowed when they fall out of the sets.  More than 1,500 reports of the magnets falling out have been reported.
7. Maclaren Strollers (pre 2010) - A dozen children's fingertips were amputated when they were caught in the strollers' hinges when they were opened.  In 2009 all 1 million single and double strollers sold between 1999 and 2009 were recalled.  A recall of all pre-2010 strollers was reissued in 2011.
8. Maytag Dishwashers - 1.7 million dishwashers were recalled by Maytag after a dozen caught fire because of faulty wiring in the heating element.
9. Lasko Box Fans - In 2011, 4.8 million box fans sold under the name Lasko and Galaxy were recalled because of a potential fire hazard.
10. Bumbo Baby Seats - 58 children received skull fractures when falling from the seats when elevated.  These seats were recalled in 2007.

Attorney Spivey recommends that, "Everyone make home safety checks a routine activity. "   

Florida Defective Products Attorney,  Randall L. Spivey is a Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney – the highest recognition for competence bestowed by the Florida Bar and a distinction earned by less than 2 percent of Florida attorneys. He has handled over 1,600 personal injury and wrongful death cases throughout Florida. For a free and confidential consultation to discuss your legal rights, contact the Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A., in Lee County at  239. 337.7483 or toll free at 1.888.477.4839, or by email to Randall@SpiveyLaw.com.  Visit SpiveyLaw.com  for more information. You can contact Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A. in Charlotte County at 941.764.7748 and in Collier County 239.793.7748.