make sure all medicines, cleaning products, chemicals and potentially harmful cosmetics, such as nail varnish, are locked away out of the sight and out of reach of children
do not store medicines, cleaning products or chemicals near food
keep all chemicals in their original containers and never put medicines or chemicals, such as weedkiller, in soft drinks bottles
when encouraging children to take medicine (when they're sick), do not refer to tablets as sweets
do not leave old medicines lying around – take them to your local pharmacist to dispose of safely
keep cigarettes (including vaping equipment and supplies) and tobacco out of the reach of children and do not smoke in front of children
button batteries, such as those used in watches and also found in greeting cards that play a tune, can be easily swallowed, so keep them and the devices that use them out of reach of children
some plants can be harmful to children so keep a careful eye on them when they are in your garden or outside in an area where plants grow
"tide pods" (small capsules of detergent or liquid washing powder) are both dangerous and easily swallowed – keep on a high shelf or similar where young children cannot get to them
whenever possible, buy medicines that come in child-resistant containers
rinse out medicine or cosmetic containers and dispose of them in a place where children cannot reach them
do not take or give medicines in the dark, to avoid taking an incorrect dosage
